Establishing Manpower Combinations For Manual Inspection And Sorting In A Poultry Processing Industry Using Work Measurement

Abstract

This project is to establish manpower combinations for manual inspection and sorting of giblets and feet of broiler chicken at a poultry processing industry. As this
particular industry is intended to increase the current production rate from 80,000 products/per day to 300,000 products/per day, it is essential to identify the workers with optimum capability in doing the job task. In this selection process, it is necessary to consider the worker's productivity, generally the productivity rate of employees is one of the key factors for the increment of the production and profitability of an industry. As a result of the new combinations, the organization could benefit in the terms of reducing manpower used for manual inspection and utilize those opted out workers for other job tasks. The method of the study is a combination of work measurement and manpower planning. The data necessary for the method are the productivity level of each worker and the total output of the workers in inspection and sorting tasks of the products. The data is observed and recorded for every 30 minutes. The outcome of the project is the manpower combinations for inspection and sorting work.