A system study on Magnetron Technology Corporation (Phils.)

• Main Authors: Gemora, Joseph Ricaforte, Hangsitang, Ivy Anne Chin, Tan, Jhomatan
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2002
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/12024
• Institution: De La Salle University

Executive Summary. Magnetron Technology Corporation (MTC) produces signal magnetics, fiber optics and laser cutting components for ElectronikGruppen, who is the parent company. The main market is the mobile systems, which makes use of magnetic components. The area of concern of the study is the Linear Production system, specifically the methods and facilities related to the manufacture of the products. The study will cover from the start of the process, the winding operation, up to the last process, which is the quality testing section. Based from the data gathered, the proponents were able to identify possible concerns within the system. The main concern ascertained is the presence of production delays due to capacity limitation (winding operation) of the plant. The average capacity per month of the system is at 12,421 units, which is below the 14,140 average demand per month. The plant then incurs production delays, which results into frequent overtime. The total overtime cost incurred by the system from January-December 2000 amounted to Php 718,902. The main cause of this problem is due to the machine capacity limitation particularly the winding machines. The proposed system was mainly focused in the Winding Process since this is the bottleneck operation. The solution involves addition of machines, 1 Tanac-AX3 and 1 Meiker-882 of each type. From this, the company is expected to increase its capacity from 12,421 units per month to 14,329 units per month. The new system offers a 15.36% increase in capacity, thereby enabling the company to meet the average demand per month of 14, 140 units.