The outdoor logistics in wood industry is an interesting research area since many factors need to be taken into consideration for an efficient process. However, little research can be found specifically in term of the outdoor logistics within wood industry. The purpose of this study is to design a model for streamlining outdoor logistics in the wood industry. Additionally, what important factors for more efficient outdoor logistics are also to be investigated.  According to Institute for Transport Research (2002), the material handling is defined as all physical handling, movement, storage and packaging of materials. To make the study scope clear, the outdoor logistics is specifically defined as the outdoor material handling in this study, and the outdoor refers to the local area outside the production buildings. A major part of this investigation work has been performed at one case company called Valbo Trä. The research is done through literature review, interviews, site observations at case company, and has generated a broad and deep understanding of the operations at the case company and the theoretical basis for the model development.  This study shows that the demand for different products is very different as well as the lengths and quantities of the products. Such fluctuating demand generally occurs in the wood industry, not only at the case company. The unpredictability of the demand for raw materials makes it complex for the case company to meet the customer's demands for finished products. On the other hand, the material handling becomes complex when the inventory levels increase. The inventory levels create, among other things, tied up capital, obsolescence, tighter handling space and poorer visibility for the truck drivers. Obsolescence that occurs can be traced to material handling. Damage occurs during internal transport and the wood suffers from damage due to weather conditions during outdoor handling. When handling materials outdoors, there are also risks in the form of obscured visibility during transport with loaders. Violation of speed limits and varying compliance with safety rules also occur. High inventory levels also affect the possibility of applying FIFO. Flows, obsolescence, and safety have been identified as the most important factors for more efficient outdoor logistics within the wood industry. Based on the identified factors a model could be designed and applicable within the wood industry.

AB Furhoffs Rostfria is a company with its base in Skövde. They are specialists in the manufacturing of stainless-steel parts, such as plumbing products, floor wells and sinks. In addition to manufacturing their own products, the company also has a subcontract to manufacture other companies’ products. The department where this bachelor thesis will be conducted has a subcontract to manufacturing radar cones and treats only the production of the most frequent manufactured radar cones. The department consists of seven manufacturing steps and three additional steps for one of the details. The purpose of the bachelor thesis is to create a simulation model that shows how potential improvement proposals would meet the expected increase of the order intake of the radar cones by streamlining the current production flow. In order to achieve this, a simulation model has been created in which the improvement proposals have been implemented. The improvement proposals that have been tested are based on the data that has been collected through production engineering methods. The frame of references describes the theory that constitutes the foundation for the chosen methods. In addition, areas within discrete event simulation, lean production and improvement work have been studied from other works in the literature review. These areas can in some way relate to the work and conclusions of this project. The empirical study was conducted by using observations according to genchi genbutsu, conversations and interviews with operators, spaghetti diagrams of the operators and the product flow as well as time studies according to the continuous method. These methods have formed the basis for both the creation of the simulation model, where the current situation is reflected, and for the development of the future state simulation model. The future state simulation model shows the implementation of the improvement proposals that increases efficiency and production volume throughout the system. The empirical study resulted in a visual overview of the production flow, standard times, the identification of waste as well as improvement proposals. When all the improvement proposals were implemented, the hourly production was increased by 26.6% and the lead time was reduced by 21.1%. With these improvements, the company can increase their production and profit significantly. / AB Furhoffs Rostfria är ett bolag som är baserade i Skövde. De är specialister inom tillverkning av produkter i rostfritt stål, såsom rörprodukter, golvbrunnar och diskbänkar. Förutom tillverkning av egna produkter har företaget en legotillverkning för att tillverka andra företags produkter. Avdelningen där detta examensarbete har genomförts är en legoproduktion av radarkonor och examensarbetet har endast behandlat produktionen av de mest producerad radarkonorna. Processen består av sju tillverkningssteg och tre ytterligare steg för en av detaljerna. Syftet med examensarbetet är att skapa en simuleringsmodell som visar hur potentiella förbättringsförslag kan möta den förväntade orderökningen av radarkonorna genom att effektivisera det nuvarande produktionsflödet. För att uppnå detta har en simuleringsmodell skapats där förbättringsförslagen har implementerats. De förbättringsförslag som har utarbetats bygger på data som har samlats in genom produktionstekniska metoder. Den teoretiska referensramen beskriver den teori som utgör grunden för de valda metoderna. Dessutom har områden inom diskret händelsesimulering, lean produktion och förbättringsarbete studerats från andra arbeten i litteraturstudien. Dessa områden kan på något sätt relatera till arbetet och slutsatserna i detta projekt. Den empiriska studien genomfördes genom att använda observationer enligt genchi genbutsu, konversationer och intervjuer med operatörer, spagettidiagram av operatörerna och produktflödet samt tidsstudier enligt den kontinuerliga metoden. Dessa metoder har utgjort grunden för både skapandet av simuleringsmodellen, där den nuvarande situationen återspeglas, och utvecklingen av den framtida simuleringsmodellen. Den framtida simuleringsmodellen visar implementeringen av förbättringsförslagen som ökar effektiviteten och produktionsvolymen i hela systemet. Den empiriska studien resulterade i en visuell översikt över produktionsflödet, standardtider, identifiering av slöseri samt förbättringsförslag. När samtliga förbättringsförslag implementerades i simuleringsmodellen ökade genomströmningen av produkter per timma med 26,6% och ledtiden reducerades med 21,1%. Med dessa förbättringar kan företaget öka sin produktion och vinst avsevärt.