Implementation of Lean Warehousing to reduce food waste of a Distribution Company (#469)

Authors

Orosco, Luz

Ramos, Edgar

Abstract

According to recent research, the application of engineering approaches in distributors in the commercial sector needs to be improved. In the current study, a food distribution corporation was examined in light of this scenario, and a food distribution system was suggested. The main issue was initially identified as food losses in the storage area, and a suitable solution was suggested to address it. Using the Lean Warehousing methodology, an improvement model was presented based on the integration of tools such as Slotting for Warehouse Control, Kanban, FEFO for perishables control, PokaYoke and Standard work for method error control. Currently the company under study presents a decrease of 6.65% wastes to warehouse management and is considered as limiting 3% according to the literature