The evaluation of the flow of goods at Merus Power Dynamics Oy
Aardema, Ruben (2018)
Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018113019170
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018113019170
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This thesis has been commissioned by Merus power Dynamics Oy, Nokia Finland. Merus Power is a company that produces high-technology products to improve power quality. The company was founded in 2008 and at the moment there are about thirty employees working at Merus Power.
In this thesis the material flow of goods has been evaluated. The research has been executed for the reason of the fast-increasing material flow of goods at their facilities. The purpose of the research was to see which improvements could be suggested to improve the material flow of goods at Merus Power. The research used in this thesis was qualitative. The theories that were used in this thesis were the ABC analysis, Lean manufacturing and the just-in-time.
Through conducting this thesis some viable options that could be implemented for improving the flow of goods at Merus Power were discovered. The thesis was divided into three chapters which were each focused on a part of the flow of good.
The first chapter was focused on the incoming goods and brought the following options could were reviewed: small order fees, contract agreements and the receival of goods. The second chapter was focused on the storage of the goods and the following options were reviewed: stock tracing, Warehouse Management System and a vertical carousel. The third chapter was focused on the outgoing goods and the following forwarding options were reviewed: spot quotes, Freight Forwarding Agreement and online forwarding services.
In this thesis the material flow of goods has been evaluated. The research has been executed for the reason of the fast-increasing material flow of goods at their facilities. The purpose of the research was to see which improvements could be suggested to improve the material flow of goods at Merus Power. The research used in this thesis was qualitative. The theories that were used in this thesis were the ABC analysis, Lean manufacturing and the just-in-time.
Through conducting this thesis some viable options that could be implemented for improving the flow of goods at Merus Power were discovered. The thesis was divided into three chapters which were each focused on a part of the flow of good.
The first chapter was focused on the incoming goods and brought the following options could were reviewed: small order fees, contract agreements and the receival of goods. The second chapter was focused on the storage of the goods and the following options were reviewed: stock tracing, Warehouse Management System and a vertical carousel. The third chapter was focused on the outgoing goods and the following forwarding options were reviewed: spot quotes, Freight Forwarding Agreement and online forwarding services.