Load scheduling: challenges and process improvements in food industry inbound logistics

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https://doi.org/10.47456/bjpe.v11i2.47403
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Coefficient of Variation, Inbound Logistics, Goods Receiving, Quality Tools
Abstract

The dairy industry is an important activity for Brazil, generating around 82 billion and responsible for the consumption of a large part of the milk produced in the country. The scheduling of loads for receipt is an important process for the planning of inbound logistics, playing a fundamental role in the performance of the supply chain in dairy products. This study aimed to analyze the process of scheduling loads in a dairy supply chain from January 2024 to December of the same year, to evaluate the performance of suppliers and propose an action plan to solve the identified problems. The methodology was a single case with a qualitative-quantitative approach, exploratory and descriptive objectives, and applied nature. The results show that the lack of scheduling increases operational problems, misuse of resources, people, and operating time, which generate increased costs. They also highlight the lack of communication between customer and supplier, compromising the process. In this way, the establishment of indicators such as the coefficient of variation and the adoption of planned schedules contribute to the optimization of processes and the mitigation of risks, considerably improving the efficiency of inbound logistics.

Author Biographies
  1. Francisco Tiago Araújo Barbosa, Universidade Federal da Paraíba – UFPB - Departamento de Engenharia de Produção

    Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma, graduated in Logistics from Faculdade Maurício de Nassau - Campina Grande - 2014; MBA (Postgraduate) Financial Management, Audit and Controllership, MBA (Postgraduate) Operational Management and Business Logistics from Universidade Norte do Paraná (Postgraduate) MBA Business Process Management BPM, MBA (Postgraduate) Lean Management and Soft Skills, Faculdade Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, FNSL, Master's student in Production and System Engineering at the Federal University of Paraíba, research line Lean Six Sigma applied to Logistics. Research areas: Lean Six Sigma, Supply Chain and integrated logistics. He has professional experience in companies: Jorge Batista, Camargo Correia, Transportadora Ramos, Carajás Home Center, Casa da Construção, Bezerra Oliveira Distribuidor, currently a logistics specialist for Laticínio Belo Vale. Experience in the Administration area, with an emphasis on Logistics, shipping, storage, handling and receiving sectors, supply management, responsible for keeping records of all counts carried out in stocks, dealing with the bureaucratic part of the procedures, verifying incoming and outgoing transactions , adjustments, transfer of goods between departments and companies, check unit costs, working on verticalization and process optimization, support to the purchasing sector with evaluation and suggestion, supplies, administrative and production.

  2. Mauro Sergio Carneiro Mascarenhas, Laticínio Belo Vale

    Yellow Belt in Lean Six Sigma, graduating in Administration from Faculdade Unopar - Sousa - PB; currently Warehouse assistant at Laticínio Belo Vale. Experience in the Warehouse area, with emphasis on stock inventory, analysis and treatment of anomalies, movement and receipt, supply management, verification of incoming and outgoing transactions, transfer of goods between departments.

  3. Luiz Moreira Coelho Junior, Universidade Federal da Paraíba – UFPB - Departamento de Engenharia de Energias Renováveis

    He holds a degree in Economics (2001) from Vila Velha University - UVV, a master's degree (2004) and a doctorate (2010) in Forestry Engineering from the Federal University of Lavras - UFLA. He was a planning, budget and management analyst at the Institute of Agricultural and Forestry Defense - IDAF (2006-2007), a volunteer professor at the Department of Forestry Sciences at UFLA (2008), a substitute professor at the Department of Economics at the Federal University of São João del-Rei - UFSJ (2008-2009) and a Researcher B in Socioeconomics at the Agronomic Institute of Paraná - IAPAR (2010-2013). Since 2013, he has been a professor at the Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, at the Center for Alternative and Renewable Energies, at the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB). In 2013, he submitted the APCN/CAPES of the Postgraduate Program in Renewable Energies (PPGER) in which the academic master's degree was recommended by CTC/CAPES and served as coordinator of PPGER (2013-2017). He is a CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship - PQ 2 of COSAE AE in Economics (2022-2025). He is the coordinator of the Low Carbon Economy Laboratory (LECO2) at UFPB and a member of the International Mixed Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis and Earth Observation applied to Sustainability (LMI IDEAL), a partnership between UFPB (Brazil) and IDR (France). He has experience in environment, economics and energy use, in the area of ​​Applied Economics and Economic Engineering. He works mainly on the themes: Low carbon economy, market study and decision making (stochastic and deterministic), regional and spatial economics.

  4. Rogério Santana Peruchi, Universidade Federal da Paraíba – UFPB - Departamento de Engenharia de Produção

    Pesquisador nível 2 do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (2018-Atual). Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Engenharia de Produção, Centro de Tecnologia - Universidade Federal da Paraíba (2016-Atual). Atuou como Coordenador do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção e Sistemas (2023-2024). Atuou como Professor Adjunto e Coordenador de Pesquisa pela Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade Federal de Goiás - Regional Catalão (2015-2016). Pós-Doutor em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Itajubá (2014-2015). Doutor em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Itajubá (2011-2014) com período sanduíche na University of Tennessee at Knoxville (2012-2013). Possui graduação em Engenharia de Produção Mecânica (2006-2009) e mestrado em Engenharia de Produção (2010-2011) pela Universidade Federal de Itajubá. Possui experiência em Engenharia de Processos no setor automotivo. Tem conduzido pesquisa científica, pelos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Energias Renováveis e Engenharia de Produção e Sistemas, nas áreas de Processos de Energias Renováveis, Seis Sigma, Gestão da Qualidade, Controle Estatístico de Processos, Análise de Sistemas de Medição, Modelagem e Otimização Multiobjetivo. http://lattes.cnpq.br/2633968496533807

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Barbosa, F. T. A., Mascarenhas, M. S. C., Coelho Junior, L. M., & Peruchi, R. S. (2025). Load scheduling: challenges and process improvements in food industry inbound logistics. Brazilian Journal of Production Engineering, 11(2), 10-25. https://doi.org/10.47456/bjpe.v11i2.47403