South Asian Journal of Management

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Value Stream Mapping of Truck Operations:A Case Study


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1 Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan 333031, India
2 Ashok Leyland Management Development Centre, #312, SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Opp. LALW, Mookandapalli, Hosur (TN) 635126, India
     

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The Indian truck transport industry which is a Rs. 2,10,000 cr industry is in doldrums due to the disorganized nature of their operation. The disorganized nature of the industry demands external analytical support to assist this industry. The current work analyses that of truck transportation using value stream mapping to identify wasteful activities to improve the flow in truck transportation followed by the quantification of the same with the process ratio.
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B. Vittaldasa Prabhu
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan 333031, India
D. Ramesh
Ashok Leyland Management Development Centre, #312, SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Opp. LALW, Mookandapalli, Hosur (TN) 635126, India
Amar Surekha
Ashok Leyland Management Development Centre, #312, SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Opp. LALW, Mookandapalli, Hosur (TN) 635126, India
Arun J. Holla
Ashok Leyland Management Development Centre, #312, SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Opp. LALW, Mookandapalli, Hosur (TN) 635126, India
Kalpesh M. Patel
Ashok Leyland Management Development Centre, #312, SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Opp. LALW, Mookandapalli, Hosur (TN) 635126, India

Abstract


The Indian truck transport industry which is a Rs. 2,10,000 cr industry is in doldrums due to the disorganized nature of their operation. The disorganized nature of the industry demands external analytical support to assist this industry. The current work analyses that of truck transportation using value stream mapping to identify wasteful activities to improve the flow in truck transportation followed by the quantification of the same with the process ratio.