Lean Manufacturing in Garment Industry
The Lean Manufacturing concept in the Apparel Industry can diminish the operational expense in manufacturing by wiping out the process waste, engaging individuals with more prominent communication, expanding the higher efficiency in the execution procedure and transforming the company into a learning organization. Lean Manufacturing is a precise methodology for accomplishing the shortest possible cycle time by eliminating the process waste through continuous improvement. In this way making the activity productive and just comprising of value adding steps from beginning to end.
Business excellence journey sustainable
The next question that follows is, which is the best methodology? TQM, TPM, LEAN, SIX SIGMA, TOC, AGILE, BPM?. Related Article– Can we use best practices as combination of Lean, TPM, TQM, Kaizen, Six Sigma? After years of practical exposure of working with various organization, we found the answer.
Lean Transformation Roadmap
Time Frame : Dependent on Variables Results At the end of Phase Three, an organization is building upon already-found gains. It is experiencing major breakthroughs and its performance is moving forward at a constant pace. When an organization reaches Phase Four, there is some danger it may fail to recognize lean is a journey that is never complete. Because the company experiences constant breakthroughs in performance, its leaders and workers may become complacent and even arrogant.
Lean Layouts and Cellular Manufacturing
Traditionally, many conventional factory design had common manufacturing method of Job shop which is organised based on the concept where all similar operations are grouped and put in one room with a supervisor or a manager. High batch size, high volume transportation, high need for storage space and aisles/pathways flooded with materials resulting safety compromise. Factory design in the form of Lean layout with cellular manufacturing concepts helps in improving productivity, reduction of Lead time, improves Quality and improves ontime performance. As per new manufacturing system design, cellular manufacturing concepts can have several types
Quality Improvement in the Workplace
We asked a question to our linked-in group members. In the equation Y=F(x), where Y= organization culture and x1, x 2 etc… are factors influence the culture, identify those factors. Also what are the 3 xs strongly influence the culture? We received various answers like Geographic location, Value system, Vision, Constancy of purpose, leadership, Management commitment, external environment, Quality Management systems, Human Resource development etc…most of them are interrelated.
Standard Work Methodology- How To Sustain Daily Operations In Lean Practicing Companies
Standard work is one of the fundamental Lean tool for defining the best combination of man and machine activity for the best productivity. It consists of timing for different elemental activities, the path to be followed by the operator in doing the activities. Standard work has 3 elements: Takt timeStandard sequence for doing the workWork In Process to produce products without any stockout situations Takt time is the time within which the product to be produced to meet the customer demand. For example, if a customer wants 420 products per day and available time for production is 420 min/day after deducting break times, then
Lean in Hospitals & Healthcare Services
Hospitals are a key part of health care delivery system. They provide a variety of services ranging from outpatient treatment to admissions and rehabilitation. As a system, hospitals are intricate network of processes. Starting from the reception to the admissions and discharge office, the entire work is a series of processes. As a result of limited resources or large scope of service, hospitals tend to fall into repetitive procedures (forms to be filled in various places), wasted resources (more than required number of people speaking to the patients), and an overall confusion about the order of steps.
Lean Thinking in Manufacturing,Retail,Health Care Services,Construction - Seven Steps Global
As part of implementation of operational excellence, Seven Steps uses Lean Thinking. Lean has origin from Toyota, Japan with original name of TPS – Also called Toyota Production System. Even though the roots of Lean is from manufacturing background and particularly automobile manufacturing, it is successfully adopted as key methodology beyond automobiles and works beyond Toyota and Japan.
Objectives of Jishu Hozen (Autonomous Maintenance)
Life of equipment depends not only on how well it is used but also on how well it is maintained. Various versions of maintenance techniques are in use. Total Productive Maintenance popularized by Japanese is one of the best methodology used worldwide There are 8 pillars of implementing Total Productive Maintenance
Effective Lean Daily Work Management System
With Lean Daily Work Management System at the core of its operations, an organization will be able to quickly identify deviation, start solving problems and make strategy deployment a success. Lean Daily Management System (LDMS) comprises of fundamental components for dealing with the presentation of tasks from operations. LDMS helps in improving overall performance of the organization through effective management of key tasks and timelines.
Lean Hospitals- High Value HealthCare
The demand for quality healthcare has never been so important with the recent episode of world wide challenges faced by the human race. However, most hospitals are far from being humane and still working with outdated models. Demand and supply issues are widening the gap in providing quality healthcare.
Standard Operations- Need for Standard Operations
What is the Need for Standard Operations? It happens that the most important elements in the daily activity of manufacturing begin with the letter “M.” In factories, we are trying to find the best possible combination of Men, Materials, Methods, Measurements, and Machines, so that we can make the best products while spending less cost. Standard operations can be defined as an effective mode of workers, materials, and machines for the sake of making high-quality products at low cost, quickly, and safely.
Phases of Lean Transformation
Lean is a way of thinking. It is a journey that is never over. It is a system framed in a collection of rules and principles.
TQM,TPM,LEAN,SIXSIGMA: Right strategy for organization’s business excellence journey
1.0: The need for Business Excellence Journey? There are four Cs which drive organization for Business Excellence. Competition, Customer, Company/CEO Vision and Crisis. Today organizations have one or more of above reasons for taking Business Excellence Journey.
