---
_id: '586'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Under the circumstance of advanced globalization, it is increasingly difficult
    for production companies to remain competitiveness. Many of them are forced to
    restrict budget and reduce production costs. In addition, the customization of
    product increases continuously. This results in extension of product variation
    and reduction of product life cycle. Therefore, the companies need a high flexibility
    to respond quickly to changes in the market and to customer requirements. Lean
    thinking, as a powerful tool, has been implemented by many companies in production
    and manufacturing. In order to avoid waste in lean manufacturing, it is necessary
    to manage efficiently the material flow. In this study, for a lean material handling
    system in the lean manufacturing of a company, an in-plant milk-run distribution
    system is taken into consideration. The system consistsof vehicles, which move
    periodically in certain routes. The materials are delivered in short intervals
    from a central storage area to several points of use in the production. By using
    milk-run in plant, the material handling processes can be standardized and therefore
    the waste can be eliminated. One additional aim of the study with milk-run distribution
    for the material provision is to minimize the handling time, which determines
    directly the personal costs. In order to realize the aim, the work has beendivided
    into several steps. At first, the production processes, especially the material
    provision for the production have been analyzed. Secondly, the technological solutions
    have been analyzed in order to handle different loading units required by different
    machines in the production. Thirdly, the milk-run distribution for lean production
    is formulated as an optimization problem with the object of minimizing the number
    of vehicles and the distance traveled under the constraints of specific time periods,
    capacity of vehicle and related stations etc. Fourthly, two optimization methods
    are developed in order to find the optimal solution for the milk-run problem and
    the performance of different methods is also compared.
author:
- first_name: Li
  full_name: Li, Li
  id: '58482'
  last_name: Li
- first_name: L.
  full_name: Schulze, L.
  last_name: Schulze
citation:
  ama: 'Li L, Schulze L. In-Plant Milk-Run Distribution for Material Provision Optimization
    in Lean Production. In: Villmer F-J, Padoano E, Department of Production Engineering
    and Management, eds. Lemgo; 2016:65-76.'
  apa: Li, L., & Schulze, L. (2016). In-Plant Milk-Run Distribution for Material
    Provision Optimization in Lean Production. In F.-J. Villmer, E. Padoano, &
    Department of Production Engineering and Management (Eds.) (pp. 65–76). Presented
    at the Proceedings 6th International Conference, Lemgo.
  bjps: <b>Li L and Schulze L</b> (2016) In-Plant Milk-Run Distribution for Material
    Provision Optimization in Lean Production. In Villmer F-J, Padoano E and Department
    of Production Engineering and Management (eds). Lemgo, pp. 65–76.
  chicago: Li, Li, and L. Schulze. “In-Plant Milk-Run Distribution for Material Provision
    Optimization in Lean Production.” edited by Franz-Josef Villmer, Elio Padoano,
    and Department of Production Engineering and Management, 65–76. Lemgo, 2016.
  chicago-de: 'Li, Li und L. Schulze. 2016. In-Plant Milk-Run Distribution for Material
    Provision Optimization in Lean Production. In: , hg. von Franz-Josef Villmer,
    Elio Padoano, und Department of Production Engineering and Management, 65–76.
    Lemgo.'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Li, Li</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Schulze,
    L.</span>: In-Plant Milk-Run Distribution for Material Provision Optimization
    in Lean Production. In: <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Villmer, F.-J.</span>
    ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Padoano, E.</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Department
    of Production Engineering and Management</span> (Hrsg.): . Lemgo, 2016, S. 65–76'
  havard: 'L. Li, L. Schulze, In-Plant Milk-Run Distribution for Material Provision
    Optimization in Lean Production, in: F.-J. Villmer, E. Padoano, Department of
    Production Engineering and Management (Eds.), Lemgo, 2016: pp. 65–76.'
  ieee: L. Li and L. Schulze, “In-Plant Milk-Run Distribution for Material Provision
    Optimization in Lean Production,” presented at the Proceedings 6th International
    Conference, Lemgo, 2016, no. 1, pp. 65–76.
  mla: Li, Li, and L. Schulze. <i>In-Plant Milk-Run Distribution for Material Provision
    Optimization in Lean Production</i>. Edited by Franz-Josef Villmer et al., no.
    1, 2016, pp. 65–76.
  short: 'L. Li, L. Schulze, in: F.-J. Villmer, E. Padoano, Department of Production
    Engineering and Management (Eds.), Lemgo, 2016, pp. 65–76.'
  ufg: '<b>Li, Li/Schulze, L. (2016)</b>: In-Plant Milk-Run Distribution for Material
    Provision Optimization in Lean Production, in: Franz-Josef Villmer et. al. (Hgg.):
    , Lemgo, S. 65–76.'
  van: 'Li L, Schulze L. In-Plant Milk-Run Distribution for Material Provision Optimization
    in Lean Production. In: Villmer F-J, Padoano E, Department of Production Engineering
    and Management, editors. Lemgo; 2016. p. 65–76.'
conference:
  end_date: 2019-09-30
  location: Lemgo
  name: Proceedings 6th International Conference
  start_date: 2016-09-29
corporate_editor:
- Department of Production Engineering and Management
- Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe
date_created: 2019-02-18T14:39:16Z
date_updated: 2023-03-15T13:50:02Z
department:
- _id: DEP1306
editor:
- first_name: Franz-Josef
  full_name: Villmer, Franz-Josef
  last_name: Villmer
- first_name: Elio
  full_name: Padoano, Elio
  last_name: Padoano
issue: '1'
keyword:
- Milk-Run
- Material provision
- Lean production
- Genetic algorithm
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://www.hs-owl.de/fileadmin/diman/Veroeffentlichungen/PEM_2016_Proceeding_2016_09_14_Inhaltsnavigation.pdf
oa: '1'
page: 65-76
place: Lemgo
publication_identifier:
  isbn:
  - 978-3-946856-00-9
publication_status: published
related_material:
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  - relation: contains
    url: https://www.hs-owl.de/fileadmin/diman/Veroeffentlichungen/PEM_2016_Proceeding_2016_09_14_Inhaltsnavigation.pdf
status: public
title: In-Plant Milk-Run Distribution for Material Provision Optimization in Lean
  Production
type: conference
user_id: '45673'
year: 2016
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