Implementation of LEAN techniques to improve raw material picking process in sewing machine factory

摘要

This study demonstrates the implementation of LEAN techniques in the actual operation of raw material picking process in the sewing machine factory. The case study located in Lamphun Industrial Estate which is the prominent area for producing electric and electronics products in the Northern of Thailand. The key products of the factory are household sewing machines and accessories. The company accentuates on the process control to assure the best quality of sewing machine. Moreover, the company gives precedence to product cost controlling and enhancing logistics efficiency that broadens the competitive opportunity to the markets nowadays. Thus, the efficiency improvement in factory warehouse process is initiated. The staff working in raw material picking process is 42 percent of the entire employees and the raw material picking is a core process of warehouse management which can affect the production process immediately if the staff picks the wrong parts or it could delay the process.