TY - GEN
T1 - Productivity improvement for the manufacture of disposable medical material in a South American Country pointing towards industry 4.0
AU - Quevedo, César Stoll
AU - Sanchez, Christian Cornejo
AU - Diaz, Wilmer Atoche
AU - Polo, Jonatán Edward Rojas
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - The manufacture of disposable medical material in a developing country is a labor-intensive manufacturing process. Quality inspections are based on experts' personal observations, who then decide which products fulfill the required quality. Errors in quality control can have fatal consequences due to the clinical use of the products. Furthermore, we cope with several manufacturing problems that affect demand fulfillment. In this context, we need an efficient production line with reliable quality control processes, i.e. a lean production system, no wastes. Implementing the concepts of Industry 4.0 is therefore recommended for a continuous improvement process in the disposable medical material industry. In the cur-rent research, we introduce automated assembly machines as a first step to establish new standards for production and quality. Furthermore, we analyze the long-term benefits based on the application of automation, lean production and Industry 4.0.
AB - The manufacture of disposable medical material in a developing country is a labor-intensive manufacturing process. Quality inspections are based on experts' personal observations, who then decide which products fulfill the required quality. Errors in quality control can have fatal consequences due to the clinical use of the products. Furthermore, we cope with several manufacturing problems that affect demand fulfillment. In this context, we need an efficient production line with reliable quality control processes, i.e. a lean production system, no wastes. Implementing the concepts of Industry 4.0 is therefore recommended for a continuous improvement process in the disposable medical material industry. In the cur-rent research, we introduce automated assembly machines as a first step to establish new standards for production and quality. Furthermore, we analyze the long-term benefits based on the application of automation, lean production and Industry 4.0.
KW - Industry 4.0
KW - Lean production
KW - Productivity
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85057455740
U2 - 10.18687/LACCEI2018.1.1.233
DO - 10.18687/LACCEI2018.1.1.233
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85057455740
T3 - Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
BT - 16th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology
PB - Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions
T2 - 16th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology
Y2 - 18 July 2018 through 20 July 2018
ER -