Minimizing rejects in the vegetable and root crops line in plant 2 of Global Food Solution Inc. at San Pablo City, Laguna

Date

2011

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Haerold Dean Z. Layaoen

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Abstract

Plant 2 of Global Solutions Incorporated (GFSI) in San Pablo City Laguna manufactures and processes frozen food products like blanched jute leaves and horseradish leaves and for root crops like cassava and purple yam. Data from October 2009 to September 2010 showed that frozen vegetables and root crop products accounted for 82.95% of all rejects, equivalent to 473,520 plastic pouches. The cost associated with these rejects in Plant 2 was Php1,072,644, thus, was the subject of this study. Types of rejects identified were examined using individual Ishikawa Diagrams. Rejects related to this are burst seal, Contamination of raw materials, wrong headers in plastic pouches poor quality in plastic pouches, mixing of different type of leaves, air entrapment in plastic pouches, and presence of "tanga" in root crops. REcommended solution to these problems can be classified as procedural and inventive. Among the procedurals solutions are implementations of rules. assigning a distinct header colour per product group, and designated tables for a specific product. Inventive solutions are introduction of a new training program, inclusion of quality of work in the evaluation of the workers productivity, and establishment of a standard sealing procedure.

LC Subject

Quality productions

Location

UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Call Number

LG 993 2011 E66 L34

Document Type

Thesis

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