Improvement of Rice Packing Process in A Community Rice Milling Plant

EasyChair Preprint 4658

Abstract

This project studied the rice packing process in community rice milling plant. The objectives of this study were to improve working postures in packing process and measure productivity. The apparatus used in this study were 1) camera for recording pictures and video, 2) stopwatch, and 3) Abnormal Index. Working posture was changed from sitting on a mat to sitting on an adjustable chair. Results showed that changing working posture resulted in lower AI score, indicating lower fatigue. Furthermore, productivity increased since cycle time was decreased by 18.4%.

Keyphrases: Ergonomics, MSD, Workstation

@booklet{EasyChair:4658,
  author    = {Thad Wattanawongwisut and Rachaneekorn Polpattapee and Phakin Attawiriyasuworn and Vorasiri De Cadenet and Pornsiri Jongkol},
  title     = {Improvement of Rice Packing Process in A Community Rice Milling Plant},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 4658},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2020}}