REDUCTION OF DEFECTS AND LEAD TIME OF THE ORDER TO DELIVERY (OTD) PROCESS IN A GLOVE MANUFACTURING FIRM
| Author(s) | : | Joseph j kaippen, Prof Dr Biju AugustineP |
| Institution | : | Industrial Engineering and management, RIT College, Pampady |
| Published In | : | Vol. 6, Issue 5 — May 2019 |
| Page No. | : | 174-180 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
This paper is to analyze and reduce the defects and lead time in XYZ firm in kottayam. XYZ is a small scaleindustry, who manufacturers sterile latex surgical gloves and examination gloves. Presently the firm has 41 permanentstaffs in the company in regular with total production of 100000 pieces per day. This study is specifically to reduce thelead time for production and defective gloves inorder to improve the customer satisfaction A combination of siteobservation, personnel interview, literature survey is to be used for data collection for assessing the current situationand future improvements. Currently 4% of the total production is defective gloves and five days time is taken to make theproduct get ready for dispatch. The lead time is reduced to 3 days by adding more shifts in inspection and introducing awallet packing unit. The defects can be reduced by implementing the suggestions provided along with the economicjustification. Every suggestions provided have an economic justification.
Joseph j kaippen, Prof Dr Biju AugustineP, “REDUCTION OF DEFECTS AND LEAD TIME OF THE ORDER TO DELIVERY (OTD) PROCESS IN A GLOVE MANUFACTURING FIRM”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 6, Issue 5, pp. 174-180, May 2019.
