Title: A simulation-based analysis for improvement of productivity in sick chemical dyeing factory: a research article

Authors: Annamalai Sivakumar; Kaliannan Saravanan

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College – Perundurai, Erode: 638 052, Tamilnadu, India. ' Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College – Perundurai, Erode: 638 052, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract: This paper provides an overview of the various processes in textile fabric industry. From the analysis of data taken during the past three years, the company has noted that it has not achieved the targeted productivity. Total productive maintenance (TPM) has been a major component of improvement strategy to enhance the organisational productivity and profitability. Identification of resources and use resources play a critical role in any industry for the improvement of quality and productivity. For example, fabric industry could not get the determined productivity since TPM was not followed. The objective of this paper is to present the result of the past three years productivity data and discussed different results obtained after implementing the procedures of TPM in the failure textile industry. A systematic methodology is presented and analysed by software for improvement productivity at the factory level. Metrics of overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is introduced and developed a structured robust framework for improvement of quality and productivity.

Keywords: productivity improvement; fabrics; textile industry; total productive maintenance; TPM; overall equipment effectiveness; OEE; quality improvement.

DOI: 10.1504/IJET.2011.043112

International Journal of Electronic Transport, 2011 Vol.1 No.1, pp.96 - 110

Received: 13 Nov 2010
Accepted: 13 Mar 2011
Published online: 11 Jan 2015 *