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A Proposed Model for Productivity Improvement by Implementation of Lean Manufacturing Techniques in a Textile Industry

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S, Saravanan, Chakraborty, Partha Sarathi, S, Nallusamy, V, Kumar·2023·International Journal of Mechanical Engineering
DOI 10.14445/23488360/ijme-v10i8p104
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The development of the textile sector in India has experienced significant growth in recent years, becoming one of the main economic activities of the textile-industrial sector in south India. Many organisations face new competition and macroeconomic conditions in the current textile manufacturing scenario. Lean manufacturing system adoption is increasing due to the industry’s challenges in this swiftly changing world. Lean manufacturing makes an organisation more flexible and adaptable as change occurs. More than ten per cent of Non-Value-Added Activities (NVA) from the total production of an organisation direct to loss. The main task of lean manufacturing is to maximise resource utilisation by minimising unwanted waste. This research aims to reduce waste by executing different lean techniques after adequately studying the current process. The lean execution in the textile industry is minimal, and different existing studies identify the research gap in implementing a sequence of lean elements in a selected industry. Implementing the proposed layout reduces the cycle time from 472 seconds to 438 seconds, and operator movement for the industry is reduced from 153 feet to 117 feet. After the proper execution of various lean techniques, it was observed that the overall productivity increased by 4.84%.

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Authors
S, S., Chakraborty, P. S., S, N., & V, K.
ORCID
Chakraborty, Partha Sarathi
Venue
International Journal of Mechanical Engineering
Publisher
Seventh Sense Research Group Journals
Published
2023-09-01
Volume
10
Issue
8
Pages
31-48
ISSN
2348-8360 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.14445/23488360/ijme-v10i8p104
OpenAlex
W4386926133
Cited by
5
References
0
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1
FWCI
1.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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cc-by-nc-nd
Locations
International Journal of Mechanical Engineering (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Quality and Supply Management
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Management and Optimization Techniques
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering › Digital Transformation in Industry
Keywords
lean manufacturing, textile industry, productivity improvement, non-value-added activities, waste reduction, cycle time reduction, production layout redesign

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