Value Engineering of Coco Peat Product to Increase Productivity

Abstract

Coco peat is a scrap from the process of sweeping coco fiber and coco bristle fibers in the form of fine granules. The selling value of coco peat block is more expensive compared to coco peat fine grain, hence why value engineering is needed. In this paper the process of making the coco peat block press machine is ergonomically described. Productivity of coco peat block fine grain and coco peat block will be compared. The method used for ergonomic design uses anthropometric data and Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) analysis, while productivity measurement uses total productivity. The results obtained showed that the design using anthropometric data of workers resulted in an improvement of 4 points of work posture from conditions that needed to be improved to be safe. The total productivity of technological engineering changes carried out shows an increase in index of around 0,41. There is an increase in selling value between fine grain coco peat with 3 times coco peat block. These findings indicate that the procurement of press machines that are ergonomically designed to add the value of coco peat is a viable solution to increase the productivity of the company.