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Reduction of exceeding the guaranteed service time for external trucks at the DCT Gdańsk container terminal using a six sigma framework
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Purpose The purpose of this research was to investigate ways to reduce the average amount of exceeded guaranteed service time for external trucks at Deepwater Container Terminal Gdańsk Sp z o.o. (DCT Gdańsk) via dosing the gate activities, in particular IN-Gate entry process of trucks carrying import/export/transit containers. Design/methodology/approach A Six Sigma methodology with the DMAIC methods along with the SIPOC chart, cause and effect diagram, scatterplot, benchmark and brainstorming and finally multi-voting tool are used as analyses tools in this research. Findings Deepwater Container Terminal Gdańsk Sp z o.o. (DCT Gdańsk) reorganized and modernized the Gate Operations. Gate reorganization and modernization includes streaming line traffic at the gates, external parking lot optimization, implementation of dedicated supporting software and installation of dedicated CCTV cameras to provide 24h life view. During gates development, the external truck service times data were collected and analysed. The obtained materials concerned the measurement of the average truck turnaround time before and after the implementation of the improvements. Originality/value The proposed approach of reducing the average amount of exceeded guaranteed service time of external trucks at the container terminal is unique and relatively cheap mainly due to organisational changes with some widely available low-cost investments and can be applied on a different scale to other container terminals or to transport and logistics companies.
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1108/IJLSS-05-2022-0100
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- Articles
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- artykuły w czasopismach
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International Journal of Lean Six Sigma
no. 14,
pages 1566 - 1585,
ISSN: 2040-4166 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2023
- Bibliographic description:
- Moszyk K., Deja M.: Reduction of exceeding the guaranteed service time for external trucks at the DCT Gdańsk container terminal using a six sigma framework// International Journal of Lean Six Sigma -Vol. 14,iss. 7 (2023), s.1566-1585
- DOI:
- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1108/ijlss-05-2022-0100
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- Free publication
- Verified by:
- Gdańsk University of Technology
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