Aplicação do método de roteirização de clarke e wright ao sistema de abastecimento milk run de uma indústria alimentícia

Abstract

Due to the globalization growth, the competition increasing fierce has been forcing companies to be in continuous development so they can stay in the market. Thus, the search for strategies to achieve competitive advantage and to secure and / or increase its number of customers has been increased. So managing the supply chain stands out as one of these strategies, important to achieve cost reduction. In this context, this study aims to develop vehicle routing, following the supply logistics practice Milk Run, of a food industry, which seeks to reduce the distance traveled by the scripts. For this, it was developed a literature review that addresses the importance of logistics and routing in companies, as well as the achieved gains through an efficient supply chain management. For the development of the scripts, it was used the Clarke and Wright routing method principles. With this method, it was possible to see a reduction of 19,46% in gathering routes mileage, which indicates the effectiveness of the method used to solve the problem presented.