ASSIGNMENT - 1

MANAGEMENT OF
OPERATIONS
Submitted to: Prof. M K Gandhi

Submitted by GROUP 7
D_14 DEEPAK YADAV
20020441077
D_35 NISHANT KUMAR
20020441166
D_66 TRISHA GHOSH
20020441303
 FLOW PROCESS CHART
Process : Sheet Metal Working

Company : Uday Metal Works

Chart Begins : 10 Sheets of Metal in Store

Chart Ends : Completed Sheets Delivered to the Store

Charted by : Group 7 Date : 15/09/2020

DISTANCE | TIME SYMBOL EXPLANATION

10 Sheets Of Metal

30 mtrs Taken/Transfer To Cutting

Department

20 mins Machine is busy

10*(5) mins Sheet loaded on machine

= 50 mins

10*(10) mins Sheet Cut from one Side

= 100 mins

10*(3*10) mins Repeat for 10 Sheet unloaded and reloaded

= 300 mins sheets for cutting from another side

Repeat for 3
sides
10*(3*8) mins Sheet Cut from one Side
= 240 mins

10*(5) mins Sheet Unloaded from Cutting

= 50 mins machine
20 mtrs Taken/ Transfer to Inspection
Department

10*(15) mins Dimensions Check during

= 150 mins inspection
Repeat for 10 sheets

20 mtrs Taken/Transfer to Bending

Department

10*(4*10) mins Hole drilled at one corner of

= 400 mins Repeat for 10 the sheet
Sheets

Repeat for 4 corners

10*(40) mins Bending sheets from all the 4

= 400 mins Repeat for 10 sheets sides

40 mtrs Taken/Transfer to Store

Sheets stored in Store

 SYMBOLS FREQUENCY TIME|DISTANCE
2 -------------------|-----------------
4 -----------------| 110 mtrs

140 1540 mins |-----------------

10 150 mins |----------------

1 20 mins |-----------------

SUMMARY
SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT:
1. There is a delay time of 20 mins because of non-availability of machines. So, we
need to maintain a timetable for the machine utilization and plan way ahead to
ignore delay time or we need to increase the number of machines available in the
Cutting department.
Reduction in time: 20 mins

2. As lot of time is wasted in loading and reloading of sheets for each side,
upgradation of machines is required i.e. fully automated cutting machines that can
cut all the four sides in a single loading and unloading.
Reduction in time: 240 mins.

3. Similarly, the machines in the bending department can be upgraded and the
drilling and bending of sheets on all the four corners and sides can be done in a
single go rather than for each corner and side.
Reduction in time: 300 mins and 300 mins respectively.

4. Inspection is also required after sheet leaves bending department and before
reaches the store. To check for errors in dimensions due to drilling and bending.
Decrease in defectives.

5. To further decrease movement of material and reduction in process time, we

can combine cutting and bending departments. So that, we can have series of
process getting done in a single loading and unloading.
 MULTIPLE ACTIVITY CHART
Process : Facing and Centering of a shaft

Chart Begins : Shaft to be faced and centered lying near the machine

Chart Ends : Faced and Centered shaft kept aside near the machine

Charted by : Group 7 Date : 16/09/2020

TIME
SCAL
WORKMEN MACHINE
DESCRIPTION T S DESCRIPTION T S
0
Lode Job 0.15 Idle 0.15
E

0.15 Secure Job 0.05 Idle 0.05

0.20
Depress cycle on switch 0.05 Idle 0.05
0.25 Idle 1.60 Facing and centering on Auto cycle of 1.60
the machine

Idle 0.05 Jaws to open out to release Job 0.05

1.90
1.85 Collect Job from the Jaws 0.05 Idle 0.05
1.95
Job aside 0.05 Idle 0.05
2.00
T = Time *Chart is made to
Non-working or scale
S = State of working or non- Workin
working
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SUMMARY
 SUBJECT
Workmen
Machine
CYCLE TIME WORKED PER PERCENTAGE
TIME (MINS) CYCLE(MINS) UTILISATION
2.00 0.35 17.5%
1.65 82.5%

WORK TIME
PERCENTAGE UTILIZATION = TOTALTIME * 100

SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS:

To improve utilization of men and machines, we can install a new machine running
parallel to this one and the process of
1. loading the job between the hydraulic jaws of the vice,
2. followed by depress “ on switch” to secure part,
3. Followed by depress “cycle on” switch to start the automatic cycle
of the machine.
can be completed while the worker is idle during the facing and centering of the
workpiece by the machine on its automatic cycle.
(OR) The worker can be assigned with some other task in his idle time.
Thus, the following changes will lead to complete utilization of the efficiency of all
the workers and the machines.