Lean Tools in Apparel Manufacturing

Lean Tools in Apparel Manufacturing

Jana, Prabir
Tiwari, Manoj

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Lean Tools in Apparel Manufacturing explains in detail how best to implement a lean approach in apparel manufacturing to increase efficiency and reduce cost. Lean manufacturing is gaining popularity among innovative textiles and apparel producers, who are learning how to get the best results from the minimum possible resources. This unique book adds practical textile industry-specific examples to overviews of lean theory to provide complete coverage of the subject, from introduction to application. With the ever-increasing pressures on textiles producers to reduce their resource use for both financial and environmental reasons, lean tools are likely to find many more applications throughout the industry in the years ahead. Provides valuable industry information which managers and engineers can follow themselves without the need to hire outside consultantsIncludes case studies demonstrating how lean tools have been used successfully by leading companiesExplains how lean tools are relevant to a range of other important management functions, such as agile, supply chain management, and quality control INDICE: 1. Lean Manufacturing - Evolution and Trends 2. Lean Philosophy and Apparel Manufacturing 3. Problem-Solving through Lean 4. Workspace Management 5. Visual Management 6. Process Mapping 7. Rapid Set-up 8. Autonomation 9. Resource Balancing 10. Cellular Manufacturing 11. Quality Control Through Lean 12. Total Productive Maintenance 13. Lean Supply Chain Management 14. Agile Manufacturing

  • ISBN: 978-0-12-819426-3
  • Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 300
  • Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2020
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés