Estandarización de los procesos de producción de la Empresa ICOPLAST aplicando un estudio de métodos y tiempos

Abstract

The company ICOPLAST which is located in the city of Riobamba does not have defined working methods since there is no documentation that establishes the order and time that must take each activity of the production process in the different work areas, this causes a decrease in total production capacity. For this reason, the objective of this technical project was to improve productivity by standardizing production processes through a study of methods and times. First, a detailed analysis of all activities that make up the production process was carried out through the development of process diagrams. Then, the timing technique was applied to identify the factors that produced unproductive times and affected the effectiveness of the work of the operators in each of their respective positions. From this, a manual of standardized procedures has been drawn up for each elementary activity of the production process, with the aim of defining how each task is carried out correctly, safely, and appropriately. The results obtained were highly satisfactory. Finally, the proposed improvement increased production by 5.44% and production capacity per hour by 18.46%, resulting in a positive economic benefit of $15,898.84 compared to the current method. To ensure the continuity of the benefits obtained, it is recommended to train the staff in the implementation of the proposed method, in order to avoid future changes and difficulties.