Estudio de tiempos y movimientos para mejorar la productividad en el área de producción de floreros en la empresa “Master Fibra”

Abstract

The purpose of this research project is to improve the productivity of the company MASTER FIBRA through the development of a study of times and movements in the production area of vases; the application of this tool allows improving the production line through the standardization of processes and reduction of unproductive times, thus increasing the capacity and minimizing production costs. In the first instance, an initial situation analysis was carried out by collecting information on the production processes carried out in the different sheds that the company owns, focusing mainly on the vase production areas, which is the subject of the study. Since the company has 44 models of flower pots, an ABC analysis was applied in order to analyze the manufacturing process of the model with the highest demand. Subsequently, all the information on the Milan flower pot, known as the star product, was documented through flow charts, characterization sheets, process, analytical and route diagrams, and the construction of the layout. Through the application of the time and motion study, the normal and standard time and the daily capacity for each of the processes were calculated. From this, the bottleneck and problems in the production line were identified, such as the inadequate distribution in its facilities, for which the SLP (Systematic Plant Layout Planning) methodology was proposed in order to reduce the distances between areas, also eliminating unnecessary movements. With the proposal, a 1,49% improvement was obtained with respect to the current one, reducing the standard time from 429,82 min to 423,82 min.