Enhancement of productivity of manual operation of soya sauce factory
Today, with rapidly changing world and market, SMEs have faced a critical challenge to remain competitive in the business market. Recognizing that sustainability is a key business driver to move forward this study has put practical and fundamental sustainability initiatives needed for improvement i...
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| description | Today, with rapidly changing world and market, SMEs have faced a critical challenge to remain competitive in the business market. Recognizing that sustainability is a key business driver to move forward this study has put practical and fundamental sustainability initiatives needed for improvement in the style of production of a small & medium enterprises( SMEs). In this paper a case study of SME food industry is presented. Work study methodology has been embedded in the strategy which leads to a reduction in production cycle time, non-value adding activities, and production cost. In addition, at the filling and capping line, the layout design of the workplace area was optimized; productivity has been improved and returned on investment (ROI) was within three months |
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| spelling | iium-695572019-01-11T01:22:16Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/69557/ Enhancement of productivity of manual operation of soya sauce factory Wahid, Zaharah QA Mathematics QA276 Mathematical Statistics TS155 Production management Today, with rapidly changing world and market, SMEs have faced a critical challenge to remain competitive in the business market. Recognizing that sustainability is a key business driver to move forward this study has put practical and fundamental sustainability initiatives needed for improvement in the style of production of a small & medium enterprises( SMEs). In this paper a case study of SME food industry is presented. Work study methodology has been embedded in the strategy which leads to a reduction in production cycle time, non-value adding activities, and production cost. In addition, at the filling and capping line, the layout design of the workplace area was optimized; productivity has been improved and returned on investment (ROI) was within three months 2018 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/69557/4/69557%20schedule.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/69557/5/69557%20Presentation-%20Zara%20food.pdf Wahid, Zaharah (2018) Enhancement of productivity of manual operation of soya sauce factory. In: 7th International Conference on Engineering Business Management (ICEBM), 4th-5th August 2018, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | QA Mathematics QA276 Mathematical Statistics TS155 Production management Wahid, Zaharah Enhancement of productivity of manual operation of soya sauce factory |
| title | Enhancement of productivity of manual operation of soya sauce factory |
| title_full | Enhancement of productivity of manual operation of soya sauce factory |
| title_fullStr | Enhancement of productivity of manual operation of soya sauce factory |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancement of productivity of manual operation of soya sauce factory |
| title_short | Enhancement of productivity of manual operation of soya sauce factory |
| title_sort | enhancement of productivity of manual operation of soya sauce factory |
| topic | QA Mathematics QA276 Mathematical Statistics TS155 Production management |
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