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Technology, IE and
Training remain the core of
Bangladesh Apparel Industry
In today’s time, the buyers are constantly asking to reduce unit prices, whereas the cost of production for the
manufacturers is going up because of increase in the input cost and also because of huge investment made
towards enhanced social and environmental compliance norms. This, as a whole, increases the financial load
on the manufacturers. In such circumstances, the only available path is to increase productivity by having a
complete control on the entire supply chain within a garment manufacturing unit. The control can be done in
various ways such as using automation in the most efficient manner; following proven Industrial Engineering
(IE) practices to make processes smoother and viable; deploying available workforce in multiple operations
to make the best use of manpower; and, of course, training them on exact modules which are needed inside
a unit. Bangladesh, the world’s second largest apparel manufacturing destination, is effectively working
on all these factors to make its manufacturing even stronger. Team Apparel Online Bangladesh recently
visited Mahmud Fashion Ltd., Laila Styles Ltd. and Pretty Sweaters based in Dhaka and observed that
each of them is implementing something unique in terms of improving productivity and making a strong
work system to make themselves stand out. Let’s look at the practices these companies are following...
‘Line Layout is Must’
– MAHMUD FASHION LIMITED
Timely deliveries, building all
operations in-house under entirely
compliant conditions, being
competitive in pricing and a strong
emphasis on quality have always kept
Dhaka-based garment manufacturer
Mahmud Group at the forefront of
manufacturing. The Group produces
60,000 denim bottoms per day in its
old factory named Mahmud Jeans Ltd.
(MJL). That’s a whopping per day
output compared to many other jeans
manufacturers who claim themselves
to be big but actually are struggling to
get even 1/10th pieces per day output
compared to what MJL is achieving.
Not just this, in May 2017, the Group
further added one more unit named
Mahmud Fashion Ltd. (MFL) to cater
to increased orders from buyers and
MJL has eight
operational lines
(at the time of
interview) with
60 machines in
each line. The
unit has already
planned to make
eight more lines
operational by
June ’19 and a
total of 48 lines
will be workable
till this year end.
Susanth Ranjith Ekanayaka, GM (Maintenance), Mahmud Fashion Ltd.
the factory is exemplary in terms of
technology use and IE practices.
Currently, MJL has eight operational
lines (at the time of interview) with
60 machines in each line. The unit
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has already planned to make eight
more lines operational by June
’19 and a total of 48 lines will be
workable till this year end. Line
balancing is of utmost priority for