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“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.” – Bill Gates In today’s competitive environments, many textile companies are shifting their attention from non-core operations to concentrate better on operational excellence. The apparel industry is becoming increasingly conscious of the wastage that the industry is largely associated with. Companies are discovering new techniques to minimize wastage and produce the right quantity of quality products. One of the main reasons that accounts for factory waste is the lack of sufficient knowledge and skills that are needed to manufacture products. The workers may not be having the necessary expertise for manufacturing a particular product. This leads to wastage of both time and resources. Lean manufacturing ensures that the manufacturing process runs smoothly and that the product keeps moving without interruption. It is something that pertains to almost every business and every process and is not limited to manufacturing alone. It is a tactic that encourages increasing value for customers with fewer, yet efficient resources. Companies are resorting to lean practices in order to increase their profits and improve customer satisfaction and maintain a competitive edge in the international market. The bottlenecks in the process of manufacturing can lead to considerable monetary and material losses. A process of waste management that not just keeps a check on the amount of wastage but also enables an enhanced use of resources for providing ultimate value to customers will definitely change the complete functioning mechanism of the industries. Lean is not a short-term strategy. It works in correspondence with other operations of a company. When a company discards conventional way of thinking and embraces forward thinking in making optimum us of all available resources, it emphasizes the concept of “lean.” In order to reduce waste in any business, it is essential to know what this waste is all about and the reasons that led to the occurrence of waste. Waste includes a range of resources such as machines, material, technology, labor and time that are used to manufacture products that are not needed at all. It can be in the form of overproduction, inappropriate use of equipment, unused inventory or long sluggish periods. Lean manufacturing aims to eliminate waste and to minimize the services that do not add value at every stage of production. Lean also contributes to reducing the damage to the environment that these textile industries otherwise cause in the form of water and air pollution. Surprisingly the traditional lean approach did not take customers into consideration. The more contemporary methods emphasize he concept of extended lean that connects the entire supply chain including customers as the ultimate value is defined from the customer’s point of view. The online news journals provide an extensive coverage of why companies are including lean manufacturing as an important part of core business strategy and how the approach will benefit the industry as a whole. These news journals comprise of all the progressive changes taking place in the textile world. Readers can get an overview of all updated textile news from Sourcing Journal by subscribing to their 7 Days Free-Trial offer.
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