Minimization of RKEM gate move discrepancies of Davao and Cagayan De Oro ports of MFI through the improvement of container timeliness and standardization of the RKEM encoding process at Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Date

7-2015

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Mikel Angelo B. Yap

Restrictions

Restricted: Not available to the general public. Access is available only after consultation with author/thesis adviser and only to those bound by the confidentiality agreement.

Abstract

Maersk Filipinas Inc. (MFI) is the agency of Maersk Line and Safmarine in the Philippines. It ships and /or trucks containers nationwide for either domestic or international transactions. To efficiency do this, MFI uses an Equipment Tracking System known as RKEM. However, this system experienced 5,968 gate move errors during the first 20 weeks of 2014 due to dummy moves, missing updates, equipment errors, human errors, and positioning/evacuation errors which led to PHP 1,515,760.46 worth of loss. Through Pareto Analysis, it is found out that 80% of these errors came from MFI's DAvao and Cagayan de Oro ports. It was determined through Ishikawa and Why-why Analysis that these errors were mostly due to the untimeliness of details needed for RKEM encoding, tedious and / manual process of listing and passing of information, EIR misplacements, and lack of access to RKEM. To resolve these problems, hourly- encoding SOP's were recommended to improve container timeliness,gate-move templates were provided to standardize encoding details, memorandums were issued to organize evacuation/ positioning gate move encoding, additional controls in the forms of checklists, double-check features, and attached verification notes are proposed to reduce chances of human errors and missing updates, transfer of details from checkers to encoders were computerized to avoid equipment errors, and an additional encoder at Davao Depot 1 shall be hired to aid in achieving timely RKEM gate moves. The implementation of these recommendations shall reduce RKEM gate move errors by 74.14% and bring savings 0f PHP 1,015, 431.96 to MFI.

Language

English

Location

UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Call Number

LG 993 2015 E66 /M33

Document Type

Thesis

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