Evaluation for The Production Process of The Cover Plate Components Using Time Study Technique: A Case Study

Abstract

Time study plays a crucial role in optimizing production efficiency and resource utilization in manufacturing processes. Time study helps to counter problems that occurred in the production industry such as uneven task distribution, bottlenecks, idle time, complexity, and time constraints. In this case study, a manufacturing company has been selected as a case study for time study which focused on packing department that produced cover plate component in order to identify the task time, normal time and standard time. There are 12 work elements that were identified in this case study and these work elements were grouped into 5 different workstations based on cycle time. As a result, among of 12 work elements, the first 7 work elements indicates that the processes did not show any delay, where the processes can be done in range of 12% to 31% faster than the expected standard time. Meanwhile the other 5 work elements indicates a delay in task completion, which is up to 43.63 seconds. In case of workstation analysis, workstation 1, 2 and 3 showcasing effective performance in terms of task completion, with 14.6% to 31.1% faster than the standard time. However, for workstation 4 and 5 were recorded a procrastinate process time about 8% and 11%, which can translated as 30.3 secondsand 77.7 seconds, respectively.As a conclusion, the analysis of manufacturing task efficiency identified elements H, I, J, K, and L as needing improvement. Conversely, elements A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are performing well. Workstations 4 and 5 are bottlenecks that hinder overall production efficiency. Addressing these bottlenecks is crucial for achieving optimal output