Process improvement and reduction of operational costs in Operations are a priority for any business reality, in order to avoid the effects of unavailability, for a longer or shorter time, of one or multiple process steps, with consequent economic and image damages. Another relevant aspect of even a modest reduction in operating costs is the possibility of effect on economic results comparable, sometimes, to a conspicuous increase in turnover. The advantage of taking action to reduce costs is the possibility of focusing on the company's internal resources and process suppliers, making the implementation of improvement easier, faster and more controllable. Conversely, focusing on volume to increase turnover forces one to operate in a market environment, with players often at odds with each other, limiting the scope of influence by the individual company. The objective of this study is to determine how it is possible to achieve, through a Continuous Improvement approach, economic savings for the company, at the level of transfer price and logistics costs, in a project aimed at improving the palletizing of a finished product code in Operations. Further objective posed by the case study is the improvement of palletizing by reducing the impact on the environment from a logistical point of view. An aspect of further importance highlighted in this case study is the possibility of arriving, in the short timeframe dictated by the resolution of this type of problem, at a unanimously accepted sub-optimal solution that combines the operational standards of every business function intersecting the process under consideration. To achieve the purpose of the study, cost-benefit analysis was used in addition to technical analysis about Packaging and Operations in general, comparing the current situation with the situation that would develop as a result of the improvement. As a result of the analysis and implementation of the improvement, it was possible to make the improvement effective from the point of view of palletization by obtaining a monetary saving capable of bridging the expense of implementing the improvement project itself and a lower environmental impact.
Il miglioramento dei processi e la riduzione dei costi operativi in ambito Operations sono una priorità per qualsiasi realtà aziendale, allo scopo di evitare gli effetti di un’indisponibilità, per un tempo più o meno lungo, di una o molteplici fasi del processo, con conseguenti danni economici e di immagine. Ulteriore aspetto rilevante di una riduzione, anche modesta, dei costi operativi è la possibilità di effetto sul risultati economico paragonabile, talvolta, ad un cospicuo aumento di fatturato. Il vantaggio di intervenire a livello di riduzione dei costi è la possibilità di concentrarsi sulle risorse interne dell'azienda e sui fornitori dei processi, rendendo più facile, veloce e controllabile l'implementazione del miglioramento. Di contro, concentrarsi sui volumi per aumentare il fatturato obbliga ad operare in un contesto di mercato, con attori spesso in contrapposizione tra loro, limitando il campo di influenza da parte della singola azienda. L’obiettivo di questo studio è determinare in che modo sia possibile ottenere, mediante un approccio di Continuous Improvement, un saving economico per l’azienda, a livello di transfer price e di costi di logistica, in un progetto atto a migliorare la pallettizzazione di un codice di prodotto finito in ambito Operations. Ulteriore obbiettivo posto dal caso studio è il miglioramento della pallettizzazione riducendo l'impatto sull'ambiente dal punto di vista logistico. Un aspetto di ulteriore importanza evidenziato in questo caso studio è la possibilità di arrivare, nei brevi tempi dettati dalla risoluzione di questa tipologia di problematiche, ad una soluzione subottima unanimemente accettata che coniughi gli standard operativi di ogni funzione aziendale che intersechi il processo in esame. Per conseguire la finalità dello studio è stato utilizzata, oltre l’analisi tecnica circa il Packaging e le Operations in genere, anche l’analisi costi-benefici mettendo a confronto la situazione attuale con la situazione che si sarebbe sviluppata a seguito del miglioramento. A seguito dell’analisi e dell’implementazione del miglioramento si è potuto rendere effettivo il miglioramento dal punto di vista della pallettizzazione ottenendo un saving monetario atto a colmare la spesa per l’implementazione del progetto di miglioramento stesso e un minore impatto ambientale.
Il Continuous Improvement nelle Operations in una prospettiva di Supply Chain Management. Un caso studio
NALESSO, FILIPPO
2021/2022
Abstract
Process improvement and reduction of operational costs in Operations are a priority for any business reality, in order to avoid the effects of unavailability, for a longer or shorter time, of one or multiple process steps, with consequent economic and image damages. Another relevant aspect of even a modest reduction in operating costs is the possibility of effect on economic results comparable, sometimes, to a conspicuous increase in turnover. The advantage of taking action to reduce costs is the possibility of focusing on the company's internal resources and process suppliers, making the implementation of improvement easier, faster and more controllable. Conversely, focusing on volume to increase turnover forces one to operate in a market environment, with players often at odds with each other, limiting the scope of influence by the individual company. The objective of this study is to determine how it is possible to achieve, through a Continuous Improvement approach, economic savings for the company, at the level of transfer price and logistics costs, in a project aimed at improving the palletizing of a finished product code in Operations. Further objective posed by the case study is the improvement of palletizing by reducing the impact on the environment from a logistical point of view. An aspect of further importance highlighted in this case study is the possibility of arriving, in the short timeframe dictated by the resolution of this type of problem, at a unanimously accepted sub-optimal solution that combines the operational standards of every business function intersecting the process under consideration. To achieve the purpose of the study, cost-benefit analysis was used in addition to technical analysis about Packaging and Operations in general, comparing the current situation with the situation that would develop as a result of the improvement. As a result of the analysis and implementation of the improvement, it was possible to make the improvement effective from the point of view of palletization by obtaining a monetary saving capable of bridging the expense of implementing the improvement project itself and a lower environmental impact.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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