The never-ending global search for a country with a low labour wage is almost bottoming out. The so-called labor-oriented apparel manufacturing industry is poised to change. Due to fierce global pressure on reducing price and lead time, the textiles and apparel producers will have to banish all waste from their supply chain. Lean manufacturing which removes waste and smoothens the process flow is gaining popularity among textiles and apparel producers and will be a key element for the survival of the industry in the years ahead.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. Foreword - p. xv 8. Preface - p. xix 9. 1. Lean management in apparel manufacturing - p. 1 10. 2. Lean terms in apparel manufacturing - p. 17 11. 3. Fundamentals of lean journey - p. 47 12. 4. Lean problem-solving - p. 81 13. 5. Visual management - p. 131 14. 6. Rapid setup - p. 209 15. 7. Autonomation - p. 233 16. 8. Process balancing - p. 257 17. 9. Apparel manufacturing systems - p. 291 18. 10. Lean quality management - p. 311 19. 11. Lean human resources - p. 331 20. 12. Total productive maintenance - p. 355 21. 13. Lean supply chain management - p. 381 22. 14. Agile manufacturing - p. 399 23. Index - p. 423
The never-ending global search for a country with a low labour wage is almost bottoming out. The so-called labor-oriented apparel manufacturing industry is poised to change. Due to fierce global pressure on reducing price and lead time, the textiles and apparel producers will have to banish all waste from their supply chain. Lean manufacturing which removes waste and smoothens the process flow is gaining popularity among textiles and apparel producers and will be a key element for the survival of the industry in the years ahead.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. Foreword - p. xv 8. Preface - p. xix 9. 1. Lean management in apparel manufacturing - p. 1 10. 2. Lean terms in apparel manufacturing - p. 17 11. 3. Fundamentals of lean journey - p. 47 12. 4. Lean problem-solving - p. 81 13. 5. Visual management - p. 131 14. 6. Rapid setup - p. 209 15. 7. Autonomation - p. 233 16. 8. Process balancing - p. 257 17. 9. Apparel manufacturing systems - p. 291 18. 10. Lean quality management - p. 311 19. 11. Lean human resources - p. 331 20. 12. Total productive maintenance - p. 355 21. 13. Lean supply chain management - p. 381 22. 14. Agile manufacturing - p. 399 23. Index - p. 423
