Design of an opzimized inbound supply chain in the automotive industry

Abstract

The aim of this Master Thesis is to design an optimized inbound supply chain for aplant and supplier network of a tier-one automotive supplier.The thesis is structured in five parts. In the first part structure variants of supplychains are discussed. The second part concentrates on process variants with aspecial focus on optimized and synchronized inbound supply chains.The third part of the thesis deals with the evaluation of supply chains especially inregards to performance measurements. Different evaluation methods are analyzedand compared. Based on the existing models, an own set of measurements for theevaluation of an inbound transport network is derived which is applied on the casestudy.The fourth part of the thesis focuses on network optimization. Three differentnetwork scenarios, considering bi-weekly and weekly delivery frequencies areevaluated in regards to transport costs and CO2 emissions. In the second step thescenarios are assessed with a modified and extended version of the Total Cost ofFulfilment method. Based on these analyses an optimal scenario is identified.