Application of TRIZ to improve the layout for a screw packaging factory

Although the screw is a small peanut, it is really basic and necessary in our living. It is an integral part of almost all the industrial products. In this study, a systematic and innovative approach that use TRIZ (Teoriya Resheniya Izobreatatelskikh Zadatch) will be applied to solve the layout problems of an existing screw packaging factory. In this TRIZ approach, the layout of the factory is modified and a closed loop type RGVS (Rail Guided Vehicle System) with forklift device is applied. Some of forklift trucks will be replaced by this automatic material handling system. The advantages of this modification will increase the numbers of packaging lines and double the yield of production. In addition, it can also improve the industrial safety and make the environment more eco-friendly.