Results of Lean in the textile industry
Results of Lean in the textile industry
There is an opinion, that good results from Lean in the textile industry cannot be achieved and that Lean is mainly applicable in mechanical engineering and the automotive industry.
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 excuses on the topic of "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 NZP - work-in-progress | Count | – | 323967 | 178735 | -45% |
| 5 | Value of work in progress | Left | – | 413183 | 153061 | -63% |
| 6 | OEE – 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% |