This document summarizes best practices at Fashion (Pvt) Limited in Sri Lanka. It discusses how the company reduced style feeding time and achieved planned production targets through learning curves. Key steps included involving team members, improving machinery like adding air lines, developing operator skills, and continuously monitoring progress. These practices helped increase monthly production from 10,000 pieces to over 80,000 pieces. The company emphasizes team spirit and awareness of goals for sustained success.

1. Best Practices In Haward
Fashion (Pvt) Limited,
Sri Lanka

2. Award Winner
•2009 - Shilpa Western
Province First Place
• 2009 - National Second
Place
•2010 - National
Productivity
Commendation
•2011 - Shilpa Western
Province First Place
•2014 - SMIDEX National
First Place

3. Overview
Workforce of 140
Two Manufacturing Facilities
120 Sewing Machines
20 Head Embroidery Machine
Screen Printing
Elastic Waistband Manufacturing

4. Located at Kurana, Katunayake,
Western Province, Sri Lanka
Main Plant New Plant

5. Our Products

6. Our key Customers
and their own
Brands
We are
Recognized
Supplier for

7. Our Overseas customers
• Estonia (Star Maker)
• Norway
• Dubai/Pakistan
Our Own Brands

8. The Best Practice
Reducing Style Feeding Time
And Achieving Planned
Targets Using Matured
Learning Curves Of Running
Style

9. The Best Practice
What do you mean by a Similar
Style?
It is not the Same Construction

10. This Is What We Did
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Efficiency
Production Day
Learning Curve Of A Long Sleeve Blouse
12
Days!

11. 44
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92
96 98 100 102 104
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40
60
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120
Efficiency
Production Day
Learning Curve Of A Similar Garment
8 Days!
This Is What We Did Contd..

12. This Is How We Did
Involvement Our Valued Team Members

13. How Did We Get Them Involved?
Sharing the Benefit among the Team, which is
gained by achieving Economies of Scale, as
Incentives
Costs Curtailed (Electricity, Transport, OT and Food) - Tangible
Less Turn Over and Absenteeism - Tangible
Increase Loyalty of Team Members - Intangible
This Is How We Did Contd…

14. By Improving Machinery
Provision of an Air Line to
De-wrinkle Fabric Panel while Sewing
and maximizing Lengths of Sewing
Bursts and Minimizing the Number of
Bursts
This Is How We Did Contd…

15. This Is How We Did Contd…
Air Lines

16. Intro

17. To Maximize the Startup Efficiency
at least 44%
Development of Skills (Special)
Minimizing Style Feeding Time
Challenges

18. Development of Skills (Special)
How Did We Face Challenges
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14
Bottom
Hem
Multineedle
W/B Att
Elasctic
Grater M/C
Collar
Att/Close
Sleeve
Attach
Pocket
Attach
NoOfOperators
Skilled Operation
Skill Development Then Now

19. Improvement of Style Feeding Time
How Did We Face Challenges Contd…
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
AversgeHours
Month
Style Feeding Time (Outerwear Tops)

20. Monitoring Continuously
Involvement of People as Team
Incentives
Regular Appreciations
Rewards
How We Have Sustained The Best Practice

21. Success is guaranteed if there is
Team Sprit and only if all Team
Members are well aware of where
they are heading.
Lessons Learned

22. Having This Opportunity
Local & International Workshops and
e-learning Programs conducted by APO
Visit & studying Model Companies
Expertise‘s Consultancy
NPS’s and Other’s External Support

23. Our Final Result
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
Pc’s
Month
No Of Pieces Produced Per Month

24. Thank You