Bernardo Villarreal
Lean road transportation – a systematic method for the improvement of road transport operations
Villarreal, Bernardo; Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo; Kumar, Vikas
Authors
Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes
Professor Vikas Kumar Vikas.Kumar@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management
Abstract
© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Road transportation has become an important factor in international trade and the management of supply chains. However, this form of product logistics has generally been considered inefficient. Traditionally, practical inefficiencies of road transportation have been addressed through mathematical modelling, operations research-based methods and simulation. This paper presents an alternative systematic approach to improve road transport operations based on lean thinking and the reduction of the seven transportation extended wastes. To do this, the paper reviews the extant literature in the area of lean road transportation, providing a structured research definition of the application of lean thinking in road transport operations and hence guidance on the limited research conducted in this field. The systematic lean transportation method is then presented and empirically tested through a case study in a Mexican firm. The results obtained from the case study indicate that the proposed systematic lean method is an effective alternative for the improvement of road transport operations, with the number of distribution routes and distance travelled being reduced by 27 and 32%, respectively. The proposed method can be used by organisations as a guide to help them improve their road transport operations. In addition, the paper’s aim is to contribute by stimulating scholars to further study the application of lean thinking and waste reduction in road transport operations.
Citation
Villarreal, B., Garza-Reyes, J. A., & Kumar, V. (2016). Lean road transportation – a systematic method for the improvement of road transport operations. Production Planning and Control, 27(11), 865-877. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2016.1152405
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 1, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 7, 2016 |
Publication Date | Aug 17, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Feb 3, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 7, 2017 |
Journal | Production Planning and Control |
Print ISSN | 0953-7287 |
Electronic ISSN | 1366-5871 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 27 |
Issue | 11 |
Pages | 865-877 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2016.1152405 |
Keywords | lean, road transportation, transportation efficiency, value stream mapping, waste elimination |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/904895 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2016.1152405 |
Additional Information | Additional Information : This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Production Planning & Control on 07 March 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09537287.2016.1152405 |
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