Date

4-2010

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Mikel Angelo B. Yap

Committee Member

Marc Immanuel G. Isip, Arvin Joseph M. Elauria

Abstract

The Filtration Division of Goodhouse Industries, Inc. is engaged in the manufacture and trade of fabric and cloth filters which are primarily used in industrial applications. The labor cost of the division is high processing time of the products. With this, the study focused on reducing the processing times. To narrow down the scope, this study only covered the production of disposable primary filter since it contributed the largest sales in the year 2008. Aside from that, the high processing time of this product incurred the division an additional labor cost amounting to PhP 273,326.32. Furthermore, the study seeks to reduce the processing time of the disposable primary filters from 0.92hr to 0.47hr. This was done by: documenting and analyzing the process of making the product; identifying the major factors that caused the high processing time; providing appropriate corrective measure; and recommending the best solutions to decrease the processing time. Using the cause and effect diagram and CNX analysis, It was found out that the high processing time was caused by two controllable factors and four experimental factors. The controllable factors were the boredom of the workers and the unpracticed authority of the supervisor. Action plans were generated in order to solve and avoid these controllable factors. On the other hand, the 4experimental factors identified were the absence of pleating equipment, poor layout, non-standardized process and the malfunctioning of glue guns. The factors were addressed by formulating alternative solutions which were based from different Industrial Engineering concepts. Alternatives were evaluated using Cost-Benefit Analysis. Based on the evaluation, it was recommended that the division should: construct fixed pleating equipment, arrange the layout using Relationship diagram, standardize and implore the process, add buffer inventories after the bottlenecks during the high months and replace the glue guns annually. By applying these, the division can reduce the processing time of disposable primary filter from 0.92hrs to 0.39hrs. This reduction and increase in capacity from applying the recommendation will save a total of PhP384,990.16 annually.

Language

English

Location

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

Call Number

LG 993 2010 E66 P78

Document Type

Thesis

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