Improving Quality, Productivity, and Cost Aspects of a Sewing Line of Apparel Industry Using TQM Approach

Table 2

Operation breakdown for sewing section of a garment.

SL	Processes	SAM	SL	Process	SAM	SL	Process	SAM
1	Coin pkt rolling	0.20	18	Two-part join	0.18	35	Check & trimming	0.21
2	Coin pkt marking	0.20	19	Two-part top stc	0.19	36	S/Seam join	0.51
3	Coin pkt attach	0.21	20	Front part edge overlock	0.40	37	Side seam safety stc	0.35
4	Facing overlock	0.18	21	Back pkt Rolling	0.06	38	Over-hip top stitch	0.35
5	Facing attached to pocketing	0.26	22	Back pkt edge overlock	0.20	39	Waist run stc	0.20
6	Pkt bag overlock	0.20	23	Loop make (CPU)	0.08	40	W/B tack remove	0.15
7	Pkt bag turn and top stitch	0.28	24	Bk. pkt attach	0.34	41	W/B attach to body	0.35
8	Pocket bag bartack-2x	0.11	25	Bk. Yoke join	0.20	42	W/B excess cut and tr. open with turn	0.60
9	Care label poly and attach with poly with pkt bag wash	0.36	26	Check & trimming	0.18	43	Mouth closed with mark	0.70
10	S/F & D/F overlock	0.20	27	Size label attach	0.18	44	Coin pkt-2x, Fly-3x & Cord stc-2x bartack-7x	0.35
11	Front rise overlock with S/F	0.20	28	Bk part edge overlock	0.37	45	Back pkt bartack-3x	0.18
12	S/F top stc & trimming for overlock	0.20	29	W/B match & tack & loop bundle match	0.20	46	Bottom hem overlock	0.32
13	Zipper join with S/F	0.17	30	Front and back assorting with opening mark	0.28	47	Loop attaches with Bartack-10x	0.30
14	“J” round stc	0.19	31	Inseam join (for left)	0.25	48	W/B mouth hole	0.08
15	Front pkt attach with mouth top stc	0.42	32	Inseam join (for right)	0.25	49	W/B mouth tack	0.08
16	Side & waist tack	0.42	33	Check & trimming	0.21	50	Btm cut	0.55
17	D/F join	0.17	34	Front @ back rise join	0.42	51	Btm bartack-4x	0.20