Transportation plays a very significant role when it comes to the costs of a company representing on average 60% of logistics costs, so its management is very important for any company. The transportation modal choice is one of the most important transportation decisions. The purpose of this article is to select the transportation mode which is able to minimize total costs, and consistent with the objectives of customer service on the coolant import, which is used in plasma cutting machines. With the installation of a distribution center in Brazil and the professionalization of the logistics department of the company, it was decided to re-evaluate the transportation mode previously chosen to import some items. To determine the best mode of transportation was used basic compensation costs, in other words the cost compensation of using the shuttle service to the indirect cost of inventory related to the modal performance. Through the study, it was possible to observe it may be possible to save up to 73% on the coolant international transportation by changing the transportation mode used by the company.
Resumo: O balanceamento de linha permite aumentar a eficiência de um processo produtivo. Apesar de recorrentemente pesquisada no exterior, a aplicação da heurística da utilização incremental para balanceamento de linha no Brasil foi apresentada em poucos estudos. Neste contexto, o objetivo desta pesquisa é, através de um estudo de caso, apresentar o resultado do balanceamento das atividades da linha de tratamento de superfície de uma indústria de mobiliário escolar e desportivo. Mediante a aplicação da heurística da utilização incremental para o balanceamento de linha, foi possível ampliar a capacidade produtiva do setor de serralheria. Comparou-se ainda a solução obtida pela heurística com a solução ótima obtida com programação linear. Concluiu-se que a aplicação da heurística de utilização incremental é eficaz para realizar o balanceamento de linha podendo ser mais bem explorada em aplicações no âmbito nacional.Palavras-chave: Balanceamento de Linha. Heurística. Utilização incremental. Programação Linear. Tratamento de superfície.Abstract: The line balancing can increase the efficiency of a production process. Although repeatedly searched abroad, heuristic applying the incremental use for line balancing in Brazil was presented in a few studies. In this context, the aim of this study is to present, thought a case study, the result of balancing the activities of the surface treatment line of a school and sports furniture industry. By applying the heuristic of incremental utilization for line balancing was possible to expand the production capacity of the sawmill industry. It also compared the solution obtained by the heuristic with the optimal solution obtained with linear programming. It was concluded that the application of the incremental use of heuristics is effective to carry out line balancing can be best exploited in applications nationwide.
Transportation plays a very significant role when it comes to the costs of a company representing on average 60% of logistics costs, so its management is very important for any company. The transportation modal choice is one of the most important transportation decisions. The purpose of this article is to select the transportation mode which is able to minimize total costs, and consistent with the objectives of customer service on the coolant import, which is used in plasma cutting machines. With the installation of a distribution center in Brazil and the professionalization of the logistics department of the company, it was decided to re-evaluate the transportation mode previously chosen to import some items. To determine the best mode of transportation was used basic compensation costs, in other words the cost compensation of using the shuttle service to the indirect cost of inventory related to the modal performance. Through the study, it was possible to observe it may be possible to save up to 73% on the coolant international transportation by changing the transportation mode used by the company.
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