The use of FMEA for the Quality Control Analysis of Greige Fabrics (case study in the Weaving Department of PT. Unitex, Tbk)

Abstract

PT Unitex, Tbk, is a textile company in Bogor. The problem that is found in this company is the number of defects that occur in the weaving section, namely reaching. If conditions like this are allowed, it will cause losses to the company. With these conditions, PT Unitex wants to reduce the number of defects to a minimum.For this reason, the main problem raised in this study is how to control the quality of defective fabrics produced by PT Unitex, Tbk, to support and evaluate the quality control policies implemented by PT Unitex, Tbk by using Pareto diagram tools, and fishbone diagrams later in analysis using the Failure Mode And Effect Analysis (FMEA) method. The results of this research are obtained: In the period July-December 2018, 5 types of fabric defects were most dominant, namely OSA TOSHI, NIHON DOSHI, USUDAN, TATE GIRE, and ATSUDAN. Analysis of Failure Mode and Effect Analysis of the causes of failure obtained from the fishbone diagram obtained the highest severity value for human factors, the highest occurrence value for less precision and control, and the highest detection value for engine maintenance.