Teknosains : Jurnal Sains,Teknologi dan Informatika
Vol 12 No 1 (2025): TEKNOSAINS: Jurnal Sains, Teknologi dan Informatika (On Progress)

The workload analysis for the mackarel cracker industry's workers uses the full-time equivalents method

Cut Ita Erliana (Universitas Malikussaleh, Indonesia)
Subhan A. Gani (Universitas Malikussaleh, Indonesia)
Amri (Universitas Malikussaleh, Indonesia)
Faisal Akbar (Universitas Malikussaleh, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jan 2025

Abstract

Kerupuk Ikan Tenggiri Cap Kuda Laut is one of the fish-based cracker industries. The industry is located at Pangkalan Brandan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The fish-based cracker industry employs 15 workers and six workstations, which include fish processing stations, fish grinding stations, kneading stations, printing stations, frying stations and packing stations. According to the observations, there is an unequal division of worker, which can result in an inappropriate workload for the worker. This study aims to analyze workers' workloads as a basis for determining the optimal number of workers. The full-time equivalent (FTE) method simplifies the measurement of work by aligning the number of people required to complete a specific job with the hours of workload. The study's findings revealed that one worker at the grinding stations had an overload, three workers in fish processing, two workers in kneading, three workers in frying and printing had normal workloads. Also at the packaging station there are 3 workers with an underload

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Journal Info

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tekno

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Automotive Engineering Computer Science & IT

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Aim and Scope Aim The aim of this journal publication is to disseminate the fundamental ideas or ideas that have been accomplished and the study findings in technology, science and informatics. In terms of community sector study outcomes, the Journal of Technoscience primarily reports on the main ...