Methodological proposal for process improvement based in a study of methods

Authors

  • Giovanni Pérez Ortega "Universidad Nacional de Colombia"
  • Martín Darío Arango Serna "Universidad Nacional de Colombia"
  • Tatiana María Pérez Jurado "Universidad Nacional de Colombia"

Keywords:

Industrial Managemment, Agricultural processing, Process Improvement, Methods Engineering, Snapdragon flowers

Abstract

This paper presents the application of a methodological proposal for
process improvement based in the Harrington Approach for process
improvement and Methods Engineering applied to a Snapdragon-like
flower cultivation company. An improvement scheme is built for critical
processes in flower production. Finally, conclusions regarding the
improvement process are presented along with some recommendations
to make of this a more competitive tool for the studied company.

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Author Biographies

  • Giovanni Pérez Ortega, "Universidad Nacional de Colombia"
    Ingeniero Administrador, Especialista en Docencia Universitaria, Magíster en Desarrollo Organizacional y Gerencial. Profesor de la Escuela de Ingeniería de la Organización, Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Medellín.
  • Martín Darío Arango Serna, "Universidad Nacional de Colombia"
    Ingeniero Industrial, Especialista en Evaluación de proyectos, Magíster en Ingeniería de Sistemas, Ph.D. en Ingeniería Industrial. Profesor de la Escuela de Ingeniería de la Organización, Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Medellín.
  • Tatiana María Pérez Jurado, "Universidad Nacional de Colombia"
    Ingeniera Industrial, Universidad Nacional de Colombia -
    Sede Medellín.

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Published

2012-05-28

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 157 (2010)

Section

Artículos

How to Cite

Pérez Ortega, G., Arango Serna, M. D., & Pérez Jurado, T. M. (2012). Methodological proposal for process improvement based in a study of methods. Revista Universidad EAFIT, 46(157), 19-39. https://publicaciones.eafit.edu.co/index.php/revista-universidad-eafit/article/view/720

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