What Is Lean Logistics?

Lean logistics is a logistics management idea that originated from Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan. Its core is to pursue a series of specific methods to eliminate all waste, including inventory, and develop around this goal. It is transformed from the concept of lean production, and it is the application of lean thinking in logistics management. The workshop uses a flexible pipe, fluent strip, fast slider, smooth tube and other flexible products to build a production system. Always reflect the idea of continuous improvement and continuous improvement of lean production.

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According to customer needs, we provide logistics services that are satisfactory to our customers. At the same time, we strive to minimize waste and delay in the provision of logistics services and continuously increase the value-added benefits of logistics services. There are many waste phenomena in the logistics activities of enterprises. The common ones are: unsatisfactory customer service,

The basic purpose of lean logistics is to eliminate waste in logistics activities. How to effectively identify waste has become the starting point of lean logistics. To this end, logistics experts have done a lot of work and created some "

As a Chinese company developing lean logistics, it should be implemented step by step. Generally, it should be divided into two steps:

Leaning of enterprise systems

1) Leaning of organizational structure: Due to the organizational structure formed by most enterprises in the planned economy in China, the transformation of this enterprise is restricted. Therefore, if enterprises want to develop logistics, they should use lean thinking to reduce the intermediate organization structure and implement

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Lean logistics process is the core process of logistics management. The goal of implementing lean logistics is to distribute accurate parts and packages with qualified quantities to the accurate locations within the accurate time, so as to ensure the efficient production operation.

First step of fixed-cycle ordering

Fixed-cycle ordering is to ensure an efficient and balanced supply of parts in accordance with a predefined, fixed-order cycle.

The second step supplier management

In the daily operation process, we should establish an open communication mode with suppliers, track and visualize the process of supplier problems, and ensure timely feed-forward when orders change or problems occur; manage material supply channels to promote suppliers Can operate at the lowest cost.

The third step is lean packaging

Lean packaging is to ensure the safety, quality, cost and efficiency of logistics through the standardization, serialization and flexible design of material packaging and logistics appliances to meet the requirements of lean logistics.

Step 4External transportation control

External transportation control should make route planning in advance, determine loading / unloading time, and balance transportation while ensuring high equipment utilization (target value 85%); develop transportation plans to balance every hour, daily, and weekly Work load and equipment, while seeking to minimize inventory as much as possible, minimize cargo handling.

Step 5 Expected Receive

The expected reception is that the vehicle that transports the material arrives / leaks to the predetermined material receiving window within the specified time, and the purpose is to send the accurate quantity and quality of materials to the specified location within the accurate time, ensuring the efficient operation of the production line.

Step 6: temporary material storage

The method of temporary material storage is a basic requirement for storage management of production materials, which is conducive to improving ergonomics and a safe working environment, reducing congestion, improving efficiency, and ensuring FIFO.

Step 7 Material Pulling System

The material pulling system is a lean logistics control method in which the production staff initiates a pulling signal according to the material consumption amount, and the warehouse logistics staff performs material replenishment on the production site according to the pulling signal.

The eighth step of balanced production

By balancing the production itself and the supplier, by balancing the workload of the team members, the product quality can be improved, injuries can be reduced, fatigue can be reduced, excessive production waste during the manufacturing process can be avoided, and the utilization of devices, equipment, and labor can be increased, which can promote costs. Save and meet customer needs.