Packaging solution evaluation at Aurobay - A case study of the packaging solutions at an engine supplier in the automotive industry
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Examensarbete för masterexamen
Program
Supply chain management (MPSCM), MSc
Publicerad
2022
Författare
Grape, Elina
Salih, Ali
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Material flows and logistics systems have gained increasing attention over the last
decades, where development towards a more holistic view of the supply chain and
capacity utilization is in focus. Businesses today strive to preserve the environment
while maintaining economic growth and gaining competitive advantage. The
environmental aspect comes with pressure to reduce packaging waste and reuse
materials, which have major impacts on the logistics infrastructure. In recent years it
has shown that making changes in the materials handling systems can bring both
economic and environmental benefits. In today’s industries, packaging has an important
role as it ensures the quality of the product throughout the transport and enables safe
and efficient handlings in the transportation system. In this master’s thesis the current
packaging and associated systems at a Swedish automotive supplier, Aurobay, are
investigated and evaluated, with the purpose to present improvements and alternative
packaging solutions with increased performance in costs, sustainability and supply
chain efficiency. The thesis is a case study based on a theoretical framework developed
through literature studies and empirical findings at Aurobay. The thesis results in the
presentation of two alternative packaging systems that increase performance within
either transport costs and CO2-emissions, or parts presentation and quality of products,
and a third solution where the current system is developed in-plant to improve
production performance.