Implementation of Lean Manufacturing Principles to increase Productivity in SMEs in the manufacturing sector of clothing

Abstract

SMEs in the textile sector face many problems in their production flows, mainly due to the lack of production management systems caused by poor management of the production chain. Therefore, a diagnostic analysis is carried out in a textile SME to evaluate and define the deficiencies and factors that affect its competitiveness, which began with the analysis of the current situation of the company, where it was established the existence of poor-quality management, high waiting times and lack of procedures. Therefore, the use of lean manufacturing tools such as Jidoka, Single Minute Exchange of Die with respect to the production line and process management for the measurement and control of operations in the production area is proposed. The incorporation of these tools in block allows to decrease the rates of defective products, the excess of operative work and the set-up of the machines for the change of model. The main result of the research was that production increased to 0.091 und/PEN.