Mid Sweden University

miun.sePublications
Change search
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf
Godsplacering för minskad körsträcka i en intermodal terminal: En studie om att optimera placering av gods hos SCA Logistics
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Communication, Quality Management, and Information Systems (2023-).
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

The placement of goods is considered an important aspect to minimize mileage, which reduces costs and the amount of environmentally hazardous emissions. In this case study with a quantitative approach, the aim was to optimize the placement of goods in an intermodal terminal to minimize the distances between its warehouses and the different delivery approaches for current and future operations. For the purpose to be fulfilled and an optimization model to be created, the flow of goods through the terminal needed to be identified and quantified. With the help of the data that emerged via the quantification, calculations of the capacities of the storage spaces could be carried out. The mileage was then calculated by using the business's current goods location to be able to compare with the results of the optimization model. The optimization was done in LINGO where an optimization model was created using linear programming with the assignment to minimize the mileage of the business. The theoretical result showed that using an optimal goods placement for the current situation reduced the mileage by approximately 21 % for the goods that was in the storage areas at the time of the data collection. For the future situation with an expanded terminal, cargo placement and priority orders could be demonstrated using planned volumes for the year 2025. The study states that by using a simple linear programming model, optimal goods placement can be determined in an intermodal terminal to minimize its mileage.

Abstract [sv]

Godsplacering anses vara en betydelsefull aspekt för att minimera körsträckor, vilket minskar kostnaderna och även mängden miljöfarligt utsläpp. I denna fallstudie med kvantitativ ansats var syftet att optimera godsplaceringen i en intermodal terminal för att minimera dess körsträckor mellan lager och de olika utleveranssätten för den nuvarande samt framtida verksamhet. För att syftet ska uppfyllas och en optimeringsmodell kunna skapas behövdes därmed godsens flöde genom terminalen identifieras och kvantifieras. Med hjälp av den data som framkom via kvantifieringen kunde beräkningar av lagringsutrymmenas kapaciteter genomföras. Därefter beräknades körsträckan utav verksamhetens nuvarande godsplacering för att kunna jämföras med optimeringsmodellens resultat. Optimeringen genomfördes i verktyget LINGO där en optimeringsmodell skapades med hjälp av linjärprogrammering och dess mål var att minimera körsträckorna hos verksamheten. Det teoretiska resultatet påvisade att användning av en optimal godsplacering för nuläget minskade körsträckorna med cirka 21 % för den mängd gods som fanns i lagringsutrymmena vid datainsamlingen. För det framtida läget med en utbyggd terminal kunde godsplacering och prioriteringsordningar påvisas med hjälp av planerade volymer för år 2025. Studien konstaterar att med hjälp av en simpel linjärprogrammeringsmodell kan optimal godsplacering bestämmas i en intermodal terminal för att minimera dess körsträckor.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 79
Keywords [en]
Intermodal terminal, linear programming, inventory management, goods placement, transportation problem, optimization.
Keywords [sv]
Intermodal terminal, linjärprogrammering, lagerhantering, godsplacering, transportproblem, optimering.
National Category
Other Engineering and Technologies
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-49266OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-49266DiVA, id: diva2:1795990
Subject / course
Industrial Organization and Economy IE1
Educational program
Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management TINDA 300 higher education credits
Supervisors
Examiners
Available from: 2023-09-11 Created: 2023-09-11 Last updated: 2025-09-25Bibliographically approved

Open Access in DiVA

fulltext(4228 kB)118 downloads
File information
File name FULLTEXT01.pdfFile size 4228 kBChecksum SHA-512
6f221436f7aae6504e8103318639e72f1981da6011ae70053b58ea29593b672fb4bd543fc2c47d6bac5d4a904f4105f4ba066232f9e197a099901c9eb098a020
Type fulltextMimetype application/pdf

Search in DiVA

By author/editor
Edvall Ung, Erik
By organisation
Department of Communication, Quality Management, and Information Systems (2023-)
Other Engineering and Technologies

Search outside of DiVA

GoogleGoogle Scholar
Total: 118 downloads
The number of downloads is the sum of all downloads of full texts. It may include eg previous versions that are now no longer available

urn-nbn

Altmetric score

urn-nbn
Total: 313 hits
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf