You's Lot - Traffic Congestion Reduction
Reasons we selected the project
- Vehicles turning up unannounced
- No booking in system
- Congestion
- Internal vehicles delayed to next process
- Money saving
- Safety. No vehicle flow
Our objectives
- Gather data on vehicle times
- Identify peak delivery times and quiet times
- Gather opinions of delivery drivers
- Test out traffic flow
- Design a booking system to stabilise and encourage a smooth flow of delivery traffic
How we achieved our objectives
- Created a map for the traffic flow
- Developed a booking system
- Trialled the traffic flow
- Liaised with the delivery and internal drivers
- Logged all the unloading times
- Took photographs during the course of the day
Skills we learnt
- Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Visual Management
- 5S
- 8 Wastes
- Problem solving
- Team discussions
- Troubleshooting
Pre-Project Data
- Potentially 3 hours per day @ £25ph = £75
- 49 weeks x 4 days = 196 days
- 196 x £75 = £14,700
- 5S score of 36
- Internal vehicles driving through unloading area causing potential H&S issue
Post-Project Data
- Improved efficiency of parts delivery
- Minimum Potential Cost saving £14,700
- Improved organisation of goods in
- 5S score of 55
- Safer traffic flow of vehicles In and out site