Resolving Production-Demand Mismatch In A Batch Process Manufacturing Firm
| Author(s) | : | Lekshmi J S, Prof Dr. Biju Augustine P |
| Institution | : | Industrial Engineering and Management, RIT College, Pampady |
| Published In | : | Vol. 6, Issue 5 — May 2019 |
| Page No. | : | 195-201 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
This study is to identify and analyze the factors that has direct impact and influence on not meeting the demandin Aluminium Industries Limited, Kundara. Aluminium Industries Limited, Kundara is a small scale industry whomanufactures Vacuum circuit breaker. There are 68 employees in the company in regular shift from 8:30am to 4:30pm. Thispaper aims to identify the various factors and problems affecting the productivity of the firm. In order to access and interpretthe issues relevant to productivity the actual time for each operation was calculated. The various key factors affectingproductivity, namely the cycle of operations, material handling and management of manpower are discussed. A questionnairesurvey was conducted among the 68 workers in the firm. Hence, this study helps to identify the bottleneck and suggestappropriate system to improve productivity..
Lekshmi J S, Prof Dr. Biju Augustine P, “Resolving Production-Demand Mismatch In A Batch Process Manufacturing Firm”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 6, Issue 5, pp. 195-201, May 2019.
