WORKLOAD ANALYSIS TO OPTIMIZE LABOR OF TOFU FACTORYX WITH WORK LOAD ANALYSIS AND WORKFORCE ANALYSIS METHODS

Abstract

Tofu factory X is one of the industries in the food sector. This factory
processing soybeans into tofu. Tofu factory X is one of the tofu factories
located in Depok, West Java. The problems that occur in this factory are the
working hours that exceed the normal limit and do not achieve the optimal
productivity levels due to the factory's inability to fulfill all demands, for this
reason this research aims to calculate the workload of each worker to know
the optimal number of workers according to the workload with Work Load
Analysis and Workforce Analysis method, after that, a cost analysis is carried
out to assist decision making. Based on the results of the analysis, it is found
that there are4 workers havead that exceeds the normal limit, there are operator
1 with 124%, operator 4 with 116%, operator 5 with 112%, and operator 7
with 111%. The calculation of the optimal workforce using the Workforce
Analysis method shows that the workers of the tofu factory X are advised to
add 4 people to each work station with excesworkstationds. Based on the cost
analysis, the alternative with the lowest cost was chosen by adding overtime
hours with details of the costs that came out per two months amounting to
RP.5.271.676.30.