Improvement of the Daily Manufacturing Operations Productivity of the Injection Molding Department by at Least 5%

Abstract

Productivity is the most significant factor in manufacturing industries. Low productivity of workers can have a great impact in the finances of an organization. In this project paper, the focus is to improve the manufacturing productivity of Company X, particularly the Injection Molding Department of a Medical Devices Company. Data from daily operations was collected and analyzed finding that the low productivity was caused by rework performed on stock number x due to embedded particle matter caused by the mold manifold. After implementation and validation of a new mold manifold, embedded particle matter was eliminated, and the productivity was increased by 12.2%. During this project, rework was found as the cause and is one of the factors that affects productivity greatly, but other areas were identified as well that can be improved to increases even more the value of productivity obtained. KeyTerms⎯Injection Molding, Manufacturing Operations, Productivity Management, Productivity Improvement.