They design plant layouts to provide efficiency, safety, and effective use of equipment while minimizing costs.
Methods analysis and work measurement are
engineering functions related to determining plant capacity and throughput times.
Engineers analyze methods of assembly and equipment required for garment
production and establish production rates and capacity for individual styles
and plants.
As a whole the industrial engineering is the part
of apparel engineering to find out the logical ways of to do something.
Objective of industrial Engineering
The prime objective of industrial engineering is to increase productivity
Activity
of I/E Engineer in Apparel Industry
Simple industrial engineering applied specifically
to the apparel industry. Main activities of an industrial/apparel engineer
1. Plant layout
2. Production flow system
3. Machines and adjustments
4. Operator performance
5. Operator training
6. Production control system
7. Cutting room
8. Quality control
9. Distribution
10. Payroll system / incentives
11. Plant safety
12. Maintenance
2. Production flow system
3. Machines and adjustments
4. Operator performance
5. Operator training
6. Production control system
7. Cutting room
8. Quality control
9. Distribution
10. Payroll system / incentives
11. Plant safety
12. Maintenance
Benefits
of engineering
Work simplification
• Effort to make the work simpler.
• Kill the skill of the work enabling a
medium skilled employee to perform efficiently. (Higher and consistent output)
Increase in productivity
• The ability to produce more within
the same amount of time is company’s insurance for survival.
• Results increase in capacity, and
thus, scope for getting more orders.
• Avoids overtime cost.
Increase in profits
• Timely deliveries and increase in the
quality and quantity of the product delivered results in higher profits.
• Ensures smooth operation functions
without a break due to continuous orders.
Increase in earnings
• Increase in profit will enable the
owners and stock holders to reward all the employees involved in the industry.
• Will enable for further expansion
thus creating more jobs and improving the economy of the area in which the
company is located.