Productivity Increase in Peruvian Chemical SMEs: A Proposal with 5S, SLP, and TPM Tools (#2213)

Authors

Jilari Caceres, Katherin Celeni

Torres Zarate, Katya Jhasmin

Cabel, Jhonatan

Abstract

In the current context, efficiency has become an essential element for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), driven by an increase in demand that forces them to remain competitive. Over the course of 2022, the chemical products sector experienced a notable growth of 16.2% compared to 2020. However, productivity is threatened by various factors, including lack of organization in facilities, downtime, and manufacturing of products that fail to meet required quality standards. This directly impacts the company's profits, resulting in economic losses solely due to fines. Therefore, through engineering tools such as TPM, numerous advantages can be obtained that will be essential for gradually improving high levels of order delivery non-compliance to customers. The central objective of this study is to enhance productivity by identifying critical factors, such as the existence of inefficient processes (29%), lack of cleanliness and order (26%), and inadequate plant design and layout (23%). The proposed model in this research is based on the implementation of 5S and SLP methodologies, aimed at reducing downtime, enhancing process efficiency, and decreasing the proportion of products failing to meet quality standards. In summary, this proposed model achieves its goal of increasing productivity by reducing transfer time to a maximum of 20 minutes.