1. Quality Improvement of a Garment Industry in Myanmar using Total Quality Management Tools.
- Author
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Su Nandar Hlaing and Aung Myo Lwin
- Subjects
CLOTHING industry ,TOTAL quality management ,SUSTAINABLE development ,DIGITAL technology ,TECHNOLOGICAL innovations - Abstract
Myanmar's garment industry is one of the most important sectors for sustainable development and creates a number of formal jobs for women. The Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association estimates that its nearly 600 member factories employ approximately 500,000 workers. The combination of inexpensive labour and strict adherence to product quality are two important factors that make Myanmar an attractive place to outsource for garment products. Profitability of the garment industry depends on the productivity and quality improvement. Therefore, the quality improvement is vital in a garment industry. This paper is about the study on the quality of puffer jacket production in Zhejiang Clothing Co., Ltd. The main aim of this paper is to improve the product quality using total quality management (TQM) tools (Check sheet, Histogram, Pareto chart, cause and effect diagram). Case study methodology was applied step-by-step procedure. Data Collection and observation were done in the selected production line where the most defects were found. Then the TQM tools were applied to reduce the defects for the product quality improvement. After applying the proposed methodology, the Defect per hundred-unit (DHU) percentages were compared in terms of initial and final states and it was analyzed that there was a 66.762% decrease in Defect per hundred unit (DHU). These observations indicate that an industry can achieve increase productivity by improving quality constraints by minimizing rework activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2021