Call for Papers : Volume 11, Issue 04, April 2024, Open Access; Impact Factor; Peer Reviewed Journal; Fast Publication

Improvement of productivity and work measurement in a typical syringe plant

In this research work an attempt has been made to improve the productivity by using time and motion study in a syringe plant. First Medical & Sterile Product value stream is facing low productivity and how best they can use their available resources, i.e. Man, material, machinery and money. Every organization tries to achieve best quality production in minimum time. Therefore, optimization of the current production layout and resources using time study is necessary to improve quality and increase productivity of workers in a section of the company in order to stay competitive in the global context. A method study used to design optimized resources utilization is outlined. The stop watch time study technique and man machine chart helped in improving the efficiency of the manufacturing process thus saving a lot of rework cost and valuable time. Work measurement also reduced the number of personnel, delay and fatigue allowances of the workers. The proposedlayout redesign can provide the benefits of higher production output and improved resource utilization since improvement in productivity is competently placed at 23.45%.Based on the financial analysis, the company has a longer break-even period and the internal rate of return of this company is 18.56% indicating the viability of the company.

Author: 
Mathew Shadrack Uzoma and Endurance Ruona Diemudeke
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