Abstract:
This research aims to examine the problems and approaches for improving the efficiency of the steel structure production process in the Panel Line Shop of ABC Company to meet international standards. The primary informants were six executives and twelve operators. The sample used in the study consisted of steel structure parts assembled into panels in the Panel Line Shop of ABC Company, comparing the weight produced with the production time over seven days by 50 production employees. The research instruments included focus group discussion guidelines and operation record forms. The statistics used for data analysis included frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Thematic analysis was employed for qualitative data analysis. The research findings revealed that the inefficiencies in the steel structure production process in the Panel Line Shop were primarily due to poor management and ineffective production processes, divided into nine processes: 1) production management, 2) workpiece layout, 3) cutting workpieces, 4) moving/lifting workpieces, 5) flipping workpieces, 6) welding workpieces, 7) assembling workpieces, 8) grinding workpieces, and 9) finishing and inspecting workpieces. After implementing the ECRS (Eliminate, Combine, Rearrange, Simplify) concept to improve the production process, ABC Company successfully reduced waste by 55.17% and increased overall labor productivity by 3.9%, with pre-improvement productivity at 30.93 and post-improvement productivity at 29.78. These findings indicate that the ECRS concept can be effectively used to enhance the efficiency of the production process to meet international standards.