Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science (대한안전경영과학회지)

Korea Safety Management & Science (대한안전경영과학회)
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A Study on Productivity Improvement through Safety Management and Manufacturing Process Reengineering : Case Study in Polyurethane Manufacturer

안전관리 및 생산 공정 개선을 통한 생산성 향상에 관한 연구 : 폴리우레탄 제조업체 사례

  • Kim, Hyun Soo (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Inje University) ;
  • Lee, Hyeong-Ryong (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Inje University) ;
  • Kwon, Ick-Hyun (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Inje University)
  • 김현수 (인제대학교 산업경영공학과) ;
  • 이형룡 (인제대학교 산업경영공학과) ;
  • 권익현 (인제대학교 산업경영공학과)
  • Received : 2013.07.20
  • Accepted : 2013.12.03
  • Published : 2013.12.31
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Abstract

Polyurethane is an elastomer polymer, which is flexible, tough and resistant. This material is widely used various fields such as automobile, aeroplane, textiles, construction industries. Currently there exists more than 1,000 manufacturing companies in Korea that are closely related to Polyurethane. In spite of a number of Polyurethane manufacturing companies, there are little attention in academia as well as industries to study the safety and manufacturing process improvement on Polyurethane. In this paper, we consider a case study for the Polyurethane manufacturer to improve productivity by using safety management and manufacturing process reengineering. After careful analysis, we derive three enhancements to increasing the safety and productivity for the target company. Especially, we achieve about 16% productivity improvement in roller manufacturing process by replacing manual stirring job with automated mixing machine.

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