Production model to improve the efficiency of a peruvian cotton knitwear export company using 5s, standardization of operations and autonomous maintenance

Thania Baldeon-Lazaro, Pedro Malasquez-Salas, Gino Viacava-Campos, Daniel Aderhold

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Abstract

Nowadays, organizations in the cotton knitwear industry have had to adapt to a client who is not willing to pay an additional cost for activities that do not add value to the product. In Peru, many companies that export cotton knitwear closes every year since they cannot compete with countries such as China and Hong Kong due to their high production costs. This paper introduces a production management model based on Lean Manufacturing techniques and standardization of operations to reduce waste in the production flow, thus improving quality, and reducing production time and costs. So, a Production and Continuous improvement model (PDCA) were implemented. The validation was performed in a representative Peruvian company that exports cotton knitwear, resulting in an efficiency improvement of 10%, reduction of defective products of 20%, and generating savings of almost 5,000 soles monthly.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHuman Interaction, Emerging Technologies and Future Applications III - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies
Subtitle of host publicationFuture Applications, IHIET 2020
EditorsTareq Ahram, Redha Taiar, Karine Langlois, Arnaud Choplin
PublisherSpringer
Pages506-512
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9783030553067
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Event3rd International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies: Future Applications, IHIET 2020 - Paris, France
Duration: 27 Aug 202029 Aug 2020

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume1253 AISC
ISSN (Print)2194-5357
ISSN (Electronic)2194-5365

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies: Future Applications, IHIET 2020
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period27/08/2029/08/20

Keywords

  • 5S
  • Autonomous maintenance
  • Cotton knitwear industry
  • Lean manufacturing
  • Operations standardization
  • TPM

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