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Operations Process Improvement for Fresh Produce Distributor
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Technology Development

  • Objective

    • Map operations processes and conduct time study
    • Identification of process and layout improvements
    • Implementation of improvements

  • Methodology

    • Inbound and outbound processes were mapped out:
    •Eliminate unnecessary tasks
    •Reducing delays and duplication
    •Time study data collected
    • Identify bottleneck processes
    •Identify time and cost savings
    •Failure modes and effects analysis
    •Identify potential failure modes of process, effect on operation and actions to mitigate failures

Recommendations

• Operator write their name on QC labels
• Removal of duplicate QC process
• Order list for customer arranged according to operation’s product storage layout to reduce pick distance

 

Quantifiable results

• Removal of QC process lead to174 man-hours savings per month
• Shortest pick distance increase in efficiency of 30.33% per pick list

 

 

Contributed by Ms Tan Huey Yuan

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