Improvement of Factory Transport Efficiency with Use of WiFi-Based Technique for Monitoring Industrial Vehicles

The in-factory transport influences production rate and quality, so it is characterized by the shortest displacement time and maximum utilization of available means of transport, accompanied by their lowest operating wear. In the paper, an improvement of factory transport management is suggested, em...

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Published in:Sustainability 2023-01, Vol.15 (2), p.1113
Main Authors: Kochańska, Joanna, Burduk, Anna, Markowski, Marcin, Kłusek, Alicja, Wojciechowska, Monika
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Building materials
Construction materials
Efficiency
Factories
Fork lift trucks
Forklift trucks
Global positioning systems
GPS
Lean manufacturing
Logistics
Mathematical models
Monitoring
Optimization
Optimization techniques
Radio frequency identification
Receivers & amplifiers
Satellites
Sensors
Sustainability
Traffic analysis
Transportation management
Trucks
Vehicles
Velocity
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Summary:The in-factory transport influences production rate and quality, so it is characterized by the shortest displacement time and maximum utilization of available means of transport, accompanied by their lowest operating wear. In the paper, an improvement of factory transport management is suggested, employing the traffic analysis methods of industrial vehicles. The efficiency of internal logistics was analyzed with the use of the WiFi-based technique for monitoring industrial vehicles. In the research, the in-building location system Optimatik BI was used and implemented in a company manufacturing PVC profiles for the market of building materials and interior equipment. Stopping times of forklift trucks, their routes and covered distances were estimated. On this ground, factors of their effective use were calculated. Further, it was possible to analyze the traffic of the forklift trucks and to generate heat maps that, in turn, made it possible to identify problems and develop a suitable improvement plan. A mathematical model that allows for efficiency optimization by determining the best number of employees handling the transport was developed for one of the analyzed logistics tasks.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su15021113