Improvement proposal to increase performance by applying redesign of stations and work methods together with a preventive maintenance plan in a LPG bottling machine

Ullero A.N.S.; Rubio C.F.Z.; Jauregui I.A.M. · Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology (2023)

Resumen

In a company, performance is defined as the ability to achieve greater productivity using the same resources in order to obtain positive results in financial, production efficiency, or customer satisfaction aspects. In the present case study, the productive performance of a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bottling company was initially evaluated at 75.88%. In order to determine whether the current performance of the company is within optimal operability ranges, this percentage was compared with the productive performance in LPG bottling industries in Mexico. The average productive performance of these industries is 83.47%. Comparing this percentage with that of the initial company reveals a technical gap of 7.59%. Faced with this situation, a model was developed that combines the redesign of stations and work methods with the implementation of a preventive maintenance plan. The objective of the model is to reduce the distances traveled by the material, the amount of wasted paint, operator fatigue, non-value generating activities, and the failures of the bottling scales. The main result obtained was that the number of cylinders that leave the system increased by 68 cylinders per hour.

Instituciones: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas