10 Ways to Increase Sewing Operator Efficiency

Apparel manufacturing is a labour-intensive industry. Factories aim for reducing manufacturing costs through increasing sewing operator efficiency. The purpose of growing operator efficiency is to minimise labour cost per unit. This article will discuss ten essential tips for increasing sewing operator efficiency.

1. Skill Development:

Skill is the leading Power and motivator for any activity. If an operator becomes more skilled, they will produce more garments. Operator skills can be developed by training.

2. Assign Right Task to the Right Operator

Task has to distribute so that way the suitable operation get proper operation. Some operators have high skills in specific processes. They have to be assigned to that operation. Also, hose operators can be used to train other lower-skilled operators.

3. Bonus/Incentive

For the best performance in efficiency, the operators/line/floor should be included predeclare bonus/incentive. We all know that money is the primary motivator for anything. So this system will help more to develop efficiency.

4. Continuous Feeding in Line

The back of the supply chain of the sewing line must be maintained very smoothly. If the operator does not get work, they sit idle, and efficiency gets lost.

Cutting input and all trims and accessories flow must be uninterrupted to get continuous production.

5. Improve Work Method

First, we must reduce all kinds of waste from the existing working method. To do this, motion and method study have to do first, then applied to remove access motion from work and implement the standard work method.

6. Eliminate Unnecessary Interruption of Work

Sometimes operators/supervisors/quality checkers make unnecessary gossip or assign any unnecessary defective garments to repair. The interruption in work reduces the overall efficiency.

7. Design User-Friendly Workstation

Don't forget to design a good workstation layout based on operation requirements. Reduce excess reach.

An ergonomic and user-friendly workstation is essential for a long time of stressless work. A good workstation reduces excess reach.

8. Reduce Extra Overtime

To do anything with total energy, anybody needs a healthy and energetic body. If operators do extra overtime every day and do not get weekly holidays, they become weak and less efficient.

9. Assign Right Task to the Right Operator

Give operators feasible and achievable targets. If they get a very unrealistic target, they get demotivated and

Record operator hourly production and chase operators if they produce less than their capacity or given target.

10. Motivation and Entertainment

Motivation makes anything easy to achieve. The operation should have better increment at the end of the year and give incentives and bonuses for extra achievements for good performance. Also, yearly one or two picnics and other motivation parties can be arranged to refresh everyone.