Strategiskt underlag för fastighetsutveckling. Fallstudie av Ädelgasen 1
The idea for the project emerged when Nilorn wanted to get better control over their supplychain and improve operational efficiency. The company also want to reduce their expenses inthe continuous process of improving profitability. By choosing the right option oftransportation and mode of transport there are large potential savings for the company. Thisenables Nilorn to reduce the transportation costs and strengthen the environmentalresponsibilities by reducing their environmental impact.The flow of goods within Nilorn has over the past years increased significantly and most ofthe gods today is transported by air. The aim of this thesis is to analyse the supply chain of thecompany and evaluate the potential economic savings in this area. The project will simplifythe company?s choice in their options of transportation and future freight procurement.The project identifies and maps out the company's air freight flows to find out if there aresavings in terms of the transportation options, standard or express shipping. The largest flowtoday is between Hong Kong and Hilden in Germany and is analysed after the mapping. Thisin aim of determines the opportunities to consolidate more of the companies' goods by sea.Three consolidation scenarios are presented and one of them is analysed to demonstrate thevarious financial saving opportunities for Nilorn. The project also highlights aspects of theNilorn Group's environmental issues and the environmental impact. The central warehouse inHilden has been the starting point for the project as it is the hub of the Nilorn supply chain.Major focus has also been placed on the unit in Hong Kong as it also is one of the major hubswithin Nilorn.Based on the main flows the annual savings is 204 593 SEK in the choice between standardand express shipping. Five breakpoints were found in the mapping of the main flows. Wherebreakpoints exist, express shipping is preferable rather than standard shipping from aneconomic perspective.There are also opportunities for Nilorn to consolidate goods from Hong Kong and increase thesea freights. One scenario was selected and to indicate the strengths, weaknesses,opportunities and threats a SWOT analysis was used. The analysis demonstrates that thestrengths of the chosen scenario are the delivery flexibility, the environmental impact and thefreight charge. The weaknesses identified were the delivery time and the planning. An annualsaving of 486 061 SEK can be achieved.