Son Hai Phong Corporation: Success by increasing overall performance

OEE index increased by 4%, conversion time between 2 codes decreased from 30 – 50%, 54 TPM cards were attached to device anolyses, 46 TPM cards were processed are the outstanding results achieved by Son Hai Phong No. 2 (VLC Group) after participating in the PILOT program applying TPM of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.   

As the main industrial production enterprise of Hai Phong City, in recent years, Son Hai Phong Joint Stock Company No. 2 in particular and VLC Group in general are increasingly interested in the application of quality productivity tools in production. From the beginning of 2019, the company has applied 5S tool, and from August to December 2019 is TPM tool, with support from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

After a period of implementation, 5S and TPM have brought certain effects to the company. Specifically, the calibration time of 2 product codes is shortened, each time the conversion of production of one product to another is reduced to 1-2 times (previously it took 2-3 times) equivalent to a reduction of 30-50%, the time of cleaning equipment is also standardized. Unnecessary color correction transport and over-the-way operations are eliminated.

In addition, the company’s MDD department also made positive changes, when the collection of incident data to calculate 2 indicators of average repair time (MTTR) and the time between 2 incidents (MTBF) began to be applied. MD department staff were more open to recording and storing data, to better manage machinery instead of always having to be dynamic to fix problems.

Also after only 2 months of implementing TPM’s self-governing maintenance pillar (AM), the company has attached and processed 54 TPM red cards (green cards processed by the operator, red cards processed by the maintainer)… Standards of sanitation, inspection and lubrication of equipment have been built for crushers, extruders and guided by the head of MD department for workers to operate at these 2 machines, workers began to be conscious in cleaning, inspecting, lubricating, tightening equipment

According to the representative of The Improvement Department of Son Hai Phong No. 2, during the implementation period, the company encourages workers to actively participate in tagging, to improve skills and sense of detection of anolyses, even the smallest errors such as dirty machines, paint bong machines, loss or loose screws … The implementation of the AM pillar has reduced the maintenance work load for company employees, reduce resource waste when basic maintenance jobs such as inspection or lubrication are simply transferred to the operator. In addition, the operator is a hang-on person, if they have abnormal early detection skills will help to fix the machine right from small errors.

In order to bring high efficiency, the improvement activities at Son Hai Phong No. 2 Corporation have received the attention of the Board of Directors of the company. The company held monthly 5S evaluation and improvement evaluation after the end of the TPM pilot program, there were timely commendation and commendation activities.

Productivity and Quality Office