Analysis of Loading Time Improvement on Finished Product Warehouse Using Lean Six Sigma and Discrete Event Simulation

Hari Suciadi, Dendi Ishak

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Abstract

Performance improvement must be carried out continuously at all process lines in the industry in order to increase its competitiveness, including in the process of operating the finished product warehouse. Improvements in the warehouse can be made by reducing waste and defects in every process (inbound, storage handling, picking and shipping). The Lean Six Sigma approach has been widely used in various industries and can increase productivity. This study aims to present an analysis of the application of lean six sigma in finished product warehouse operations with a discrete event simulation approach in order to obtain suggestions for improvements to reduce waste during loading process. Lean Six Sigma provides a structured approach through the implementation of DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) for analyzing a warehouse operation problem, diagnose its cause and generate improvement plan. Discrete event simulation is used in the "improve"stage to provide an evaluation of loading process improvement in product warehouse. Simulations are carried out in case studies of steel plate warehouse products where there is some waste during the loading process, including inefficient storage location and reshuffling during delivery. Improvement scenarios based on lean six sigma are simulated so that they can be implemented, in order to obtain a more systematic warehouse operation improvement design.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Research in Industrial and Systems Engineering
Subtitle of host publicationBuilding Business Resilience to Face the Challenge in Pandemic Era, APCORISE 2021
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages207-214
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781450390385
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 May 2021
Event4th Asia Pacific Conference on Research in Industrial and Systems Engineering: Building Business Resilience to Face the Challenge in Pandemic Era, APCORISE 2021 - Depok, Indonesia
Duration: 25 May 2021 → …

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference4th Asia Pacific Conference on Research in Industrial and Systems Engineering: Building Business Resilience to Face the Challenge in Pandemic Era, APCORISE 2021
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityDepok
Period25/05/21 → …

Keywords

  • Discrete Event Simulation
  • Lean Six Sigma
  • Product Warehouse

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