Mejora de la productividad en la línea de producción de tela kiana de la empresa textil “M&B” aplicando tiempos y movimientos

Abstract

The production processes related to the manufacture of fabrics are closely linked to the use of machinery, labor, resources and inputs to produce the final product. However, the empirical way in which Textiles M&B has grown, has caused that there is no standard time of operations and much less documented procedures for operators to know how to perform their activities, causing unnecessary waiting, transportation and movements in the production line of Kiana fabric. The purpose of this research is to improve the productivity levels of Kiana fabric. The study includes the analysis of the stages of the production process, with respect to the evaluation of the work rhythm through the Westinghouse system, the assignment of supplements according to the criteria of the International Labor Organization, t he measurement or timing of the activities, to determine the standard time of the processes and based on that to apply improvements that allow to increase the production of Kiana fabric based on the elimination of unnecessary movements, transports and wait s in the production process. The results show that by applying the 5S and SMED methodologies, the production process is improved by 3.04%. The new work methods are embodied in a procedures manual to standardize operations. Finally, it is concluded that productivity levels increase by 44.62% with the proposals established to improve the production process.