EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT FOR SILKSCREEN PROCESS USING LEAN CONCEPT AT COLOROSO SOLUTION SDN BHD

Abstract

This research describes the implement on efficiency for silkscreen process using lean concept. This research company is the apparel industry. It is one of the manufacturing sector in SME. The apparel industry need to have new strategies to focused the quality rather than quantity that can meet customer satisfaction. This research was conducted in Coloroso Solution. The problem they facing is work after office hours which is overtime hence they able to complete the customer orders without delay to ship to the customers. However, the overtime is additional expenses. There have 3 objectives of this research which are to analyze the current and future state VSM at silkscreen printing process. To identify value analysis that influence towards silkscreen printing process and to propose the potential solution in the silkscreen printing process that can improve it is efficiency. Value Stream Mapping (VSM) was the main tool to help reveal hidden and sources of waste. At the current state, the PCE was found 1.40%. However, it identifies 5 process that have higher cycle time number than takt time number. By that, the researcher focus on those 5 process. Each activity was being analyzed and categorized in VA, NVA and OVA activity. Eventually, the researcher gave several recommendations for reduce the cycle time and increase their efficiency.