Increase in Packed Cumbucas per Hour - Success Case Red Lychee
Red Lychee was born out of a love for life. A family business, committed to the conservation of fauna and flora. On the farm, there are several fruit trees and of course, the Lychee. As a fruit tree lover, from A to Z, the lychee was in the middle. It was noticed that from the time it was planted, its development was enormous. The microclimate and rare soil are ideal for cultivation. With that in mind, they started to plant other seedlings and so there are 27 hectares of lychee type Bengal and B3. Red Lychee, located in Mateus Leme - Mg, more precisely at Fazenda Olhos D'água, following Lichia.
Challenge:
Red Lychee stands out for its Premium lychees, which are mostly destined for foreign markets, so, due to logistics and strict inspection, they are rigorously selected to meet all the required quality standards and stand out among the largest in the world. Brazil in the segment and the only one with the Global Gap certification.
With its evolution, they were invested in mats throughout its production, where the plumbing, assembly of cumbucas, filming and putting an end to palletizing are made on them. Our challenge was to combine the harvesting time with the palletization time and optimize these processes as much as possible, as the fruit is very sensitive and we have to pack it in the shortest possible time.
The entire layout of Red Lychee was analyzed and mapped, the entire process that the lychee goes through. With the monitoring of tablets, readers and the implementation of the SIT (Integrated Technology System) in real time, we now have data to be analyzed. We noticed some critical points.
Method Used: Ishikawa Diagram
After carrying out the Ishikawa diagram, we discovered some critical points within the production system, and of course, we went in search of the root cause:
- Packing capacity was greater than plummeting
- Volumetric flow (Q = V/t)
- Velocity (v = Δs/Δt)
Based on this scenario, we applied some measures and standardized some activities:
- The Layout has been changed, so a part of the process has been eliminated.
- We discover our packing capacity and drop capacity, and in that case, we relocate employees until our drop capacity meets the package.
- We changed the entry time of employees, thus having a buffer in case any unforeseen happens.
- The speed of the machine has been defined, thus having an operator to control it.
Result:
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