Incremento de la productividad del área de envasado de producto final, en una planta procesadora de harina de trigo utilizando la metodología de la teoría de restricciones

Abstract

The main objective of the work was to increase the productivity of the area of packaging of the wheat flour plant of Moderna Alimentos S.A., using as main methodology the theory of constraints and the use Simul8 to generate models and analyze the normal work of the plant; the diagnosis was complemented by the evaluation of productivity, operating efficiency, process costs; determining the restriction of the area. Three alternatives to improve productivity were established, which were evaluated technically and financially. As a result it was possible to increase productivity by 24,7%, which implies the installation of an automatic packaging machine and two new silos of 60 Tm for finished product, the estimate cost is $780 216, investment that recovers in approximately 4 years and 9 months of operation. Finally , the analysis shows that it would possible to balance the packaging capacity with production line, the plant having a continuous 16 hours grinding capacity without the need of packaging, reducing overtime, 5 plant workers and avoiding non-stop schedules in plant, this reduce production costs and represents a competitive advantage for the company.