Examination of Knowledge Barriers in Packaging Industry using Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM)
S. Bathrinath1, Vadakapur Sai Charan2, M. Saravana Mohan3, S. Saravana Sankar4
1S.Bathrinath, Department of Mechancical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education College, Krishnankoil (Tamil Nadu), India.
2Vadakapur Sai Charan, Department of Mechancical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education College, Krishnankoil (Tamil Nadu), India.
3M.SaravanaMohan, Department of Mechancical Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), India.
4S.Saravana Sankar, Department of Mechancical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education College, Krishnankoil (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 24 November 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 18 December 2019 | Manuscript Published on 30 December 2019 | PP: 863-868 | Volume-9 Issue-1S4 December 2019 | Retrieval Number: A10581291S419/19©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijeat.A1058.1291S419
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Abstract: The efficient running of any packaging plant makes the organization successful. To achieve the efficiency of the packaging plant we must control and overcome the barriers which make the plant ineffective according to the optimum efficiency. Packaging plays an important role in all of the history of the modern manufacturing whether it is past or in the future. Today industries seek to improve their packaging capability in all the possible ways in order to improve their position in the sector. This paper focuses on packaging industry on the selection and analysis of the barriers which are responsible for inefficiency of the packaging plant. Organizations find difficulties in identifying the barriers which are responsible for the efficiency of the production. So, this requires in depth analysis in selecting the barriers, analyzing the barriers and ranked them according to the power they possess in the packaging industry. We have identified eight barriers which are responsible for the inefficiency of the packaging plant and ranked them according to the power they possess on the packaging industry. We have applied Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) on eight barriers for the analysis. This study focuses on relating each barrier depending on the dependence power and driving power they possess on other barriers. This result helps the organization in overcoming the barriers and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the packaging plant.
Keywords: Barriers, Interpretive Structural Modeling, Manufacturing, Packaging.
Scope of the Article: Industrial Engineering