Track: Quality Engineering, Control and Management

Abstract

5S is a popular workplace organisation method which uses five Japanese words: seiri, seiton, seiso, seiketsu and shitsuke. This is to describe how a work place is to be organized to improve effectiveness and efficiency.  5S is applied in many fields such as FMCG, health care, banking, automobile industry etc. Container terminals around the world are in urge to gain competitive edge over their competitors and every second of their daily operations have become crucial in current business arena. This is the reason why the major ports worldwide are focussing on various continuous improvements techniques. The purpose of this research is to develop a framework that covers the two aspects of demand uncertainty for imported containers and addressing it with a special container stacking pattern and appointment system (pre gate arrangement). This sorting framework in container yard based on the 5S method also improves the turnaround time (TAT) of the trucks entering the terminal and improves value for their stakeholders eventually.