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A Systems study of Amico Rice Grains Corporation and its subsidiary companies (2010)
Ang, William, Chan
Dianne Tiffany B.
Tan, Marvin Nathaniel L.
Abstract:
-Amico Rice Grains Corporation has subsidiary milling companies and has been operating since 1977. In the early 2000s, Amico established two milling plants located in Bulacan and Muntinlupa which are Millennium Grains Corp. and Jubilee Multitech Inc. respectively.
A system study was conducted in these plants in order to identify the problem in the milling operations. After the gathering of data and analysis, findings show that an average of six percent of the rice processed is considered as waste in a year. Thus, it was calculated that the company has been losing a potential profit worth Php 213,283,552.00 in January 2008 to December 2009.
Causes of these problems are: (1) no visible waste management system, (2) poor moisture content of the raw materials, (3) spillage of the damaged sacks, and (4) no standard operating procedure in milling. Solutions were suggested to minimize the waste of the company.
A waste management department would be set up to handle the housekeeping of the company. Also, a supply resource schedule of different provinces is created to make sure that raw materials will be of good moisture content all the time. The optimal setting of the machines was deternubed through the use of Design of Experiments adn was considered based on the waste output and time consumed. Material handlig policies are implemented o ensure that the damaged scaks aare minimized and taken care of when unoaded. With the places cleaner and more ogranized, workers will be able to move freely and comfortably in the movement. They are also expected to be more aware of the surrounding and are expected to do better with several reminders and motivations.
The investment costs that will be incurred will have a sum of Php, 1928,750 and a calculateld benefit of Php 77,761,078. The investment will be recovered within a year and the returns are expected to be a thousand fold thus making the solutions feasible to implement.
Adviser:
Ms. Bella Manalang