Textile Healer

Concept of IE     The garment manufacturing and exporting industry is facing heavy challenges due to various factors including global competition, production costs increase, less productivity/efficiency, labor attrition, etc. the basic fact that our country has immense strength in human resources itself is the motivating aspect to feel for such an analysis. For overcoming those challenges our need industrial engineering knowledge. Industrial engineers (IEs) are responsible for designing integrated systems of people, machines, material, energy, and information. Industrial engineers figure out how to do things better. They engineer processes and systems that improve quality and productivity. They work to eliminate waste of time, money, materials, energy, and other resources. This is why more and more companies are hiring industrial engineers and then promoting them into management positions. . We can see at a glance of IE,  Industrial Engineering (IE) = Production ↑ Co...

Standard Minute Value: SMV in Garments, Calculation, Importance The term Standard Minute Value – SMV is mostly used in the garments industry and it is a common measurement calculated by the Industrial Engineer. Generally, SMV indicates the time taken to make garments by the workers using the right types of machinery. In garments factory, you may find that many people used to the SAM – Standard Allowed Minute which is same as SMV. SMV varies garments to garments, style to style, factory to factory. Management and buyers ask for SMV and it is the responsibility of the IE department to calculate SMV and give it to the respective parties. Here in this article, I will share details of Standard Minute Value: SMV in Garments, Calculation, Importance with a practical example. Standard Minute Value: SMV in Garments, Calculation, Importance Industrial Engineering is concerned with the design, improvement, and installation of an integrated system of men, machinery, and materials. SMV is one of th...

What is Man to Machine Ratio in the Garment Industry? The man to machine ratio is an important KPI in the manufacturing sector. The same is applied in apparel manufacturing. In this post, I will explain the term man to machine ratio, its importance and method of calculating man to machine ratio. What is the man to machine ratio? Man to machine ratio is defined as the total workforce in a factory to the total number of operational sewing machines. Man to machine ratio widely varies depending on the on the organization structure. If a factory has only production related departments (cutting, sewing, maintenance, quality and IE) then this ratio will be low. On the other hand, if a factory includes the department of design & development, sampling to finishing to shipment and documentation then this ratio will be high.   How to calculate Man to machine ratio? To measure Man Machine Ratio (MMR) of a factory - First, find how many employees are there (include all manpower). Second, Co...

Work Study: Definition, Role and Objectives In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Definition of Work Study  2. Role of Work Study  3. Objectives  4. Advantages. Definition of Work Study: “Work study is a generic term for those techniques, particularly method study and work measurement, which are used in all its context and which lead systematically to the investigation of all the factors, which effect the efficiency and economy of the situation being reviewed in order to effect improvement.” The main objective of work study is to improve productivity of men, machines and materials. The aim of work study is to determine the best method of performing each operation and to eliminate wastage so that production increases with less fatigue. The work study is also used in determining the standard time that a qualified worker should take to perform the operation when working at a normal place. Work study is a technique which deals with the following problems: (a) As to how s...