Seminar on Lean Sigma Management
Apparel Industry is evolving continuously by making use of new and available techniques. Lean Six Sigma is one such technique which needs to be adopted by our apparel industry to face the new challenges more effectively. Institute of Apparel Management (IAM) along with Rajesh Bheda Consulting (RBC) organized seminar on “Lean Sigma Management for Apparel Industry “on 7th April in Apparel House which was conducted by Prof. Rajesh Bheda, CEO, Rajesh Bheda Consulting and Mr. Sudarshan Chakraborti, International Expert & Lean Sigma Master Trainer, RBC. The seminar was attended by over 45 principals of various ATDC centers and nearly 20 representatives of various export and buying offices like SABS Exports, Li & Fung (India ) P.Ltd.,TESCO Intl. Sourcing Ltd.,Adigear Intl .,etc.
Organizations worldwide are embracing Lean Sigma methodologies to usher in break through improvement and to drive away wastes. The speakers introduced the audience to the philosophy that has transformed the organizations worldwide and helped them deliver superior value to their customers. They gave the overview of “Lean manufacturing, operations improvement & six sigma”. Lean Sigma dealt on making the organization Lean by controlling various wastes. Seven different Wastes were highlighted under TIMWOOD viz Transportation, Inventory, Motion, Waiting, Over Production, Over Processing & Defects. The control tools were also explained.5 s Tools for lean Management were discussed i.e. separate or sort, Straighten or store, shine, standardize, sustain and safety. Lean six sigma tools are used for defects which can be seen. The speakers conducted various demonstration activities to practically show the importance of these tools A brief introduction on Six Sigma was also initiated since six sigma stands for unseen defects.
A thorough in-house study if conducted will help one to identify the wastes in their workflow and would lead to a profitable organization. It is a guaranteed way to reduce costs of final product thereby getting more orders
By Shobhna Mehta
IAM’s International Academic Collaborators
The Institute has established Academic partnership with the following Institutes and education bodies: -
- Edexcel, UK
- MOD’SPE, Paris
- Studio Moda Rosella, Italy
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Edexcel , UK Edexcel, a Pearson company, is the UK's largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications and testing to schools, colleges, employers and other places of learning in the UK and internationally. Edexcel offers a variety of qualifications, including A-levels (GCEs), GCSEs and the BTEC suite of vocational qualifications. It is an international organisation, awarding over 1.5 million certificates to students around the world every year which is accepted by 167 universities across USA, Canada, UK and Australia. |
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MOD'SPE MOD'SPE Paris is an associative structure and as such, seeks to transmit to the future executives within its classrooms the key values of professionalism, innovation, initiative and rigor. Moreover, MOD'SPE Paris remains a firm ally of the companies with which it works, anticipating their needs and reinforcing a relational network based on respect and high standards. The confidence of its partner companies and the MODSPE Paris alumni working for them has provided the MOD'SPE Paris Career Services with a roster of over 800 companies. |
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Studio ModaRossella , Itlay Studio ModaRossella is first of all a school for high-level training and vocational training that is acknowledged by all the relevant public institutions. It is specialized in the fashion field and offers a post-diploma training both with the SMR Professional division (modular one-year training courses to get specific titles and specializations) and with the SMR University division (three-year courses to get specializations and master diplomas). The school also offers continuous training for teachers, employees |