Facility layout improvement in sewing department with Systematic Layout planning and ergonomics approach

The design of facility layout is an influential factor in a company’s performance to support the streamlined process of production. PT. PMJ is one of the garment industries that produce women’s underwear. The total processing time in the sewing department often exceeds the standard time set by the c...

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Main Authors: Bambang Suhardi, Eldiana Juwita, Rahmaniyah Dwi Astuti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Cogent Engineering
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2019.1597412
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author Bambang Suhardi
Eldiana Juwita
Rahmaniyah Dwi Astuti
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description The design of facility layout is an influential factor in a company’s performance to support the streamlined process of production. PT. PMJ is one of the garment industries that produce women’s underwear. The total processing time in the sewing department often exceeds the standard time set by the company. The composition of the machine and facilities at the sewing department is considered to be not optimal. The order of machines in the production line has not been arranged appropriately which causes the excessive distance in the material transfer. In addition, the uses of straight material flow cause the workers to rotate their posture of the body when taking the materials. Based on the results of the assessment of the condition of workers in the initial facility layout using the Quick Exposure Check (QEC) method, the highest total exposure score is on the back. This study aims to redesign the facility layout of PT. PMJ using Systematic Layout Planning (SLP) and ergonomics approach to minimize total material handling cost. Two design alternatives are proposed and the performance of each design is evaluated using ARENA simulation software. Based on the calculation of total material handling cost and simulation, the second proposed facility layout was chosen since it was able to reduce the total material handling cost by 22.92% and material transfer time by 34.01%.
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spelling doaj.art-9f45e99acf2e4e21a317b15dee3b90492023-08-02T06:32:02ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Engineering2331-19162019-01-016110.1080/23311916.2019.15974121597412Facility layout improvement in sewing department with Systematic Layout planning and ergonomics approachBambang Suhardi0Eldiana Juwita1Rahmaniyah Dwi Astuti2University Sebelas MaretUniversity Sebelas MaretUniversity Sebelas MaretThe design of facility layout is an influential factor in a company’s performance to support the streamlined process of production. PT. PMJ is one of the garment industries that produce women’s underwear. The total processing time in the sewing department often exceeds the standard time set by the company. The composition of the machine and facilities at the sewing department is considered to be not optimal. The order of machines in the production line has not been arranged appropriately which causes the excessive distance in the material transfer. In addition, the uses of straight material flow cause the workers to rotate their posture of the body when taking the materials. Based on the results of the assessment of the condition of workers in the initial facility layout using the Quick Exposure Check (QEC) method, the highest total exposure score is on the back. This study aims to redesign the facility layout of PT. PMJ using Systematic Layout Planning (SLP) and ergonomics approach to minimize total material handling cost. Two design alternatives are proposed and the performance of each design is evaluated using ARENA simulation software. Based on the calculation of total material handling cost and simulation, the second proposed facility layout was chosen since it was able to reduce the total material handling cost by 22.92% and material transfer time by 34.01%.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2019.1597412arenaergonomicsfacility layoutquick exposure checksystematic layout planning
spellingShingle Bambang Suhardi
Eldiana Juwita
Rahmaniyah Dwi Astuti
Facility layout improvement in sewing department with Systematic Layout planning and ergonomics approach
Cogent Engineering
arena
ergonomics
facility layout
quick exposure check
systematic layout planning
title Facility layout improvement in sewing department with Systematic Layout planning and ergonomics approach
title_full Facility layout improvement in sewing department with Systematic Layout planning and ergonomics approach
title_fullStr Facility layout improvement in sewing department with Systematic Layout planning and ergonomics approach
title_full_unstemmed Facility layout improvement in sewing department with Systematic Layout planning and ergonomics approach
title_short Facility layout improvement in sewing department with Systematic Layout planning and ergonomics approach
title_sort facility layout improvement in sewing department with systematic layout planning and ergonomics approach
topic arena
ergonomics
facility layout
quick exposure check
systematic layout planning
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2019.1597412
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