Efficiency analysis of production tracks using line balancing and stopwatch time study methods in medium-scale manufacturing industries
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.59651/jt.v1i1.281Keywords:
Line Balancing, Production Efficiency, Time Study, Manufacturing, Bottleneck Reduction, Production CapacityAbstract
This research aims to optimize the production system by applying the line balancing method to the metal component manufacturing process. The main objective of applying line balancing is to distribute the workload evenly among work stations, in order to reduce waiting time and improve production efficiency. The study was conducted in a manufacturing company by measuring work time at five different production stations. Standard time data was obtained through the time study method using a stopwatch. The analysis results showed that before the implementation of line balancing, the production efficiency was 78.3%, while after the improvement, the efficiency dropped to 64.3%. Despite the decrease in numerical efficiency, the implementation of line balancing successfully reduced bottlenecks and accelerated the flow of products between stations. By reducing the number of stations from five to three, an increase in production capacity can be achieved. The results of this study suggest manufacturing companies to implement line balancing to improve operational efficiency and production capacity.
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