HOW TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES EFFICIENCY OF WAREHOUSES IN DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES
Hazzouri, Myassar (2015)
Kymenlaakson ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201505239761
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201505239761
Tiivistelmä
This thesis study was done to point out the importance of the warehouse’s role in the supply chain and to show how cost reductions can be achieved by using simple methods.
The objective of the thesis is to make clear that warehousing is a very important part in the supply chain and thus accruing costs may not be passed unheeded. Revealing that it is not needed to do large investments to reduce costs significantly so the return on investment will be high. Ultimately, it was revealed that the discussed methods are applicable to several indus-tries and are thus independently usable.
The study’s framework is based on reading and analyzing several text books, articles, and cal-culations for having a theoretical background for the empirical part.
The results in the practical part were company cases gathered from different industries. These were presented, analyzed and the calculations were made based on these information. Inde-pendent recommendations were made and the coherence between the analyzed methods was revealed.
The objective of the thesis is to make clear that warehousing is a very important part in the supply chain and thus accruing costs may not be passed unheeded. Revealing that it is not needed to do large investments to reduce costs significantly so the return on investment will be high. Ultimately, it was revealed that the discussed methods are applicable to several indus-tries and are thus independently usable.
The study’s framework is based on reading and analyzing several text books, articles, and cal-culations for having a theoretical background for the empirical part.
The results in the practical part were company cases gathered from different industries. These were presented, analyzed and the calculations were made based on these information. Inde-pendent recommendations were made and the coherence between the analyzed methods was revealed.