Layout Efficiency Analysis of Production Facilities at Suyadi Tofu Factory Jember

Abstract

Background: Free trade and investment in each country has exceeded the limit so that companies are required to be able to face intense business competition both at home and abroad. The most feasible way for the company to take is by structuring production facilities.This research was conducted at the Suyadi Jember Tofu Factory which is engaged in the home industry with the resulting product, namely tofu. The factory is located in Karanganyar Village, Ambulu District, Jember Regency. This factory strives to improve the quality of production for the sake of customer satisfaction. Good quality can be obtained from raw materials and production processes, namely by structuring the facilities used, so that production can run efficiently. Materials and Methods: The research method used in this research is Line Balancing by balancing the assignment of task elements from an assembly line to a work station to minimize the number of work stations and minimize total idle time at all stations for a certain output level. Results: The results of this study indicate that the type of layout used at the Suyadi Tofu Factory is product layout because the production process is sequential and the placement of machines or production facilities is arranged according to the sequence of the production process from raw materials to final products. By using the line balancing method, an adequate capacity of 8,57 and a cycle time of 32,14 minutes. The number of work stations that must be made on the production line is 3 work stations. This calculation is in accordance with the current number of work stations. Idle time at the Suyadi Tofu Factory is -8,58 which indicates the maximum time for workers at the work station. Meanwhile, the balancing delay at the Suyadi Tofu Factory was 8,89%. Conclusion: By using the line balancing method, the efficiency level of the tofu production process at the Suyadi Tofu Factory is fairly high, namely 91,10%.