The effect of lean manufacturing on production/operation for the small and medium enterprise in Malaysia

At the start of 2022, the government announced its focus on supporting the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to improve living standards following the COVID-19 pandemic. SMEs contribute significantly to the national economy, with the clothing industry playing a major role. This rese...

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Main Authors: Nur Sahira, Aslan, Norazlianie, Sazali, Norsuhailizah, Sazali, Junaidi, Afdhal
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Language:English
Published: Akademia Baru 2024
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Norazlianie, Sazali
Norsuhailizah, Sazali
Junaidi, Afdhal
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description At the start of 2022, the government announced its focus on supporting the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to improve living standards following the COVID-19 pandemic. SMEs contribute significantly to the national economy, with the clothing industry playing a major role. This research applies lean manufacturing techniques to enhance the performance of SMEs in the clothing sector, specifically in T-shirt printing. Therefore the first objective was to collect, analyze processing times and recording of all issues encountered during production. The second objective involved using value stream mapping (VSM) to analyze the T-shirt printing process from raw material supply to finished product packaging. We also employed a why-why analysis to pinpoint the underlying causes of inefficiencies and devise specific solutions. The last objective focused on process improvement using VSM, along with the Kanban system, 5S and Make to Stock (MTS) to optimize block preparation and T-shirt printing. We selected Flexsilk Printshop as the case study. The findings showed a 66.59 % reduction in waiting time, a 30.77 % improvement in lead time, an increase in overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) from 93.3 to 97.45 % and a 50.41 % increase in efficiency.
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spelling ump-429642024-11-21T08:01:02Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42964/ The effect of lean manufacturing on production/operation for the small and medium enterprise in Malaysia Nur Sahira, Aslan Norazlianie, Sazali Norsuhailizah, Sazali Junaidi, Afdhal TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TS Manufactures At the start of 2022, the government announced its focus on supporting the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to improve living standards following the COVID-19 pandemic. SMEs contribute significantly to the national economy, with the clothing industry playing a major role. This research applies lean manufacturing techniques to enhance the performance of SMEs in the clothing sector, specifically in T-shirt printing. Therefore the first objective was to collect, analyze processing times and recording of all issues encountered during production. The second objective involved using value stream mapping (VSM) to analyze the T-shirt printing process from raw material supply to finished product packaging. We also employed a why-why analysis to pinpoint the underlying causes of inefficiencies and devise specific solutions. The last objective focused on process improvement using VSM, along with the Kanban system, 5S and Make to Stock (MTS) to optimize block preparation and T-shirt printing. We selected Flexsilk Printshop as the case study. The findings showed a 66.59 % reduction in waiting time, a 30.77 % improvement in lead time, an increase in overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) from 93.3 to 97.45 % and a 50.41 % increase in efficiency. Akademia Baru 2024 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_nc_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42964/1/The%20effect%20of%20lean%20manufacturing%20on%20productionoperation%20for%20the%20small%20and%20medium%20enterprise%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Nur Sahira, Aslan and Norazlianie, Sazali and Norsuhailizah, Sazali and Junaidi, Afdhal (2024) The effect of lean manufacturing on production/operation for the small and medium enterprise in Malaysia. Journal of Advanced Research Design, 121 (1). pp. 40-50. ISSN 2289-7984. (Published) https://doi.org/10.37934/ard.121.1.4050 10.37934/ard.121.1.4050
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TS Manufactures
Nur Sahira, Aslan
Norazlianie, Sazali
Norsuhailizah, Sazali
Junaidi, Afdhal
The effect of lean manufacturing on production/operation for the small and medium enterprise in Malaysia
title The effect of lean manufacturing on production/operation for the small and medium enterprise in Malaysia
title_full The effect of lean manufacturing on production/operation for the small and medium enterprise in Malaysia
title_fullStr The effect of lean manufacturing on production/operation for the small and medium enterprise in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The effect of lean manufacturing on production/operation for the small and medium enterprise in Malaysia
title_short The effect of lean manufacturing on production/operation for the small and medium enterprise in Malaysia
title_sort effect of lean manufacturing on production/operation for the small and medium enterprise in malaysia
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TS Manufactures
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42964/
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