This thesis concentrates on implementing an efficient scheduling and planning system for a Third-Party Logistics Company as a 3PL has more restrictions and parameters on how their work gets carried out on daily basis. The problems associated with the case company is that the company has poor scheduling and planning system which is leading to decrease in productivity and increase in backlog of work. Due to lag in information flow between the stakeholders, planner is unable to predict the different situation. In this technological era, it is important to enhance planning and scheduling which directly reflects on productivity. On understanding the present problem based on interview with the traffic department, questionnaires to the shopfloor employees and observations made, authors selected particular framework by referring different journal articles which led to find the solution for the problem.

This report gives the solution for enhanced scheduling system by integration of digitalization. Digitalization helps in reaching the updated information faster which is required for planning and scheduling process. An efficient scheduling and Planning system always help in a smooth functioning of any production facility. It keeps the work to be done on track and helps the employee in finishing the task for the day in the best possible way. This thesis is carried out and conclusion is achieved by solving the existing problem for the case company. This system may further enhance by incorporating RFID system which updates the information faster with more data required for planning and scheduling system.