The Development and Implementation of Lean Manufacturing Techniques in Indian garment Industry

This research addresses the implementation of lean principles in an indian garment export industry. the objective is to evolve and test various strategies to eliminate waste and to improve the productivity. this paper briefly describes the application of value stream mapping (vsm) and single minute exchange of die (smed). existing state production floor was modified by using vsm efficiently to improve the production process by identifying waste and its causes. at the same time, set up time is also reduced considerably. we conclude with evidence of the early results of the programmes as well as a number of key learning points for other organizations wishing to follow similar path