Varaosien jakelupisteen kehitys

Abstract

Tämä opinnäytetyö on tehty Mekonomenin Vantaan-toimipisteen toimeksiannosta. Työn tavoitteena oli kehittää toimipaikan jakelupisteen toimintaa kestämään tilausmäärien lisääntymisen aiheuttaman artikkelivirran kasvu.

Työ toteutettiin kartoittamalla jakelupisteessä olemassa olevat ongelmat ja tutkimalla artikkelivirran kasvun mahdollisesti aiheuttamia uusia ongelmia. Ongelmien kartoittamisen jälkeen lähdettiin ratkaisuvaihtoehtoja tutkimaan tilojen uudelleensuunnittelun ja työtapojen järkeistämisen kautta. Prosessin aikana pidettiin myös kokeilujaksoja parhaiden ratkaisuiden löytämiseksi.

Lopputuloksena saatiin suunniteltua toimivammat tilat jakelupisteeseen ja kehitettyä työskentelytapoja tehokkaammiksi. Työntekijöiden kiireentuntua saatiin pienennettyä ja he kokivat työilmapiirin parantuneen.

The objective of this Bachelor’s thesis was to develop the spare part delivery point in order to be able to handle the growth of spare part flow, when the quantity of orders will increase up to four times. This thesis was commissioned by Mekonomen Tammisto Oy.

The study was carried out as follows. Firstly, the existing problems of the delivery point were charted by interviewing the company’s employees by using questionnaires. Secondly, the problems that could occur, when the quantity of orders increases, were analyzed. Thirdly, different layout solutions for the spare part delivery point were suggested to be tested. The layouts were tested during a testing period, when the employees had a chance to find the best solution in practice. Finally, after the delivery point was found to function in action, the working methods were improved.

In conclusion, the suggested and tested solutions were implemented in the spare part delivery point. The space of the delivery point was planned to be more functional, and the methods of work were improved to be more efficient. As a result, the employees reported that working in the spare part delivery point was less hectic, and the working atmosphere had improved.