Industrial Production Engineering in Garments │Textile Floor│

1. Basics of Industrial Engineering in Apparel Production

2. Work Study & Time Measurement

3. Operator Efficiency & Line Balancing

  • How to Calculate Operator Efficiency at Work?
  • Efficiency Formula: Calculate Operator Efficiency and Line Efficiency
  • How to Calculate Overall Line Efficiency?
  • Why Your Line Efficiency is Low – Identify the Reasons
  • How to Balance a Traditional Sewing Line?
  • What is Line Balancing in Garment Manufacturing?
  • How to Allocate Sewing Operators for Different Styles?
  • How to Develop a Skill Matrix for Sewing Operators?
  • How to Encourage Workers in a Garment Factory?
  • What is the Learning Curve in Apparel Manufacturing?

4. Garment Production & Capacity Planning

5. Costing & Performance Metrics

  • How to Calculate the Cost of Manufacturing Apparel Products?
  • Garment CM Cost Estimation Using SAM or SMV
  • How to Find Labor Cost for Garment Manufacturing Using Work Measurement Data?
  • How to Calculate the Rate of Individual Sewing Operations?
  • How to Justify the Piece Rate in the Garment Industry?
  • How to Calculate Machine Productivity?
  • How to Calculate the Standard Minute Rate (SMR) in Garment Factories?
  • What is the Cost per Minute of a Sewing Line?
  • Difference Between SAM Productivity and Production Productivity
  • Actual Garment Production Cost – The Way Factories Calculate It

Production Management & Lean Manufacturing

6. Production Planning & Reporting

  • How to Make an Operation Bulletin for a Garment?
  • Daily Production Report Excel Template (Free Download)
  • How to Set Daily Production Targets Using SAM vs. Cycle Time in Apparel Manufacturing
  • Necessary Production Reports for a Garment Factory
  • KPI Dashboard: An Effective Reporting Tool for Garment Factories
  • How to Plan Daily Line Output from Garment SAM?
  • How to Show Line Efficiency When There Is No Loading to a Line?
  • How to Measure Line Performance When You Don’t Know Product SMV?
  • What Are the Reports Made by the IE Department in Garment Factories?
  • Production Line Efficiency Report Format and Formula

7. Lean Manufacturing & Waste Reduction

  • 7 Wastes of Lean in Garment Manufacturing
  • What is GSD System?
  • How to Implement Lean Manufacturing in Garment Production?
  • Comparison Between Progressive Bundle System and Unit Production System (UPS)
  • 8 Preferred Lean Manufacturing Tools for the Garment Industry
  • 4 Killer Non-Productive Measures in Garment Manufacturing
  • How to Reduce WIP from Bottleneck Operations?
  • How to Reduce Line Setting Time for Assembly Lines?
  • Why Measure Non-Productive Time?
  • Why Measure Stitching Line Efficiency?

8. Material Handling & Workflow Optimization

  • Different Kinds of Material Handling Systems Used in the Garment Industry
  • What Is Line Layout in the Garment Industry?
  • Which Production System Is Better – Conventional or Modular?
  • Digital Displays for Production Status – A Better Way to Communicate Floor Performance
  • How to Calculate WIP in Garment Production?
  • Sewing Thread Consumption Calculation Template (Download Excel)
  • Work Aids and Equipment for Garment Manufacturing
  • How to Control Apparel Production Cost?
  • How to Measure Labor Productivity?

Operator Training, Skill Development & Job Readiness

9. Operator Training & Skill Development

  • Operator Training and Deployment in Apparel Industry – A Systemic View
  • Systematic Training of Sewing Industry Operators – An Introduction
  • How to Conduct Operator Skill Upgrading?
  • Sewing Operator Recruiting Test Procedure
  • How to Grade Sewing Operators?
  • Selection of Improvement Projects and Implementation Methods
  • How to Develop an IE Department in a Factory?
  • What is a Skill Matrix for Sewing Operators?
  • Industrial Engineer’s Job Profile in the Apparel Industry

10. Career Development & Learning Resources

·     How I Learned Industrial Engineering (and How You Can Too)?

  • 12 Useful Formulas for Industrial Engineers (Poster)
  • My Upcoming eBook: Industrial Engineering - Guide to Job Interview Preparation
  • eBook 'Industrial Engineering Guide to Job Interview Preparation' is Released
  • What Is the Right Career Option: Merchandising or Production (IE)?
  • How Much Computer Knowledge Is Required for an IE Candidate in Garment Production?
  • How to Get Training on General Sewing Data (GSD)?
  • What Do the Best Apparel Manufacturing Companies Do Differently?
  • Case Study: Work Sampling for Sewing Floor

Special Topics & Innovations

11. Apparel Technology & Automation

  • How to Automate Garment Production for Higher Efficiency?
  • Secret Behind Calculation of Machine Time in SAM
  • Ratio of Sewing Machines Used in a Shirt Factory
  • What is a Pitch Diagram and How to Make One?
  • Different Types of Sewing Line Layouts (with Pictures)
  • What is Bobbin Elastic Thread in Garment Stitching?
  • How to Determine Machine Requirements for a New Factory?
  • Which Machines Are Needed to Make Basic Tee Shirts?
  • Which Machines Are Needed to Make Basic Polo Shirts?
  • Machines Used for Denim (Jeans) Manufacturing

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