Application of lean tools in Hams Garments Ltd. of Hams Group
Abstract
A 100% export oriented leading garments industry starts journey in 2001 with 2 sewing lines
and total of 350 workforces at Sreepur area in Gazipur city in Bangladesh. Now it's quite 12,000
workforces with 153 sewing lines within different project of HAMS Group in Gazipur. It
expands business into knit, woven, and lingerie products.
Industrial Engineering (IE) is a branch of engineering which deals with man, machine and
material to illustrate maximum efficiency. IE team provide SMV by using IE tools which is
used to calculating CM, minute cost of factory, efficiency of the factory.
Lean manufacturing is a Japanese technology and KAIZEN is a lean tools which works for
continuous improvement. Basically, lean identify non value added work from process and
suggest to eliminate that added more value for the company.