Contrivance of 5s System to Effectuate Higher Productivity in Apparel Industries

Abstract

Bangladesh is the second largest exporter of readymade garment (RMG) products in the world after China. Above 80% of its total export earning is contributed by the RMG sector which has a huge impact on the economy of the country. At present this RMG sector is facing many threats and challenges to hold its flourishing position because of the entrance of new competitors both in the national and international market. To overcome these challenges continuous improvement is required to a great extent. This paper experiments execution of 5S approach to a production scenario in a garments industry. 5S method should be improved to ensure ergonomics in the workplace, to reduce defects and increase cleaning and productivity growth. It is one of the fundamental tools to intensify continuous improvement process in organizations and represents a transformation in 5 steps of a job, which is characterized by maximum efficiency at the micro level and minimum loss. Any company applying the 5S methodology will have reduction of different types of waste, efficient workflow due to lesser machine breakdowns, lower defect rates, reduced inventory and effective problem visualization, visible and swift results in an efficient way.

Benefits of the 5’s methodology in the Manufacturing Industry: A literature review 2017-2022

“…Adicionalmente Makwana & Patange [40] señalan que las 5's permiten ayudar a las empresas estableciendo una hoja de ruta que ayuda a la mejora continua ya que expone o hace visible los desperdicios o elementos críticos de un proceso. En la misma línea Mridha et al [45] mencionan adicionalmente a los beneficios sobre la productividad, beneficios de carácter ergonómico, reducción de defectos, incremento en la limpieza del entorno del trabajo; manifestando adicionalmente en coincidencia con otros autores que es una herramienta fundamental para intensificar el proceso de la mejora continua en las organizaciones. Kumar et al [37] y Adzrie et al [46] argumentan que las 5's se convierte en la base de todas las mejoras, es el componente principal para establecer un entorno adecuado de trabajo, donde se mejora la eficiencia mediante la eliminación de los diferentes tipos de desperdicios, se evidencia que un entorno laboral adecuadamente organizado motiva a las personas a producir con eficacia.…”