Bryman Group
This report focuses on the underlying causes of the aforementioned issues, dealing with waiting time, scheduling, and quality control. By carrying out a waiting line analysis of the system, we were able to propose a strategy that reduced drivers' idle time, as well as the total cost of the system. In addition, qualitative and quantitative study of quality control and scheduling issues allowed us to evaluate their current system against our proposed model.
Based on our thorough analysis, we were able to provide appropriate recommendations regarding the potential ways to increase the efficiency of Brymag's business practices. In order to minimize idle time, we propose that the company decrease the average loading time of the trailers by implementing a more efficient way of unloading the skids. By having each forklift operator categorize and mark the skids being unloaded based on their destination, we intend to decrease delays and mistakes associated with placing the skids in the wrong trailer. Even though in this scenario unloading time will have to increase on average by 8.5 minutes, we believe the benefits of decreasing the loading time and therefore drivers' idle time by 16 minutes far outweigh the costs associated with increasing the unloading time.
Given the volatile nature of Brymag's orders and deliveries due to a range of unpredictable and uncontrollable issues such as heavy traffic, border controls and customer delays, we believe that the implementation of a fixed schedule such as ours may be hard to follow. In ideal circumstances, however, where such constraints would not exist, our proposed schedule would greatly benefit the process by reducing possible lateness.
Further investigation of Brymag's quality control of business processes gave evidence of the minimal effects that damaged skids have on the company's operations and revealed a solid system already in place. Throughout our paper we focus on problems hindering Brymag's...
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