scholarly journals Experimental Study and Improving the Productivity of Assembly line Balancing in Teleja Garment Manufacturing in Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohannes Admassu Gelaw
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Assembly Line Balancing ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Apparel Industry ◽  
Line Balancing ◽  
Central Process ◽  
Apparel Manufacturing ◽  
Efficiency And Productivity ◽  
Garment Manufacturing

This study is designed to assess and improve apparel sewing section efficiency and productivity throughout line balancing. Apparel industry is one of the oldest and among the most global industry, being primarily concerned with the design and production of cloth and their supply. The central process in apparel manufacturing is the joining together of components which is known as the sewing process , which is the most labour intensive type of manufacturing process .Proper utilization of resources in garment sewing section is more critical to enhance the performance of the apparel industry by reducing production cost and minimizing wastage. For effective utilization of resources in the sewing section, good line balancing is important to increase productivity and production efficiency. This research was a design to analyse and improve the assembling line in the case of Telaje garment manufacturing and sales plc. The study was first conduct observations in the production floor and start work with the selection of sewing line in the garment production process. Among the nine lines of the factory select one on the production floor and one garment ordered product known as five pocket men’s jeans trousers are selected. For this study, both qualitative and quantitative research approaches were employed. Both primary and secondary data sources are used to detail the collected relevant data to understand the current efficiency scenario of the factory. The main challenges to minimizing line efficiency and productivity with the expected performance measurement are improper utilization of resources and improper implementation of line balancing in sewing section, therefore this thesis work shows that the bottleneck process and consequence solution will be searched, and finally significantly improving the productivity by 418 unit products/ day and, hence the efficiency will increase from 28.83% to 50.04% of the line

Contingency factors and reshoring drivers in the textile and apparel industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 1025-1041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan E. Moore ◽  
Lori Rothenberg ◽  
Harry Moser
Keyword(s):  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Apparel Industry ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Us ◽  
Textile And Apparel ◽  
Apparel Companies ◽  
Textile And Apparel Industry

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between contingency factors and reshoring drivers in the US textile and apparel industry. Design/methodology/approach Secondary data on the reshoring drivers and contingency factors for 140 US textile and apparel companies are analyzed using analysis of proportions. Findings The findings show that total annual revenue is significantly related to the reshoring driver of skilled workforce. No significant relationships are present between reshoring drivers and the region of the world reshored from not the region of the USA from which a company operates. There is a significant relationship between market segment and the reshoring driver of manufacturing process. The US production category (reshored, FDI, or kept from offshoring) exhibits a significant relationship with sustainability-related and cost-related reshoring drivers. Quality is a significant driver for reshoring from 2010 to 2016, although decreasing as a reported reason over that time period. Research limitations/implications Limitations include a focus on one industry, the lack of information to investigate the differences between companies making captive or outsourced reshoring decisions, and the use of companies who publicly announced reshoring. Practical implications This study outlines the relationships between contingency factors and reshoring drivers. The results provide companies with information about resources that will be demand (e.g. skilled workers) as well as policies and regulations that may be developed to address concerns such as sustainability. Originality/value This study adds to the limited number of studies on the relationships between contingency factors and reshoring drivers and contributes to the quantitative research on reshoring drivers.

scholarly journals Socio Economic Impact of Assembly Line Balancing in Garment Manufacturing with the Help of Work Aids

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 506-515
Author(s):  
Kamaljit Singh Rana , Et. al.
Keyword(s):  
Assembly Line ◽  
Assembly Line Balancing ◽  
Line Balancing ◽  
Work Output ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Work Station ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Manufacturing Assembly ◽  
Socio Economic Impact ◽  
Garment Manufacturing

The experimental efficacy of a work station that is ergonomically designed owes its overall reliance on production engineering, especially considering assembly line balancing besides the sustained work output of the assembly line and its snags caused in the production process have been acknowledged since long. The manifestation of these irregularities and consequent inadequacies on persistent shoulder – neck exposure have been studied for this paper with the help of work aids. A conducive workplace based on better ergonomic work station design, influences stress decreased due to the undue strain of repeated actions in an assembly line situation. This makes for resultant assembly line need to get balanced and subsequent to the production most irregularities decrease. It also results in the perpetuation of idle time across the assembly line outputs as compared to when no work aids have been introduced.  Focus The researcher contribution of this paper is the experimentation conducted on a work table designed for the finishing line segment of the garment manufacturing assembly line. The folding table, as it has been called has flexibility of adjustment of work angle and some advantages over the conventional fixed surface tables.   Method Designing aspect apart this Table has been experimented with for usage and stability in the garment manufacturing assembling at three different units. The pilot results have been examined in the light of work done by earlier scholars.   Scope The musculoskeletal strain experienced by workers in the garment manufacturing units impacts directly on their work output resulting long term physical and socio-economic implications that tend to effect work output efficiency in the long run.   Results and Findings Decreased stress levels show indications of positive usage of this work aid. However, testing is still going on to confirm the preliminary results

Technology and Education Inputs for Productivity Enhancement in Garment Manufacturing in the Developing World

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 3853-3865
Author(s):  
Singh Rana Kamaljit ◽  
Singh Randhawa Jagjit ◽  
Kalra Praveen
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Production Management ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Measurement Techniques ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Efficient Production ◽  
Apparel Manufacturing ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Garment Manufacturing

Efficient production management in the garment manufacturing industry is estimated by using work measurement techniques. These techniques are based on standard processing timings. Several studies have been undertaken using the time study technique to enhance productivity of the garment production lines in an apparel manufacturing factory. Efficiency is translated into the time spent on carrying out a particular function, this time consumption is dependent upon the worker’s level of fatigue and quality of output. The entire onus of responsibility of the worker’s output becomes anchored on his or her ability to carry out repetitive actions over long durations of time.Objectives: This paper examines the work of various scholars as well as scrutinizes the performance of certain repetitive actions in the garment manufacturing process in apparel industries employing large numbers of workers. The objective is to project a rationale for the development of work aids to significantly enhance productivity.Methods: A secondary data review is being conducted to find out the work of other researchers in the field of garment manufacturing. The author has developed his own contribution in the form of work aid interventions to help in the process. A Review of literature on the subject was attempted to obtain the required information and insights on the subject.Finding: There is a widely felt need for the creation of active work aids in the garment manufacturing industry to promote the worker efficiency as also the overall productivity of the industry.Scope: The research based study has large and far-reaching scope for the garment manufacturing industry. All manufacturing units are constantly on the lookout for promoting efficiency and productivity. They are willing to appreciate all forms of interventions to improve time management and enhanced output of products. The findings of this review paper have broad based applicability for the garment manufacturing industry not only in India but also in most of the developing world.

Research on Mixed-Model Assembly Line Balancing Problem of Type II with Uncertainty

2013 ◽  
Vol 753-755 ◽  
pp. 1948-1951
Author(s):  
Wei Zhen Liao ◽  
Kai Hu Hou ◽  
Jing Yuan Zhong ◽  
Yu Jie Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Assembly Line ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Assembly Line Balancing ◽  
Line Balancing ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Assembly Line Balancing Problem ◽  
Mixed Model Assembly Line ◽  
Mixed Model Assembly

Uncertainty has negative effects on mixed-model assembly line balancing. With this uncertainty, the paper built a mathematical model on MMALBP of type II , and designed a solving method which is based on GA. It contributes to the management of the assembly line and production arrangements, and increases production efficiency.

scholarly journals A CASE STUDY ON ASSEMBLY LINE BALANCING OF VEHICLE MANUFACTURING UNIT

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Afzal Ali ◽  
Dr. Ravindra Mohan
Keyword(s):  
Operations Research ◽  
Assembly Line ◽  
Optimization Technique ◽  
Assembly Line Balancing ◽  
Idle Time ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Line Balancing ◽  
Efficiency And Productivity ◽  
Proper Balance

Line balancing is to distribute the task over the each workstation so that idle time of labor of machine can be minimized. Line balancing aims at grouping the resources or labor in an efficient and best pattern in order to obtain an optimum or proper balance of the resources and flows of the production or assembly processes. Assembly Line Balancing (ALB) is the term commonly used to refer to the decision process of assigning tasks to workstations in a sequential way to the production system. The task of elementary operations required to build raw material into a finished product. Line Balancing is a classic Operations Research optimization technique which has significant industrial importance in a lean system. The concept of mass production essentially involves the Line Balancing in assembly of identical or interchangeable parts or components into the final product in various stages at different workstations. With the improvement in knowledge, the refinement in the application of the line balancing procedure is also a must. Task allocation of each worker was achieved by assembly line balancing to increase an assembly efficiency and productivity. In this paper, we discuss and analysis a vehicle manufacturing unit and suggest the options to increase the productivity through an assembly line balancing with the help of Pro Balance.

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