AN APPLICATION OF THE FMEA METHOD TO THE CUTTING DEPARTMENT OF A CLOTHING COMPANY

Authors : Mehmet Küçük, Meral Işler, Mücella Güner

Pages : 205-212

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Publication Date : 2016-12-01

Article Type : Other

Abstract :There are numerous faults at all stages of the production flow in the clothing sector which protecting the labor intensive disposition. Analyzing all the reasons and the faults themselves are extremely important in terms of quality and productivity. In this research, all the activities during spreading and cutting processes are examined for 1 year and the source of the faults have been identified and classified with the method of Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA). In the conclusion 18 different faults are obtained during the spreading and cutting processes. 8 of them are determined because of their risk priority number (RPN) over 100, so some suggestions are offered accordingly
Keywords : Clothing sector, Failure Mode and Effect Analysis, FMEA, Spreading and cutting