Improving the packaging line process in continuous manufacturing production
Airo-Karlsson, Lotta-Karoliina (2024)
2024
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The purpose of this bachelor’s thesis was to find an answer to the research question: How to eliminate human errors in the packaging process and unnecessary work steps and corrective actions at the warehouse?
The background of the thesis was a problem of the packaging process at the client company that manufactures packaging solution for the food industry. Currently, the packaging process of the production lines are completely manual and relies on human accuracy. This caused human errors and endangered product safety and the accuracy of the material flow, as well as traceability.
The aim of this investigation was to map the starting situation of the packaging process and analyze it using Lean's problem-solving methods. The purpose was also to find out possible obstacles to the development work, and to analyze the cycle time of the value stream. In addition, we looked at the advantages and disadvantages brought by RFID technology.
The thesis work was done as a case study, which combines several approaches, such as interviews, literature, observations, and analysis techniques. The studied material was very precisely chosen from the point of view of improving the process, so literature sought was mainly concerning information on the methods of analyzing the Lean production process.
As a result of the investigation, solutions were sought together with software suppliers, from which a development solution proposal could be built for the client company. As a conclusion, a solution according to the new value stream was presented, which included both a software improvement to verify immediate quality of the process and also a hardware solution to support the work of the operators in the packaging process.
The background of the thesis was a problem of the packaging process at the client company that manufactures packaging solution for the food industry. Currently, the packaging process of the production lines are completely manual and relies on human accuracy. This caused human errors and endangered product safety and the accuracy of the material flow, as well as traceability.
The aim of this investigation was to map the starting situation of the packaging process and analyze it using Lean's problem-solving methods. The purpose was also to find out possible obstacles to the development work, and to analyze the cycle time of the value stream. In addition, we looked at the advantages and disadvantages brought by RFID technology.
The thesis work was done as a case study, which combines several approaches, such as interviews, literature, observations, and analysis techniques. The studied material was very precisely chosen from the point of view of improving the process, so literature sought was mainly concerning information on the methods of analyzing the Lean production process.
As a result of the investigation, solutions were sought together with software suppliers, from which a development solution proposal could be built for the client company. As a conclusion, a solution according to the new value stream was presented, which included both a software improvement to verify immediate quality of the process and also a hardware solution to support the work of the operators in the packaging process.