APPLICATION OF LEAN MANUFACTURING TO IMPROVE PROCESSES AND INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY OF PERU: CASE STUDY

• Autores: Alanya, B. S., Dextre, K. E., Nuñez, V. H., Marcelo, G. E., Alvarez, J. C., Hatakeyama, K.
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
• Repositorio: UPC-Institucional
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe:10757/675916
• Enlace del recurso: http://hdl.handle.net/10757/675916
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Smart manufacturing; Textile industry

This study aims to improve the fabric-cutting process of cotton garment-exporting micro and small businesses by identifying and eliminating waste, defined as the processes that do not add value in cutting area of a textile company. In addition, the lean manufacturing approach is applied by employing tools such as value stream mapping (VSM), single-minute exchange of dies (SMED), and work standardisation. The proposed philosophy is based on data analysis, economic validation, and simulation using the historical data from the company under study. Consequently, a decline in default rework and delayed processes along with an increase in the productivity index is expected.