Improving Storage Locations in Container Freight Stations at Ports to Reduce Delivery Time
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https://doi.org/10.55164/ecbajournal.v17i2.269433Keywords:
storage locations, Container Freight Station, ABC AnalysisAbstract
This research presents a guideline for cargo placement within the Container Freight Station of a case study company. The objective is to study the layout and analyze the problem of cargo placement within the Container Freight Station and to study guidelines for efficiency improvement in Container Freight Station to reduce the delivery lead time. The current condition of the Container Freight Station is not systematically cargoes storing and making cargoes scattered. Employees need time to collect cargo. Therefore, working in Container Freight Station was delayed, and work delayed in response to the need of the customers. The researcher has improved the cargo placement area within the warehouse by categorizing cargo groups according to ABC Analysis and calculating the storage needs group of cargoes. Then layout design of the storage location with the Fastest turning closet to the door and compared with efficiency between before and after the new storage location by using the time and distance of the operation from the picking process until delivery to the customer. The study found that after the improvement of the cargo layout of the new shed, there was a decrease in the average cargoes access distance of 5.76 meters or equal to 16.26%, and the average cargoes access time decreased by 10.84 seconds or equal to 27.54%.
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