Study on Industrial Engineering in Knit Garments Production

Abstract

In the current scenario, the textile and apparel industry needs to satisfy the various needs of customers in the aspect of quantity and quality of the products. In traditional methods, the apparel industry used basic sewing machines for all operations with the help of manpower, so at that time, introducing different styles in the apparel was very difficult. In recent days, automation and improved techniques are known as industrial engineering concepts applicable to improve productivity and quality to overcome the competitive market. The manufacturing of garments involves many operations in different departments. To improve productivity and quality in the apparel sector, one must concentrate on machine, method, material, and man. So, the industrial engineering concepts will cover and manage all the above-said factors and help improve the productivity and quality of the products that will satisfy the consumer needs. This project is on “Study on Industrial Engineering in knit garments production.” Traditionally-operated garment industries confront issues like low Productivity, low efficiency, longer production lead time, high remake, modification, rejection, poor line balancing, low flexibility of style change over, etc. These problems were identified. This paper introduces the various concepts utilizing the method of wastage. Work-study took to record the actual individual capacity of each operator. We have recorded each operation’s actual cycle time for each operator and helper to discover the ideal number of workers, type of machines, and individual capacity. This paper discussed the layout plan and the operation breakdown, S.M.V. calculation for each operation, target calculation for each operation, cycle time, and efficiency. Process-wise capacity has been calculated, and other tools and techniques consist of different experimental details.