Mejoramiento del proceso de etiquetado en una planta de salsas y aderezos

Abstract

This thesis had as objective the implementation of improvements to the labelling process in a plant of sauces and dressings, using as methodology the Theory of Constraints which involves the application of five steps that are based on bottlenecks issues to increase the productive capacity of a process. The project began with an initial diagnosis of the labelling process where the standard speed was measured in every sub-process, the distribution of the labor journey was statistically analyzed and productivity was calculated. Once the analysis was completed, the suitable methodology was applied, resulting in: the increase of cumulative productivity, the stabilization of the process, the reduction of extra working hours and the decrease of operation costs. It is important to mention some of the actions that were applied as part of the proposed improvements: distribution of the activities in every sub-process, implementation of Control Letters, redistribution of the staff, establishment of new working hours and the necessity of programming the activities of the coming week.