Improvement of Sigma level in a Finishing Department of Home Textile Unit Industry

Muhammad Zaid Khan; Ali  Zulqarnain; Muhammad  Wasif; Rabiya  Siddiqui

doi:10.32350/jdt.42.01

Muhammad Zaid Khan NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0826-6000
Ali Zulqarnain NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5919-7811
Muhammad Wasif NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9254-9620
Rabiya Siddiqui NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5150-1299

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32350/jdt.42.01

Keywords: 3M, defects, finishing process, root cause analysis, six sigma tools

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The research is done on the finishing department of home textile unit, the purpose is to reduce the defects which were encountering during the finishing process, 3M is used in which man, machine and material are included has been reviewed and Root cause Analysis is done to archive better sigma level. Finishing department is serving for bleach, dyed & printed fabric, more chances of defects to be rise in Finishing side as for dying & printing, the fabric is repeated twice or thrice depending upon the print or dyed quality and parameters requirement, the sigma level before improvement was 3.31, after successful implementation of improvement and defects minimization sigma level of Finishing department was improved to 3.71 (13500 Defects per day). Thus, with the of Six sigma tools the production losses would take into control and significant amount of labor cost, time and utilities (Steam, compressed air, water and Power) would also take into control.

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