Ramesh Kumar Rawal & Pallavi Maheshwarkar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Oriental University, Indore (M.P.) India
Abstract
The present research work focuses on the application of value stream mapping (VSM) and fuzzy quality function deployment (FQFD) techniques for investigating the parameters necessary for productivity enhancement in garment manufacturing industry. During the research work, different tools, namely, 5S, logistic system improvement, Kaizan and Kanban were used for the purpose of performance enhancement, and with the help of VSM and FQFD, their rankings were obtained, and necessary changes were suggested to the targeted industry personnel.
Keywords- Productivity, Value stream mapping (VSM), Fuzzy quality function deployment (FQFD), Kaizan, Kanban, 5S, Logistic system improvement.