Reduction of unecessary transportation activities of material-handling operators in the IJP Warehouse Department of EPPI, Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines

Date

7-2015

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Angelo C. Ani

Abstract

Transportation is one of the sevent wastes of lean manufacturing. This study aims to reduce the nonproductive labor-hours due to transportation activities. It is primarily concerned with material-handling operators of Epson precision Philippines, Inc. (EPPI) whose activities include collection of kanban request cards, searching for skateboards or industrial dollies, parts preparation and delivery from the Main Picking Area to the production lines. Work sampling results show that about 70.9% is spent in such activities. Travel time can be reduced by scheduling the delivery of parts in order to significantly reduce the number of trips over long distances. The number of p-cases delivered per trip is also maximized. Storage racks near production lines should be installed to cater the bulk of parts delivered at a particular instance. Secondly, the time spent in searching for skateboards, which are used to deliver parts around the plant, can be lessened through assignment of skateboard location in areas where they are highly needed. Implementation of these recommendations can reduce the frequency of travel and transportation time as a result of searching. Consequently, a ratio of 2 material-handling operators to handle 3 production lines becomes feasible, thus, reducing the manpower requirement from 17 to 12. This translates to a labor-cost savings of Php 306, 150.00 yearly.

Language

English

Location

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

Call Number

LG 993.5 2015 E66 /P43

Document Type

Thesis

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