Dear VK,

I am working in Apparels export house and having 11 years exp in quality assurance and would like to work in other manufacturing by doing lean sixsigma course. Is it reccomendable? Shall i able to change my job into other manufacturing. Basically i am a textile graduate engineer having exp in textiles and apparels.


Please reply to me.

Regards
Hrudananda

Dear Hrudananda,

As the same tools are used across industries, Six Sigma provides the most potent approach for movement across industries.

Once you have done Green Belt, you may like to do some projects within textile industry. Some examples are shown here-

http://forum.benchmarksixsigma.com/topic/647-six-sigma-in-textile-marketing/page__p__2499__hl__+export%20+industry2499

When you have some improvement evidence to showcase, you should be able to face interviews with confidence in other manufacturing. You can notice that the focus areas are similar in all types of manufacturing.

Have a look here - http://forum.benchmarksixsigma.com/topic/845-example-lean-six-sigma-projects-in-manufacturing/

Dear VK,

Thanks for your reply. Infact, I am trained in Lean Manufacturing By Toyota Operation Manager in my Organization. Its very effective tool and most suitable for Garment industries. Lean is following TQM. I want to do a course i mean a sanwitched course both on Lean and six Sigma. So far in Garment industries Six sigma application is too less. But Lean has got mopre popularity as compared to six Sigma.

Please guide me and i need to boost my professional career by doing the real beneficial course as i am into quality and even interested to change my field of work to other industry.

Regards

H.Satapathy

I am also from garment manufacturing sector, wkg as a QA Manager from last 10 yrs,

We can see lot of scope in this sector to improve the productivity and to reduce variance.

This garment sector is recently came in to field and just now concentrating to learn how to do manufacturing in a professional way. There is great scope for Lean and Six sigma professionals in garment field, because in this field very few research works done.

But mind set & support of top level management is very important.

1st they must believe the systems and procedures. Their mantra is only Delivery date at any cost. ( They may afford even for Air shipment but not ready to follow certain systems like Six sigma or 5 S ). They depend only least qualified production managers even some persons may not be passed 8th standard will have full control.

Only good professional training at all levels of staff can bring the change in the mind set.

then garment manufacturing in India will become competitive with Sri lanka.

regds,

Babu.A

Dear Babu

i am too from garment industry with 17 years experiance a sri lankan started from Brandex, i have completed my black belt and lean manufactyring training which have helped me a lot in changing my self from so called traditional hard harted production manager to statistcaly analysing and result orianted person in this industry. as we all know language of six sigma is little difficult for the midle level persons in garment industry to understand. to make my statemnt i would like to put like this... six sigma is like the brain of your hole process which will give you right x's which giving you the process variasion while lean a language understood by illetrate labour is the nurves ... use the lean tools to adress the issue and u will see the breake through changes happaning in from of our eyes..

mohd_ifthikar

Hi Mohd ifthikar,

I completly agree with you. Last week i have completed my Green belt program. Lean manufacturing is most suitable for garment industries