Aplikasi Statistical Process Control (SPC) Dalam Pengendalian Bobot Bersih Beef Sausage Kemfood di PT Kemang Food Industries

Abstract

Sausage is one of the most popular processed meat products. It is produceed from mixing of fine meat and flour or starch, with or without adding of additional substances. PT Kemang Food Industries is one of the most wellknown producer of processed meat products in Indonesia. Among the products which are produced by PT Kemang Food Industries are meatball, sausage and beef slice ham. The present study is focused on the Beef Sausage Kemfood. One of the most important parameter that needs to be controlled in processed meat is its net weight. In order to evaluate the production performance on this parameter, the data of net weight of beef sausages have been collected daily for two months. Their values were then analyzed using X-bar and R control charts. The result showed that production performance is in the condition of out of control state. Further analysis using Ishikawa diagram showed that the root cause can be grouped into four categories, i.e. management, method, human and machine. To make corrective action, a survey has been conducted to determine the ultimate cause of variation of net weight of Beef Sausage Kemfood. The survey showed that the corrective action have to be focused on the filler machine. Several suggestions to improve this matter have been proposed, such as : periodical calibration and maintenance, and consideration to purchase new filling machine