Work Study in A Wood Furniture Manufacturing Company

Authors

  • Muhamad Hanafi Hassim School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor
  • Rozlina Md Sirat School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor
  • Azanizawati Ma’aram School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor
  • Nor Hasrul Akhmal Ngadiman School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor
  • Mohd Firdaus Mohd Taib School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor
  • Aini Zuhra Abdul Kadir School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor

Keywords:

Furniture manufacturing company, work study, direct time study, time measurement

Abstract

This paper aims to present the problems encountered in a wood manufacturing company,
located in Selangor by implementing a work/method study and time measurement. Direct
time study was applied for the time measurement. Finishing section consists of sanding
process, shellac and drying was chosen for the case study. Pareto chart was used to identify
the critical process in the company, namely the sanding process. Standard time for the
existing sanding activities was 22.94 minutes. After improvement has been made, the time
taken was 16.86 minutes, and hence a 26% reduction in time was achieved. This
improvement was done dy designing the more effective tool and workstation. SolidWorks
simulation software was used to assist in the design. By eliminating some activities through
appropriate designed tool and workstation that in turn reduce the time of movement and
space saving, the productivity in the company was subsequently demonstrated to have
increased.

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Published

2019-05-15

How to Cite

Hassim, M. H., Md Sirat, R., Ma’aram, A., Ngadiman, N. H. A., Mohd Taib, M. F., & Abdul Kadir, A. Z. (2019). Work Study in A Wood Furniture Manufacturing Company. Jurnal Mekanikal, 41(2-S). Retrieved from https://jurnalmekanikal.utm.my/index.php/jurnalmekanikal/article/view/344

Issue

Vol 41: December 2018 (Special Issue)

Section

Mechanical

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