Lecture on logistics and transportation – Trip calculation

(Some information presented here are exclusive property of Daimler and for educational
purpose only) - Barath Kumar Ruthramurthy

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Let's calculate the no of trips required for production of
chairs by a firm called Hubbert industrial co., ltd.!
No of parts in the given product
1. Cross bar – 4 no’s
2. Front leg – 2 no’s
3. Seat – 1 no
4. Side rail – 2 no’s
5. Back support – 3 no’s

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We have demand, zone wise supplier details, packaging
details! Next comes interesting calculations – Load planning

Demand

Jan Feb Mar April

1000 2000 800 900

Part name Qty per unit Supplier Zone Pack qty L W H

Cross bar 4 supplier A North Sydney 30 600 400 320

Front leg 2 supplier B North Sydney 25 1000 800 1000
Seat 1 supplier C Dartmouth 12 2000 1200 1850
Side rail 2 supplier D Dartmouth 20 900 1100 950
Back support 3 supplier E Sydney river 35 2000 1130 700

Note: Pack quantity matters!!

Example: Seat Qty per unit is 1, Pack qty is 12 &
if requirement is 1000, our feasible order qty
would be 1008

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Explanation for calculation
Jan Demand is Standard
Qty per unit Stock in plant Actual req. No of packs Pickup qty
1000Units Pack qty

3
4 4000 89 3911 0 130.366 131 3930

2 2000 2156 -156 2 0 0 0

5

1 1000 792 208 1

17.33 18 216
2

2 2000 2439 -439 2 0 0 0

0

500 2500 3 71.428 72 2520

3 3000 5

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 Solution: No of trips! – As calculated in the excel

Sum of Jan Sum of Feb Sum of Mar Sum of Apr

Supplier Dartmouth North Sydney Sydney river Dartmouth North Sydney Sydney river Dartmouth North Sydney Sydney river Dartmouth North Sydney Sydney river
supplier A 10.0608 20.5056 8.1408 9.216
supplier B 0 123.2 51.2 57.6
supplier C 79.92 737.04 297.48 333
supplier D 0 168.3495 75.24 84.645
supplier E 113.904 270.522 109.158 121.814
Grand Total 10.0608 79.92 113.904 143.7056 905.3895 270.522 59.3408 372.72 109.158 66.816 417.645 121.814

No of trips 1 3 4 5 26 8 2 11 4 2 12 4

Standard truck cubic capacity

35

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Q&A

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