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Free articles, Excel templates and calculators on IE, Excel and the garments industry - written from real factory experience.
Sewing MachinesSewing machine types in a garment factory and what each one does
SNLS, DNLS, overlock, flatlock, Kansai, bartack, button hole and button attach - the stitch each makes, where it is used and how to read a machine list in an operation bulletin.
SMED: faster style changeovers
Separate internal and external work to cut the time lost when a line changes style.
5S on the sewing floor
Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardise, Sustain - with practical examples for sewing lines.
Traffic light system for inline quality
A simple red-yellow-green method that finds quality problems at the operator and fixes them within the hour.
DHU vs defect %: which quality number should you report?
Two common quality measures, how they differ and when to use each.
Key performance indicators for garment factories
Efficiency, DHU, on-time delivery, absenteeism and more - what to measure and how.
Garment manufacturing process: from order to shipment
The main steps of an export garment order and what each department does.
Build an hourly production dashboard in Excel
One data sheet, one pivot table and two charts give management a clear view of target vs actual by hour.
10 Excel formulas every industrial engineer should know
XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, INDEX-MATCH and more - with examples from operation bulletins and production reports.
Calculators for everyday IE work
Target, efficiency, line balancing, man machine ratio, machine requirement and time study.
Templates & guides
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