Eight students of the Department of Industrial Engineering (DTI) Faculty of Engineering (FT) Universitas Indonesia (UI) class of 2021 won two proud achievements at The 14th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM). The students took home the First Place and Second Place awards of the IEOM Undergraduate Research Competition which was attended by more than 100 participants from various countries around the world.
The eight DTI FTUI students were divided into two teams and under the guidance of DTI FTUI Professor, Prof. Dr. Rahmat Nurcahyo, S.T., M.Eng.Sc. The first team consisted of Lulu Afifa, Juni Fransisca Onggani Winata, Meutiara Nisyafietdhia Setiawan, and Sarah Dwi Aliya. Lulu and her colleagues won the First Place Undergraduate Research Competition with their idea entitled Enhancing Automotive After-Sales Service Shop Layout: Shop & Drive Systematic Layout Planning for Facility Design and Workflow Optimization. Lulu and her team focused on improving services at a showroom and car repair shop located in Depok, West Java.
“Our research was conducted at Shop & Drive Margonda to improve the layout of available facilities to improve efficiency in car oil change services and car shock absorbers. As a result, layout improvements can reduce material flow movement by 47.42% for car oil change service processes and 42.84% for shock absorber replacement service processes. The total optimization for both processes was 45.13%. The resulting layout adjustment also increased the efficiency of area allocation in the store by 47.8% and reduced the number of operators needed, from 7 to 6 workers,” Lulu said.
The competition will be held online from January 8 to February 19, 2024 at Hyatt Regency, Dubai. The second team consisting of Ahmad Nauval Ariq M., Baidilla Anamta Bimasakti, Felix Ferdinand Laureng, and Setya Ady Wicaksono won second place. Ahmad and his team came up with an idea entitled Optimizing the Facility Layout and Material Handling System Using the Systematic Layout Planning Method: A Case Study at PT EDS Manufacturing Indonesia. Ahmad and his team chose a manufacturing company that produces wire harnesses for motor vehicles.
Ahmad said, “We conducted a layout case study at PT EDS Manufacturing Indonesia. Of the two alternatives we created, alternative layout 2 resulted in an increase in utilization of 18 workers, hourly production of 72 units, and efficiency of 97.7%. SimPy simulations validate material handling costs and daily production of proposed layouts. As a result, there was an increase in material handling costs by 13.9% and an increase in daily production by 3.92%.”
“Congratulations to Prof. Rachmat Nurcahyo and his eight undergraduate students for this extraordinary achievement. The achievements of these students are really proud, and we are very proud to see the names of FTUI and UI shine at the international level. Their success in creating innovation through research is a reflection of their dedication and perseverance. I believe these innovations not only provide achievements for FTUI, but also encourage the development of science and technology in the industrial world. Hopefully this achievement will inspire other students to contribute with innovation and brilliant achievements at FTUI,” said Dean of FTUI, Prof. Dr. Ir. Heri Hermansyah, ST., M.Eng., IPU.
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