Implementation of New Workflow Layout for Capstone Design Project

Authors

  • Nurul Hanna Mas’aud
  • Hanipah Ghazali
  • Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamed Rashid
  • . .

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.42.25689

Published:

2018-12-29

Keywords:

Design project, material management, transportation time, workflow layout, workstation

Abstract

In completing a capstone design project, students were allowed to use all facilities in a mechanical workshop (including machining area, assembly area, and welding area). However, the main problem was they had a very limited space and time to do their work due to the poor arrangement of raw material, machines, and tools. Therefore, this study was conducted to create a systematic process workflow layout. After implementing the new improvement of process workflow layout, a time study analysis and a satisfactory survey were conducted. The study found that total average transportation time could be reduced from 313sec to 102sec with 67.14% of reduction. As for satisfactory survey, it was found that most of the users were satisfied with the new process workflow layout; 7.41% of the users found it very convenient, 75.93% convenient and 18.52% moderately convenient.

 

 

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Hanna Mas’aud, N., Ghazali, H., Ridzuan Mohamed Rashid, M., & ., . (2018). Implementation of New Workflow Layout for Capstone Design Project. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(4.42), 107–111. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.42.25689

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Received 2019-01-11
Accepted 2019-01-11
Published 2018-12-29