Application of the PHVA methodology to increase productivity in a fish canning company

Abstract

The objective was to apply the PHVA methodology in the cooking line to increase the productivity of a fish canning company. A pre-experimental design with pre-test and post-test was used, the population was made up of all the processes of the company's cooking line and the sample was equal to the population because it was made to the total processes of the cooking line. Instruments such as the work sampling technique, Ishikawa diagram and the 5W-H techniquewere applied. The application of the PHVA methodology focused on the improvement of operations. In the area of eviscerated a work method was implemented with the reduction of idle times and a penalty for low productivity. For the mill area the standard times were determined and line balance was applied; the cooling time of the raw material was reduced to one hour, and 42 people in the eviscerated area were increased. A maintenance program for the sealing machine was implemented for the sealing area, which increased its reliability by 11.4%. The main results were an increase in raw material efficiency of 4%, labor productivity by 54.71 kg / hh, labor cost productivity by 16,943 kg / soles and for machine productivity a 36.18 kg / h-machine. Finally, it is concluded that the PHVA methodology can lead to an increase in productivity.