Shipping and Receiving Optimization

Author

Kadi Kone, Kennesaw State UniversityFollow
Austin Paschal, Kennesaw State UniversityFollow
Shadae Tate, Kennesaw State UniversityFollow
Mariah Brown, Kennesaw State UniversityFollow

Date of Submission

Fall 12-5-2019

Project Type

Senior Design

Major

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Department

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Committee Chair/First Advisor

Dr. Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University

Secondary Advisor

Ernie Ayala, Siemens Project Manager

Abstract

Impacting a specific step of a long and complex system can improve the whole system. For an optimal S&R process, our team focused on the activities in Siemens’ Precision Lab. The Precision Lab is a center for assessment, inspection, refurbishment, calibration, storage, and management of the test tools and equipment rented by Siemens to major power generation plants. Compared to the Deer Park facility in Houston, received inventory in the Atlanta branch tends to accumulate due to long turnaround time. Our goal was to identify and analyse the bottlenecks behind the backlog and propose solutions to speed up the inspection flow, reduce late assessment of tools and optimize inventory management.