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2017

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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A Study Into The Production Efficiency Of Cal Poly Chocolates, Fernando Calderon Mar 2017

A Study Into The Production Efficiency Of Cal Poly Chocolates, Fernando Calderon

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

The project objective was to: identify ways to reduce the production cost of Cal Poly Chocolates. The project was executed through the DMAIC approach, a data driven improvement cycle. Using several industrial engineering tools, six improvement opportunities were found. Three project deliverables were created and three process changes were recommended. The total annual savings, if recommendations are implemented, sum to $1700.