Optimización de la producción aplicando ingeniería de métodos en la Empresa Textil ELOHIMTEX ubicada en el cantón Tisaleo

Abstract

The objective of this research was to work towards optimizing production by applying methods engineering in ELOHIMTEX textile company, located in the Tisaleo canton. It began with company visits to research and record the current situation during the process. Process and route analysis diagrams were designed, using engineering methods by measuring the work and recording activities. The measurement involved timing the time of each activity, identifying the area with the greatest problems, with the main focus being on the packaging. Once the area was identified, the standard time was calculated. The results showed for the sweater a time of 20.08 minutes, Value Added Analysis (VAA) of 72.9%, production capacity of 95.6 sweaters per day; for the pants, 13.6 minutes, VAA of 69.15%, capacity of 141.2 pants per day; for the T-shirt, 6.44 minutes, an AVA of 66.50%, capacity of 223.6 T-shirts per day; and for the trousers, 6.96 minutes, an AVA of 60.98%, capacity of 206.8 trousers per day. An analysis was made to eliminate nonproductive time, optimize resources, reduce distances and increase production capacity. After the implementation of the recommendations, a reduction of 2.71 minutes was achieved in the production of the sweater, an increase in the AVA of 12.98% and 15.65% in capacity; for the pants, 1.71 minutes were reduced, increasing the AVA by 11.45% and the capacity by 14.39%. In the T-shirt, 0.82 minutes were reduced, increasing 10.53% in AVA and 14.70% in production. As for the shorts, 1.10 minutes were reduced, increasing AVA by 11.06% and capacity by 18.8%. In the study of the 5'S methodology, substantial improvements were achieved by increasing 40% in the first S, 20% in the second, 60% in the third, 20% in the fourth and 40% in the fifth S.