Implementation of new manufacturing concepts in textile industries for better performance and more competitiveness

This research addresses the application of lean manufacturing concepts in the Textile industry. The goal of this research is to investigate how lean manufacturing tools can be adapted to Textile manufacturing environment, and to evaluate their benefits on a specific application instance. Value stream mapping is used to first map the current state and then to identify sources of waste through lean tools to try to eliminate this waste. The future state map is then developed for a system with lean tools applied to it. To quantify the benefits gained _ using lean tools and techniques in the textile industries.