StitchWorld is now in its 14th year, and has evolved tremendously in its content and reach. We have graduated from topics like operator and supervisor training to concepts like IoT, M2M and automation, moving towards Robotics and the era of 3D printing and 3D pattern making. Yet, the focus of the magazine has not changed at all – productivity, on-time delivery and quality – still remain at the core; how to achieve these goals is evolving, resulting in new human resources and production management concepts and tools.
Today, managing a factory is a very complex game; it is no longer about just building a state-of-the-art factory. How the factory is managed, and what are the external influences and challenges of profitability are critical elements that can make or break even the best of factories… Through the year, my editorials have reflected these challenges…, emerging from factors both within and outside the factory.
Here are some of the abridged versions of the articles under 8 headings that we did in the year 2016…
1). Combatting First-hour Productivity Woes
2). Reflexive Production System: Use of Kanban
4). Operational Metrics – A ‘shopfloor dashboard review process’ in apparel industry
5). Smart Line Balancing to Increase Efficiency
6). Technology vs. Management: Has Management won the war?
