Lean manufacturing challenges in a South African clothing company
- Chiromo, F., Nel, A., Sebele, T.O.
- Authors: Chiromo, F. , Nel, A. , Sebele, T.O.
- Date: 2015-06-08
- Subjects: Clothing trade - South Africa , Lean manufacturing - South Africa , Supply chain management
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5109 , ISBN 978-1-77592-111-0 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13935
- Description: This is a case study that investigates factors that affect the implementation of lean supply chain concepts in a South African clothing manufacturing company, hereafter referred to as Company A. The company’s primary markets are public hospitals in Gauteng Province and it offers a wide range of hospital linen and apparel for hospital staff, patients and wards. The study was conducted at the premises of Company A and it analyses the extent to which production of defective parts, overproduction, excessive inventory, unnecessary production steps, unnecessary movement of people, workers waiting for material and unnecessary handling of material affect the attainment of lean supply chain. Areas covered by the study are segments of the production department; namely the storeroom, cutting room, garment construction, cleaning and despatch. The study also looks at the attempts made and challenges encountered by Company A in eliminating these wastes. The effects of these wastes are visible throughout the company from sourcing of raw materials to the delivery of finished products. They affect delivery lead times, product/service quality, cost and customer satisfaction. These findings have implications on the competitiveness of Company A. They help Company A to focus on establishing supply chain linkages that reduce the wastes. The study contributes by suggesting a model that a manufacturing entity should adopt to reduce the impact of the seven wastes.
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- Authors: Chiromo, F. , Nel, A. , Sebele, T.O.
- Date: 2015-06-08
- Subjects: Clothing trade - South Africa , Lean manufacturing - South Africa , Supply chain management
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5109 , ISBN 978-1-77592-111-0 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13935
- Description: This is a case study that investigates factors that affect the implementation of lean supply chain concepts in a South African clothing manufacturing company, hereafter referred to as Company A. The company’s primary markets are public hospitals in Gauteng Province and it offers a wide range of hospital linen and apparel for hospital staff, patients and wards. The study was conducted at the premises of Company A and it analyses the extent to which production of defective parts, overproduction, excessive inventory, unnecessary production steps, unnecessary movement of people, workers waiting for material and unnecessary handling of material affect the attainment of lean supply chain. Areas covered by the study are segments of the production department; namely the storeroom, cutting room, garment construction, cleaning and despatch. The study also looks at the attempts made and challenges encountered by Company A in eliminating these wastes. The effects of these wastes are visible throughout the company from sourcing of raw materials to the delivery of finished products. They affect delivery lead times, product/service quality, cost and customer satisfaction. These findings have implications on the competitiveness of Company A. They help Company A to focus on establishing supply chain linkages that reduce the wastes. The study contributes by suggesting a model that a manufacturing entity should adopt to reduce the impact of the seven wastes.
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Lean manufacturing as a tool for optimisation of the South African fast moving consumer goods industry
- Authors: Matinga, Tumelo Owen
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Lean manufacturing - South Africa , Production management - South Africa , Industrial management - South Africa , Consumer goods - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/425211 , uj:36396
- Description: Abstract: Over the past decades, the South African Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector has been facing various challenges than in other developing countries. the reason to this crisis has been largely attributed to failure of implementing the policy which need to be applied but it is not being implemented properly to minimise corruption in the sector and to improve Lean Manufacturing (LM) in the sector, to alleviate corruption, to create more productivity by utilising minimum resources and trying to minimise waste in the industry while will minimise all kinds of pollution and practice all the principles of lean and create more employment. To this end, the overall research aim of this study was the implementation of Lean manufacturing as a tool for optimisation of the South African fast moving consumer goods industry. To achieve this goal, this study made use of two-fold research approaches, firstly the study critically scrutinized a set of existing studies developed on lean phenomena in various organisational sectors over the past decades. This process led to the identification of gap within the existing literature. Secondly, this study employed a single methodology quantitative research to address the identified flaw as mentioned in the above lines. The research findings demonstrated that Lack of top management commitment; Obsoleted process control techniques; Lack of resources; Poor worker participation; Poor project selection; Not enough training provided; Not enough knowledge; Poor supplier involvement; Internal resistance; Variability in raw material supply and quality; High variation of composition, goods, processing techniques and recipes; Variety of product structure; Short throughput time for batches are the main barriers preventing the implementation of Lean manufacturing in the South African Fast Moving Consumers Goods. In light of the above findings, a conclusion was drawn up in this study. Noting that decision makers should start with the implementation of Lean in the Fast Moving Consumers Goods in order to address the current productivity short fall that the sector is facing with. , M.Tech. (Quality and Operations Management)
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- Authors: Matinga, Tumelo Owen
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Lean manufacturing - South Africa , Production management - South Africa , Industrial management - South Africa , Consumer goods - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/425211 , uj:36396
- Description: Abstract: Over the past decades, the South African Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector has been facing various challenges than in other developing countries. the reason to this crisis has been largely attributed to failure of implementing the policy which need to be applied but it is not being implemented properly to minimise corruption in the sector and to improve Lean Manufacturing (LM) in the sector, to alleviate corruption, to create more productivity by utilising minimum resources and trying to minimise waste in the industry while will minimise all kinds of pollution and practice all the principles of lean and create more employment. To this end, the overall research aim of this study was the implementation of Lean manufacturing as a tool for optimisation of the South African fast moving consumer goods industry. To achieve this goal, this study made use of two-fold research approaches, firstly the study critically scrutinized a set of existing studies developed on lean phenomena in various organisational sectors over the past decades. This process led to the identification of gap within the existing literature. Secondly, this study employed a single methodology quantitative research to address the identified flaw as mentioned in the above lines. The research findings demonstrated that Lack of top management commitment; Obsoleted process control techniques; Lack of resources; Poor worker participation; Poor project selection; Not enough training provided; Not enough knowledge; Poor supplier involvement; Internal resistance; Variability in raw material supply and quality; High variation of composition, goods, processing techniques and recipes; Variety of product structure; Short throughput time for batches are the main barriers preventing the implementation of Lean manufacturing in the South African Fast Moving Consumers Goods. In light of the above findings, a conclusion was drawn up in this study. Noting that decision makers should start with the implementation of Lean in the Fast Moving Consumers Goods in order to address the current productivity short fall that the sector is facing with. , M.Tech. (Quality and Operations Management)
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