Terminalisering hos JM AB
During the last decade, the construction industry has focused on improving and optimising its production process. The construction industry is now facing larger changes regarding efficiency in their supply chain for the next decade. Many companies are now trying to optimise its supply chain together with its supplier. JM AB, which is one of the biggest construction companies in Sweden, is looking at different options to improve its own logistics together with their suppliers. One option is to use a terminal between JM and the suppliers to solve problems such as quality, custom service and inventory for the in production. This final thesis project aims to study which of JM¡¦s products that are most suitable to go through a terminal. Interviews and literature studies have been done to fulfil the aim of this project. The project has been performed by doing a case study over the order process on JM. The case study aimed to find the factors that caused inefficiency in the process and later be able to examine the products that are the cause of critical factors. This resulted in following critical factors: ?« Inventory time at the construction area ?« Low custom service ?« Low quality ?« Poor filled transports ?« The delivery is planned long before actual demand These critical factors have then identified as performance indicators and examined on a large amounts of constructions. This survey together with theories resulted in following products. ?« Plasterboard ?« Plywood board ?« Kitchen ?« Isolating ?« Window bench ?« Bathroom ?« Cellplast This study did not examine the whole product portfolio of JM and because of that criteria for two product groups where created. The author recommends splitting the terminal in these two types of relations. Where products for relation group 1 should be terminalized because of their distribution structure and products from relation group 2 should be terminalized to increase its delivery precision.