Reduction of line stoppages of the F3 assembly line at Kawasaki Motors (Phils.) Corporation, Muntinlupa City

Date

6-2016

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Angelo C. Ani

Restrictions

Restricted: Not available to the general public. Access is available only after consultation with author/thesis adviser and only to those bound by the confidentiality agreement.

Abstract

The F3 assembly line of Kawasaki Motors (Phils.) Corporation has been experiencing line stops. The main contributors of line stops duration were identified using the Pareto principle. These include line delays, reworks, no parts, meetings, and defects. These causes were analyzed using Why-Why analysis and the CNX method. Major root causes include the absence of meeting guidelines, visual inspection only for the threaded parts, absence of delivery schedule to the line, inability of the workers to rethread, issues are not informed of the reject parts and no regular maintenance of the inspection jigs. From these root causes, the following were recommended to the company: include thread and diameter inspection in the receiving area, train workers on the Operation Standard for the wiring routes, limit the movement of the frame holder jig, regular maintenance of the phosphate rinser, label all the part racks, development of meeting guidelines, development of a delivery schedule for the parts issuers, reporting of rejected parts to the issuers, and job rotation of the indirect workers to the workers of the assembly line. These solutions will reduce the line stops by 74.68% ± 8.94% which translates to an annual savings of Php 195,242.41 in labor cost.

Language

English

Location

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

Call Number

LG 993 2016 E66 /C33

Document Type

Thesis

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