An Analysis of the Production Process of the Care Cosmetic Line Using Problem-Based Learning Tools

Autor: Malgorzata Anita Bryszewska, Justyna Kulesza
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Education Sciences, Vol 12, Iss 11, p 816 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2227-7102
DOI: 10.3390/educsci12110816
Popis: A batch of a new product designed by the research and development department was prepared at a private label of a Polish cosmetics company. The product was transferred to the warehouse with no indication of when it would be given to a supplier. A student starting her internship in the factory wondered why the date of delivery for distribution was not indicated. To study this problem, an analysis of the production process was carried out using the tools of the problem-based learning method. SWOT analysis, a flowchart, a questionnaire and an Ishikawa diagram were used as tools for evaluation of the production process of the work of departments involved in the production of one cosmetics line. Analyses and surveys conducted by the observer as well as feedback from employees identified several problems. Among them, poor planning was selected as the so-called specific problem, i.e., the one to which special attention was paid and solutions for which were suggested. Planning with a longer time horizon would allow the preparation of production and the logistics departments to adjust the production line by separating it from other cosmetics, thus avoiding disruptions and interruptions in production in general. Suggestions also included changing or expanding a malfunctioning enterprise resource planning (EPR) system used to manage the organization that does not organize work properly and even delays it.
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