Enhancing the Effectivity and Efficiency of Production System using Discrete Event Simulation Approach (A Case Study in PT Solo Grafika Utama)

Abstract

As a newspaper printing company, PT Solo Grafika Utama has the responsibility to be agile and produce on time so that customers could read the newspaper with an updated news early. This could be done with the implementation of balancing the system of production, system of distribution, and also system of content creation. Newspaper printing companies have several characteristics which are limited time of production, tight distribution schedule, and the unavailability of a warehouse. Aligned with its characteristics, in the real-world case, PT Solo Grafika Utama still faces some obstacles in balancing its system and operations, especially in its production system. In this study, Discrete Event Simulation approach is used to find the most effective and efficient combination of machine, layout, and resource to achieve a highly effective and efficient system of production by reducing idle value. By analyzing previous research and the actual production layout of PT Solo Grafika Utama, two solution scenarios were considered. Using the FlexSim software, the results show that the first scenario, "One Line One Operator" succeeded in reducing idle value and the second scenario, "One Source One Operator" also succeeded in reducing idle value from previous research Out of the two proposed solution scenarios, the second scenario was chosen as the most effective and efficient system of production that can be implemented.