Workload analysis for Sanding Small Grand Piano Department in Manufacturing company

Industrial Engineering Deparment, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Islamic University of Indonesia, Jl. Kaliurang km 14.5, Yogyakarta Indonesia

^a Corresponding author: amarria@uii.ac.id

Abstract

The production process is one of the main activities of manufacturing companies that need their continuous improvement and continuously. There are several factors that affect productivity, such as job stress and workload. The workload is shared with uneven to make the work environment uncomfortable. The production data in April 2017 explaining that the sanding small grand piano average produces for 20 units piano/day, with a production target of 21 units piano/day production target has not been achieved. The lack of achievement of these targets due to the difference between the expected level of ability with the capacity level. In this study focused to determine the operator workload on sanding small grand piano is included in the painting section. The workload is calculated using the method of Full-Time Equivalent (FTE). The results showed that the operators have overloaded with FTE scores of both 1.33, 1.35 and 1.34 While the operators have an underload workload with a value of FTE 0.94. 0.64, 0.72. Therefore, Kaizen activity such as balancing jobdesk and modification stopper were applied to reduce the waste. Workload after kaizen plan has decreased each 0.02 FTE with change of work element, each operator has a uniform workload with an average FTE value of 1.13 (underload).