George, Majo, Nguyen, Lam Canh, Nguyen, Hung Manh, and Akbari, Mohammadreza (2022) Lean Concept in Fashion and Textile Manufacturing. In: Nayak, Rajkishore, (ed.) Lean Supply Chain Management in Fashion and Textile Industry. Textile Science and Clothing Technology . Springer, Singapore, pp. 67-94.

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Abstract

The concept of “lean manufacturing” refers to a process of manufacturing, starting from raw materials until the delivery of the finished goods to the end-users, with prudent management of resources resulting in monetary and time savings. Lean principles have helped fashion and textile firms become more competitive and sustainable. Lean manufacturing has minimized waste and in turn reduced costs by applying reforms introduced by “Toyota” in the 1990s, and from which the technical term “lean” was derived and became popular. This chapter discusses the benefits and challenges of key lean principles in the fashion and textile industry from product, process design and supply chain perspectives using lean operations. Modular design and postponement are two major lean operations that have had a significant impact on the fashion and textile industry. The literature and real case information from the most prominent fashion retailers, Zara, Benetton and H&M, have been used to illustrate lean applications and their implications for the fashion and textile industry.

Item ID:	75860
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	978-981-19-2108-7
Keywords:	Lean manufacturing, Toyota production system, Lean supply chain, Sustainability, Fashion and textile
Copyright Information:	© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022. R. Nayak (ed.), Lean Supply Chain Management in Fashion and Textile Industry, Textile Science and Clothing Technology.
Date Deposited:	06 Sep 2022 01:59
FoR Codes:	35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3509 Transportation, logistics and supply chains > 350909 Supply chains @ 100%
SEO Codes:	15 ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK > 1503 Management and productivity > 150302 Management @ 100%
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