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Lean production in a high fashion garment company: Challenges and solutions
| Resumo: | This paper describes the results of a Lean project developed in a high fashion garment manufacturer company. In this case, the project intended to promote Lean Thinking on the company by starting implementing some Lean Production tools. The use of these tools allowed to solve identified problems and to reduce wastes. The main wastes identified were confused materials flow and a high number of movements due to an improper layout, operators’ skills lack, and a high number of stops, among others. The most challenging aspect of this work was the resistance to change. However, it was outweighed by involving the employees and showing them the benefits obtained. The main results achieved were the layout reconfiguration that resulted in simpler flow and fewer movements. In addition, better monitoring of performance indicators, more knowledge of employee skills and a better-organized warehouse were achieved. |
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| Autores principais: | Teófilo, Bárbara |
| Outros Autores: | Alves, Anabela Carvalho; Leão, Celina Pinto; Carneiro, P. |
| Assunto: | High-fashion garment Layout Lean production Lean thinking |
| Ano: | 2020 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | capítulo de livro |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso restrito |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
| Resumo: | This paper describes the results of a Lean project developed in a high fashion garment manufacturer company. In this case, the project intended to promote Lean Thinking on the company by starting implementing some Lean Production tools. The use of these tools allowed to solve identified problems and to reduce wastes. The main wastes identified were confused materials flow and a high number of movements due to an improper layout, operators’ skills lack, and a high number of stops, among others. The most challenging aspect of this work was the resistance to change. However, it was outweighed by involving the employees and showing them the benefits obtained. The main results achieved were the layout reconfiguration that resulted in simpler flow and fewer movements. In addition, better monitoring of performance indicators, more knowledge of employee skills and a better-organized warehouse were achieved. |
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