Lean methodology in the textile industry
Results of lean methodology in the textile industry
Lean methodology in the textile industry. There is an opinion, that good results through lean methodology are achieved mainly in machine building and in the automotive industry, but is it so ?
We are participating in a project on the implementation of lean tools in the textile industry.
With the current post, we share some of the interim results. With them we hope to overcome more justifications of a topic “but our production is a different beer…”.
If you want to see the complete project described, or specific solutions with before/after photos – they will be added to our pages in linkedin and facebook.
| # | Pointer | Units | Improvement | Before | After | % Improvement |
| 1 | Productivity – knitting | Number of products per man hour | + | 41.2 | 64.0 | 55% |
| 2 | Productivity – sewing | Number of products per man hour | + | 58.7 | 93.4 | 59% |
| 3 | Productivity – processing | Number of products per man hour | + | 27.8 | 44.1 | 59% |
| 4 | Quantity of NPR – work in progress | Count | – | 323967 | 178735 | -45% |
| 5 | Value of work in progress | Left | – | 413183 | 153061 | -63% |
| 6 | ABOUT HER – Overall equipment efficiency | % | + | 62% | 84% | 35% |
| 7 | Quality – knitting | % | + | 91% | 95% | 4% |
| 8 | OTD (On time delivery) Timely delivery | % | + | 92% | 100% | 8% |
| 9 | Average dwell time for readjustment before and after SMED | Minutes | – | 160 | 45.5 | -72% |
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