Productivity improvement and Waste Reduction in a Cement Refractory

Abstract

The objective of the research is to study the plants problems in material handling and the workers ergonomics. The detailed study of the plant’s processes using operations process chart, flow of material and activity relationship chart has been done. The new plant layout has been designed and compared with the present plant layout. The study showed that the workers were also not been utilized properly. Proper improvements were being suggested in order to improve the working conditions and material handling.