TY  - CONF
TI  - Evaluation of a GPS Support System for Fleet Management Control
C1  - Sydney, Australia
C3  - 13th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
SP  - 179
EP  - 186
PY  - 2005
AU  - Simonsson, Peter
AU  - Carlswärd, Jonas
AD  - MSc., Department of Civ. and Env. Eng., Technical University of Luleå, 971 87, Luleå, Sweden, Phone +46 (0)920-491000, peter.simonsson@ltu.se
AD  - MSc., Betongindustri AB, Liljeholmsvägen 30, 100 74 Stockholm, Sweden, Phone +46(0)86256200, jonas.carlsward@betongindustri.se
AB  - Delivery precision and fleet optimisation are highly prioritised within the ready mix concrete industry. Introducing a Global Positioning System (GPS) for logistic steering and planning provides a tool to make improvements on these areas. Such a system is presently under evaluation at a ready mix concrete supplier in Stockholm, Sweden. The system consists of GPS receivers in the trucks that send relevant information via the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) net to a server. A direct effect of implementing a GPS system is that the plants and the order central will be able to better control the whereabouts of the concrete trucks. As a result it will be possible to decrease the waste time at the plants. Another result is that the ratio of usage of concrete trucks will increase, leading to cut-downs in the truck fleet. It is further believed that the lead-time at work sites can be reduced as the delivery precision is improved. By eventually letting the contractor be a part of the system the possibilities for a good production planning at the work site will increase and the non-value adding activities will decrease due to reduced waiting time. The article presents findings from a pilot study in Stockholm, Sweden. An important ambition is to find out if the system gives the expected benefits. The customer value is evaluated through interviews and time measurements.
KW  - GPS system
KW  - Waste time
KW  - Fleet optimisation
KW  - Non-value adding activities
KW  - Pilot Study
KW  - Production
PB  - 
T2  - 13th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
DA  - 2005/07/19
CY  - Sydney, Australia
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/363/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/363
N1  - Export Date: 16 April 2024
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -