WP15 · Draft web edition · as of 2026-10-30
OEE, line balancing and lean flow in garment manufacturing
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Inherited register: July 2023 account, Garoua 33.7, CICAM 1 48.9, CICAM 2 10.83. Original denominators and full article URL are not recorded. Historical observations, not current GFT measures.
Unit: percent of reported capacity. Status: sourced. Sources: R12.
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Illustrative diagnostic decision flow combining the two apparel bottleneck indicators defined in S20 (highest long-term workstation utilisation and largest upstream WIP buffer) with the Theory of Constraints rule to prioritise the constraint that limits system throughput (S30).
Unit: . Status: illustrative. Sources: S20, S30. Illustrative figures are teaching examples, not measured factory results.
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GFT illustrative M/M/1 model, not measured garment data. Independent exponential arrivals and service; one server; infinite buffer; stable utilisation below 1; mean service time = 1 arbitrary unit. Wq = rho/(1-rho). Assumed rho = 0.50, 0.60, 0.70, 0.80, 0.90 produces 1, 1.5, 2.3333, 4, 9. No recommended operating limit is inferred.
Unit: illustrative mean queue wait in service-time units. Status: illustrative. Sources: S23. Illustrative figures are teaching examples, not measured factory results.
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Derived with illustrative inputs using the multiplicative OEE loss structure (S04) and risk categories from power constraints (S36) and labour turnover (S39). Opening nominal capacity = 1,000 pieces; less 10% power loss (-100, leaving 900); less 15% skill and absence loss on remaining (-135, leaving 765); less 5% quality loss on remaining (-38.25, rounded to -38), giving 1,000 x 0.90 x 0.85 x 0.95 = 726.75, rounded to 727 good-unit equivalents.
Unit: good-unit equivalents per shift. Status: derived. Sources: S04, S36, S39.
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Garment factory founders, sponsors and operating directors, Plant managers, industrial engineers and sewing-line supervisors, Maintenance, quality, production-planning and workforce leads, Development-finance and technical-assistance teams assessing garment operations, Cameroon and African textile policymakers focused on effective local processing
0123 min · 5 exhibits
Utilisation decides whether installed capacity becomes good garments
A garment factory creates value when the whole line converts available time and skill into accepted output. Installed machines and busy stations are evidence of …
01 / 05The thesis
A garment factory improves its economics only when OEE loss detection, feasible line balancing and pull-based flow work together to increase good throughput without shifting cost into defects, inventory, fatigue or unreliable infrastructure.
14 chapters · 4 parts · 370 minutes
Prepared for: Garment factory founders, sponsors and operating directors, Plant managers, industrial engineers and sewing-line supervisors, Maintenance, quality, production-planning and workforce leads, Development-finance and technical-assistance teams assessing garment operations, Cameroon and African textile policymakers focused on effective local processing
02 / 05Part I · Measure the factory that actually exists
Garment factories do not earn a return on installed machines. They earn it on good garments delivered by the whole line. Utilisation Decides argues that OEE, line balancing and lean flow must be managed as one operating system. OEE locates losses in availability, performance and quality. Balancing converts measured work content into feasible station assignments.
Part I · chapters 01 to 04 · 103 minutes · 19 exhibits
03 / 05Part II · Balance work to the constraint
Lean flow stops local busyness becoming excess work in progress. In Cameroon, the stakes are visible in reported incumbent capacity utilisation of 10.83 to 48.9 per cent (R12), but the answer is not to chase a universal OEE benchmark. It is to define the time base, capture losses at source and raise the output of the constraint …R12
Part II · chapters 05 to 08 · 112 minutes · 20 exhibits
04 / 05Part III · Design flow instead of local busyness
… without sacrificing quality or decent work. The paper distinguishes machine effectiveness from SMV-based sewing-line efficiency and shows why skill, learning, absenteeism, power interruptions and style changes alter the balance. Evidence from ILO programmes and apparel case studies demonstrates large but context-specific gains from balancing, pull and monitoring (S09; S12; S31; S37). GFT's position is practical: begin with clean manual logs, …
Part III · chapters 09 to 11 · 76 minutes · 16 exhibits
05 / 05Part IV · Turn measurement into sustained performance
… standard work and a feasible balance; stabilise quality and changeovers; then add digital monitoring when it improves the decision. The closing roadmap specifies owners, stage gates and measures: good output, earned standard minutes, constraint throughput, work in progress, throughput time, first-pass yield, downtime by cause, energy per good garment and worker outcomes.
Part IV · chapters 12 to 14 · 79 minutes · 15 exhibits
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Inherited register: July 2023 account, Garoua 33.7, CICAM 1 48.9, CICAM 2 10.83. Original denominators and full article URL are not recorded. Historical observations, not current GFT measures.
Unit: percent of reported capacity. Status: sourced. Sources: R12.
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Interlude · findings against chapters
Utilisation is an economic variable before it is a technical score: reported incumbent utilisation of 10.83 to 48.9 per cent shows why installed capacity cannot be treated as saleable output.R12
OEE creates value only as a declared loss tree, because availability, performance and quality point to different actions and published OEE definitions are not uniform.S01S03S04S05
SMV-based line efficiency, balance efficiency and OEE are different measures; combining their definitions produces false comparisons across styles, lines and factories.S04S13S15
The constraint, not maximum local busyness, governs good throughput, and high utilisation in variable systems can increase waiting nonlinearly.S23S28S30
Feasible balancing must include precedence, machine and skill constraints; simulation and digital tools can test allocations, but only a line trial can validate them.S09S11S15S16S17
Pull and smaller transfer batches can reduce WIP and throughput time, but case-specific reductions are mechanisms to test rather than targets to copy.S21S22S24S31
Skill, learning, turnover, supervision, ergonomics and working time are capacity variables, not peripheral human-resources topics.S17S18S33S38S39S40S41
Power interruptions must enter the availability model and the investment case, with outage, restart and backup effects measured separately from machine failure.S02S35S36
Energy per good garment can fall through higher volume alone, so utilisation benefits must be separated from genuine energy-efficiency gains.S34S43S44
GFT should release spending through evidence gates: clean baseline, stable standard work, feasible balance, controlled flow, capable people and power, then decision-linked digital monitoring.S09S12S20S26
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Every knot on the edge is one of the 295 records the chapters cite, sorted by grade. The counters filter them; select a record to read it and to light the chapters that cite it. A grade describes the supplied evidence record, not independent validation by the website; missing references are excluded.
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c01-S13 · Grade A
Creating Better Jobs for Women and Boosting Productivity in Bangladesh's Garment Factories: An assessment of the Gender Equality and Returns Program
The SMV for the garment is the sum of the SMVs for each of the steps required to produce the garment.
2025. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c01-S22 · Grade A
LAI Lean Academy Glossary
However, it is a useful relationship for normal systems.
2012. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c01-S23 · Grade A
Class 3: Capacity Lecture
The relationship between waiting time and capacity utilization is strongly non-linear!
2004. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c01-S37 · Grade A
Advancing productivity, quality improvement and decent work in Ethiopia's garment industry: results so far
The SCORE Programme began intervention in Ethiopia in November 2018.
2022-06-01. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c02-S01 · Grade A
ISO 22400-2:2014: Automation systems and integration: Key performance indicators for manufacturing operations management, Part 2
The KPIs are presented by means of their formula and corresponding elements, their time behaviour, their unit/dimension and other characteristics.
2014-01. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c02-S02 · Grade A
The Costs and Benefits of Advanced Maintenance in Manufacturing
Generally, TPM tends to include predictive maintenance strategies.
2018-04. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c02-S03 · Grade A
Summary Report: Meeting of the ASME Standards Subcommittee on Advanced Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Prognostics for Manufacturing Operations Hosted at NIST
Guidance should include a generally-accepted definition of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE); there are currently multiple definitions, interpretations, and calculations for OEE.
2020-03. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c02-S08 · Grade A
Total Productive Maintenance Reduces Equipment Downtime and Lost Capacity
OEE also increased from 39% to 45% and lost capacity was reduced from 61% to 55%.
2022-10-04. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S01 · Grade A
ISO 22400-2:2014: Automation systems and integration: Key performance indicators for manufacturing operations management, Part 2
The KPIs are presented by means of their formula and corresponding elements, their time behaviour, their unit/dimension and other characteristics.
2014. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S02 · Grade A
The Costs and Benefits of Advanced Maintenance in Manufacturing
Total productive maintenance (TPM) is a program that aims for zero breakdowns and zero defects and focuses on eliminating six losses: equipment breakdown, setup and adjustment slowdowns, idling and short-term stoppages, reduced capacity, quality-related losses, and startup/restart losses.
2018. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S03 · Grade A
Summary Report: Meeting of the ASME Standards Subcommittee on Advanced Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Prognostics for Manufacturing Operations Hosted at NIST
Guidance should include a generally-accepted definition of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE); there are currently multiple definitions, interpretations, and calculations for OEE.
2020. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S08 · Grade A
Total Productive Maintenance Reduces Equipment Downtime and Lost Capacity
OEE also increased from 39% to 45% and lost capacity was reduced from 61% to 55%.
2022-10-04. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S12 · Grade A
Implementation of the Factory Improvement Toolset in the Asian garment sector: Final report
Sewing-room line achievements improved by 9.49 per cent and the work in progress and defect per hundred units of garments both reduced by 22 per cent.
2023. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S13 · Grade A
Creating Better Jobs for Women and Boosting Productivity in Bangladesh's Garment Factories: An assessment of the Gender Equality and Returns Program
The SMV for the garment is the sum of the SMVs for each of the steps required to produce the garment.
2025. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S33 · Grade A
Cameroon Labour Code, Law No. 92/007 of 14 August 1992
Statutory hours of work in all public and private non-agricultural establishments may not exceed forty hours per week.
1992-08-14. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S34 · Grade A
Decision 00000427 fixing electricity sale tariffs for medium-voltage customers
Les tarifs de vente hors taxe d'électricité des clients MT et les seuils minima de négociation sont composés de deux termes qui s'ajoutent :
2022-12-12. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S35 · Grade A
Creating Markets in Cameroon: Unleashing private sector growth
Access to electricity: energy supply is limited and unreliable.
2022. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S36 · Grade A
Power Constraints and Firm-Level Total Factor Productivity in Developing Countries
It shows that power outages negatively and significantly affect firm-level revenue-based total factor productivity, with a 9 percent lower unconditional average productivity for exposed firms compared to nonexposed firms.
2023. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S41 · Grade A
Excessive Overtime, Workers and Productivity: Evidence and Implications for Better Work
However, in reality it has been proved that the extension of working hours does not in general yield proportionate increases in total output, and may even lead to an absolute reduction in total output in the long run (White, 1987).
2011. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S44 · Grade A
Practical Guide for Implementing an Energy Management System
In the case of the large base load the level of production activity has a large effect on this indicator, i.e. if production volumes increase the ratio decreases and appears to show an improvement in energy performance when none has occurred.
2015. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S0301 · Grade A
Firms experiencing electrical outages (% of firms) - Cameroon (IC.ELC.OUTG.ZS)
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2026-10-08. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S0302 · Grade A
Value lost due to electrical outages (% of sales for affected firms) - Cameroon (IC.FRM.OUTG.ZS)
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2026-10-08. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c04-S01 · Grade A
ISO 22400-2:2014: Automation systems and integration: Key performance indicators for manufacturing operations management, Part 2
The KPIs are presented by means of their formula and corresponding elements, their time behaviour, their unit/dimension and other characteristics.
2014. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c04-S02 · Grade A
The Costs and Benefits of Advanced Maintenance in Manufacturing
Total productive maintenance (TPM) is a program that aims for zero breakdowns and zero defects and focuses on eliminating six losses: equipment breakdown, setup and adjustment slowdowns, idling and short-term stoppages, reduced capacity, quality-related losses, and startup/restart losses.
2018. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c04-S03 · Grade A
Summary Report: Meeting of the ASME Standards Subcommittee on Advanced Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Prognostics for Manufacturing Operations Hosted at NIST
Guidance should include a generally-accepted definition of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE); there are currently multiple definitions, interpretations, and calculations for OEE.
2020. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c05-S01 · Grade A
ISO 22400-2:2014: Automation systems and integration: Key performance indicators for manufacturing operations management, Part 2
The KPIs are presented by means of their formula and corresponding elements, their time behaviour, their unit/dimension and other characteristics.
2014. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c05-S12 · Grade A
Implementation of the Factory Improvement Toolset in the Asian garment sector: Final report
Sewing-room line achievements improved by 9.49 per cent and the work in progress and defect per hundred units of garments both reduced by 22 per cent.
2023. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c05-S13 · Grade A
Creating Better Jobs for Women and Boosting Productivity in Bangladesh's Garment Factories: An assessment of the Gender Equality and Returns Program
The SMV for the garment is the sum of the SMVs for each of the steps required to produce the garment.
2025. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c05-S37 · Grade A
Advancing productivity, quality improvement and decent work in Ethiopia's garment industry: results so far
As a result, Edget Garment improved its line balance efficiency from 24 per cent to 75 per cent and increased its daily line production from 50 to 120 pieces.
2022-06-01. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c05-S42 · Grade A
Purchasing practices and low wages in global supply chains: Empirical cases from the garment industry
Some of the companies are planning their orders, lead times and production peaks in advance with their suppliers.
2017. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S01 · Grade A
ISO 22400-2:2014: Automation systems and integration: Key performance indicators for manufacturing operations management, Part 2
The KPIs are presented by means of their formula and corresponding elements, their time behaviour, their unit/dimension and other characteristics.
2014. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S02 · Grade A
The Costs and Benefits of Advanced Maintenance in Manufacturing
Total productive maintenance (TPM) is a program that aims for zero breakdowns and zero defects and focuses on eliminating six losses: equipment breakdown, setup and adjustment slowdowns, idling and short-term stoppages, reduced capacity, quality-related losses, and startup/restart losses.
2018. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S12 · Grade A
Implementation of the Factory Improvement Toolset in the Asian garment sector: Final report
Sewing-room line achievements improved by 9.49 per cent and the work in progress and defect per hundred units of garments both reduced by 22 per cent.
2023. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S13 · Grade A
Creating Better Jobs for Women and Boosting Productivity in Bangladesh's Garment Factories: An assessment of the Gender Equality and Returns Program
The SMV for the garment is the sum of the SMVs for each of the steps required to produce the garment.
2025. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S35 · Grade A
Creating Markets in Cameroon: Unleashing private sector growth
Access to electricity: energy supply is limited and unreliable.
2022. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S36 · Grade A
Power Constraints and Firm-Level Total Factor Productivity in Developing Countries
It shows that power outages negatively and significantly affect firm-level revenue-based total factor productivity, with a 9 percent lower unconditional average productivity for exposed firms compared to nonexposed firms.
2023. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S37 · Grade A
Advancing productivity, quality improvement and decent work in Ethiopia's garment industry: results so far
As a result, Edget Garment improved its line balance efficiency from 24 per cent to 75 per cent and increased its daily line production from 50 to 120 pieces.
2022-06-01. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S01 · Grade A
ISO 22400-2:2014: Automation systems and integration: Key performance indicators for manufacturing operations management, Part 2
The KPIs are presented by means of their formula and corresponding elements, their time behaviour, their unit/dimension and other characteristics.
2014. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S02 · Grade A
The Costs and Benefits of Advanced Maintenance in Manufacturing
Total productive maintenance (TPM) is a program that aims for zero breakdowns and zero defects and focuses on eliminating six losses: equipment breakdown, setup and adjustment slowdowns, idling and short-term stoppages, reduced capacity, quality-related losses, and startup/restart losses.
2018. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S03 · Grade A
Summary Report: Meeting of the ASME Standards Subcommittee on Advanced Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Prognostics for Manufacturing Operations Hosted at NIST
Guidance should include a generally-accepted definition of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE); there are currently multiple definitions, interpretations, and calculations for OEE.
2020. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S12 · Grade A
Implementation of the Factory Improvement Toolset in the Asian garment sector: Final report
Sewing-room line achievements improved by 9.49 per cent and the work in progress and defect per hundred units of garments both reduced by 22 per cent.
2023. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S13 · Grade A
Creating Better Jobs for Women and Boosting Productivity in Bangladesh's Garment Factories: An assessment of the Gender Equality and Returns Program
The SMV for the garment is the sum of the SMVs for each of the steps required to produce the garment.
2025. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S33 · Grade A
Cameroon Labour Code, Law No. 92/007 of 14 August 1992
Statutory hours of work in all public and private non-agricultural establishments may not exceed forty hours per week.
1992-08-14. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S35 · Grade A
Creating Markets in Cameroon: Unleashing private sector growth
Access to electricity: energy supply is limited and unreliable.
2022. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S37 · Grade A
Advancing productivity, quality improvement and decent work in Ethiopia's garment industry: results so far
As a result, Edget Garment improved its line balance efficiency from 24 per cent to 75 per cent and increased its daily line production from 50 to 120 pieces.
2022-06-01. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S40 · Grade A
Better Work Ethiopia Annual Report 2023: Data from 2022
Factories also reported improved productivity, quality, and workplace organization, and a reduction of absenteeism in the lines led by the newly trained supervisors.
2023. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S41 · Grade A
Excessive Overtime, Workers and Productivity: Evidence and Implications for Better Work
However, in reality it has been proved that the extension of working hours does not in general yield proportionate increases in total output, and may even lead to an absolute reduction in total output in the long run (White, 1987).
2011. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S42 · Grade A
Purchasing practices and low wages in global supply chains: Empirical cases from the garment industry
Some of the companies are planning their orders, lead times and production peaks in advance with their suppliers.
2017. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c09-S22 · Grade A
LAI Lean Academy Glossary
Little’s law strictly applies to long term averages of stable systems, i.e. ones which are not starting, stopping or surging.
2012. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c09-S23 · Grade A
Class 3: Capacity Lecture
The relationship between waiting time and capacity utilization is strongly non-linear!
2004. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c09-S31 · Grade A
Process-loss Optimization through the Implementation of Kanban & Single-piece Flow: A Case Study in an Ethiopian Garment Factory
The WIP and throughput time were reduced by 48.5% and 80.3% respectively.
2022-03-03. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S01 · Grade A
ISO 22400-2:2014: Automation systems and integration: Key performance indicators for manufacturing operations management, Part 2
The KPIs are presented by means of their formula and corresponding elements, their time behaviour, their unit/dimension and other characteristics.
2014. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S02 · Grade A
The Costs and Benefits of Advanced Maintenance in Manufacturing
Total productive maintenance (TPM) is a program that aims for zero breakdowns and zero defects and focuses on eliminating six losses: equipment breakdown, setup and adjustment slowdowns, idling and short-term stoppages, reduced capacity, quality-related losses, and startup/restart losses.
2018. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S12 · Grade A
Implementation of the Factory Improvement Toolset in the Asian garment sector: Final report
Sewing-room line achievements improved by 9.49 per cent and the work in progress and defect per hundred units of garments both reduced by 22 per cent.
2023. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S13 · Grade A
Creating Better Jobs for Women and Boosting Productivity in Bangladesh's Garment Factories: An assessment of the Gender Equality and Returns Program
The SMV for the garment is the sum of the SMVs for each of the steps required to produce the garment.
2025. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S33 · Grade A
Cameroon Labour Code, Law No. 92/007 of 14 August 1992
Statutory hours of work in all public and private non-agricultural establishments may not exceed forty hours per week.
1992-08-14. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S35 · Grade A
Creating Markets in Cameroon: Unleashing private sector growth
Access to electricity: energy supply is limited and unreliable.
2022. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S37 · Grade A
Advancing productivity, quality improvement and decent work in Ethiopia's garment industry: results so far
As a result, Edget Garment improved its line balance efficiency from 24 per cent to 75 per cent and increased its daily line production from 50 to 120 pieces.
2022-06-01. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S40 · Grade A
Better Work Ethiopia Annual Report 2023: Data from 2022
Factories also reported improved productivity, quality, and workplace organization, and a reduction of absenteeism in the lines led by the newly trained supervisors.
2023. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S41 · Grade A
Excessive Overtime, Workers and Productivity: Evidence and Implications for Better Work
However, in reality it has been proved that the extension of working hours does not in general yield proportionate increases in total output, and may even lead to an absolute reduction in total output in the long run (White, 1987).
2011. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S01 · Grade A
ISO 22400-2:2014: Automation systems and integration: Key performance indicators for manufacturing operations management, Part 2
The KPIs are presented by means of their formula and corresponding elements, their time behaviour, their unit/dimension and other characteristics.
2014. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S02 · Grade A
The Costs and Benefits of Advanced Maintenance in Manufacturing
Total productive maintenance (TPM) is a program that aims for zero breakdowns and zero defects and focuses on eliminating six losses: equipment breakdown, setup and adjustment slowdowns, idling and short-term stoppages, reduced capacity, quality-related losses, and startup/restart losses.
2018. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S12 · Grade A
Implementation of the Factory Improvement Toolset in the Asian garment sector: Final report
Sewing-room line achievements improved by 9.49 per cent and the work in progress and defect per hundred units of garments both reduced by 22 per cent.
2023. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S33 · Grade A
Cameroon Labour Code, Law No. 92/007 of 14 August 1992
Statutory hours of work in all public and private non-agricultural establishments may not exceed forty hours per week.
1992-08-14. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S34 · Grade A
Decision 00000427 fixing electricity sale tariffs for medium-voltage customers
Les tarifs de vente hors taxe d'électricité des clients MT et les seuils minima de négociation sont composés de deux termes qui s'ajoutent :
2022-12-12. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S35 · Grade A
Creating Markets in Cameroon: Unleashing private sector growth
Access to electricity: energy supply is limited and unreliable.
2022. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S36 · Grade A
Power Constraints and Firm-Level Total Factor Productivity in Developing Countries
It shows that power outages negatively and significantly affect firm-level revenue-based total factor productivity, with a 9 percent lower unconditional average productivity for exposed firms compared to nonexposed firms.
2023. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S37 · Grade A
Advancing productivity, quality improvement and decent work in Ethiopia's garment industry: results so far
As a result, Edget Garment improved its line balance efficiency from 24 per cent to 75 per cent and increased its daily line production from 50 to 120 pieces.
2022-06-01. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S42 · Grade A
Purchasing practices and low wages in global supply chains: Empirical cases from the garment industry
Some of the companies are planning their orders, lead times and production peaks in advance with their suppliers.
2017. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S43 · Grade A
Efficiency Solutions for Industrial Heat: Lotus Garments Suez Canal, Egypt
It's critical for a plant to optimize its energy management system through efficiency measures before investing in renewable applications.
2020. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S44 · Grade A
Practical Guide for Implementing an Energy Management System
In the case of the large base load the level of production activity has a large effect on this indicator, i.e. if production volumes increase the ratio decreases and appears to show an improvement in energy performance when none has occurred.
2015. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S1202 · Grade A
Enterprise Surveys What Businesses Experience: Cameroon 2024 Country Profile
Inadequate electricity provision supply can increase costs, disrupt production, and reduce profitability. Number of electrical outages in a typical month 10.4 10.6 9.4 11.8 6.9 5.3 Percent of firms experiencing electrical outages 93.3 95.7 90.6 77.9 69.7 55.0
2025-04-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S01 · Grade A
ISO 22400-2:2014: Automation systems and integration: Key performance indicators for manufacturing operations management, Part 2
The KPIs are presented by means of their formula and corresponding elements, their time behaviour, their unit/dimension and other characteristics.
2014. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S02 · Grade A
The Costs and Benefits of Advanced Maintenance in Manufacturing
Total productive maintenance (TPM) is a program that aims for zero breakdowns and zero defects and focuses on eliminating six losses: equipment breakdown, setup and adjustment slowdowns, idling and short-term stoppages, reduced capacity, quality-related losses, and startup/restart losses.
2018. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S03 · Grade A
Summary Report: Meeting of the ASME Standards Subcommittee on Advanced Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Prognostics for Manufacturing Operations Hosted at NIST
Guidance should include a generally-accepted definition of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE); there are currently multiple definitions, interpretations, and calculations for OEE.
2020. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S08 · Grade A
Total Productive Maintenance Reduces Equipment Downtime and Lost Capacity
OEE also increased from 39% to 45% and lost capacity was reduced from 61% to 55%.
2022-10-04. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S12 · Grade A
Implementation of the Factory Improvement Toolset in the Asian garment sector: Final report
Sewing-room line achievements improved by 9.49 per cent and the work in progress and defect per hundred units of garments both reduced by 22 per cent.
2023. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S13 · Grade A
Creating Better Jobs for Women and Boosting Productivity in Bangladesh's Garment Factories: An assessment of the Gender Equality and Returns Program
The SMV for the garment is the sum of the SMVs for each of the steps required to produce the garment.
2025. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S33 · Grade A
Cameroon Labour Code, Law No. 92/007 of 14 August 1992
Statutory hours of work in all public and private non-agricultural establishments may not exceed forty hours per week.
1992-08-14. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S34 · Grade A
Decision 00000427 fixing electricity sale tariffs for medium-voltage customers
Les tarifs de vente hors taxe d'electricite des clients MT et les seuils minima de negociation sont composes de deux termes qui s'ajoutent :
2022-12-12. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S37 · Grade A
Advancing productivity, quality improvement and decent work in Ethiopia's garment industry: results so far
As a result, Edget Garment improved its line balance efficiency from 24 per cent to 75 per cent and increased its daily line production from 50 to 120 pieces.
2022-06-01. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S43 · Grade A
Efficiency Solutions for Industrial Heat: Lotus Garments Suez Canal, Egypt
It's critical for a plant to optimize its energy management system through efficiency measures before investing in renewable applications.
2020. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S44 · Grade A
Practical Guide for Implementing an Energy Management System
In the case of the large base load the level of production activity has a large effect on this indicator, i.e. if production volumes increase the ratio decreases and appears to show an improvement in energy performance when none has occurred.
2015. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c14-S03 · Grade A
Summary Report: Meeting of the ASME Standards Subcommittee on Advanced Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Prognostics for Manufacturing Operations Hosted at NIST
Process and equipment effectiveness and product quality are related.
2020-03. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c14-S13 · Grade A
Creating Better Jobs for Women and Boosting Productivity in Bangladesh's Garment Factories: An assessment of the Gender Equality and Returns Program
The SMV for the garment is the sum of the SMVs for each of the steps required to produce the garment.
2025. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c14-S22 · Grade A
LAI Lean Academy Glossary
Little’s law strictly applies to long term averages of stable systems, i.e. ones which are not starting, stopping or surging.
2012. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c14-S24 · Grade A
Pull Production
Nothing is produced by the upstream supplier process until the downstream customer process signals a need.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c14-S25 · Grade A
Single Minute Exchange of Die
A process for changing over production equipment from one part number to another in as little time as possible.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c14-S26 · Grade A
Standardized Work
They are continuously reviewed and updated as the condition of the worksite changes or improves.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c14-S30 · Grade A
What is the Theory of Constraints, and How Does it Compare to Lean Thinking?
The essential concept of TOC is that every organization must have at least one constraint.
2006-09-08. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c14-S35 · Grade A
Creating Markets in Cameroon: Unleashing private sector growth
Access to electricity: energy supply is limited and unreliable.
2022. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c14-S40 · Grade A
Better Work Ethiopia Annual Report 2023: Data from 2022
Factories also reported improved productivity, quality, and workplace organization, and a reduction of absenteeism in the lines led by the newly trained supervisors.
2023. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c14-S44 · Grade A
Practical Guide for Implementing an Energy Management System
The disadvantage is that it ignores the effects of the driving factors.
2015. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c01-S04 · Grade B
Overall Equipment Effectiveness: Systematic Literature Review and Overview of Different Approaches
OEE identifies six big losses comprising aspects of availability, performance and quality that reduce the equipment effectiveness.
2020-09-17. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c01-S09 · Grade B
Achieving Sustainable Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Apparel Industry With Lean and Digital Integration
Company X improved its OEE from 42.91% to 52.27% using PMDs and digital line balancing.
2025-07-26. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c01-S30 · Grade B
What is the Theory of Constraints, and How Does it Compare to Lean Thinking?
TOC advocates beginning with the constraint that most limits Throughput.
2006-09-08. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c02-S07 · Grade B
Overall equipment effectiveness when production speeds and stoppage durations are uncertain
In practice, components of OEE may consist of uncertainty due to manual or semi-automatic measurement systems.
2017-10-12. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c02-S09 · Grade B
Achieving Sustainable Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Apparel Industry With Lean and Digital Integration
Company X improved its OEE from 42.91% to 52.27% using PMDs and digital line balancing.
2025-07-26. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S04 · Grade B
Overall Equipment Effectiveness: Systematic Literature Review and Overview of Different Approaches
Availability measures downtime losses due to breakdowns or setup/adjustments; performance measures speed losses due to minor stoppages and reduced speed; and quality measures defect losses due to process defects or reduced yield [9].
2020-09-17. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S05 · Grade B
Overall Equipment Effectiveness: consistency of ISO standard with literature
The standard presents two versions of the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) indicator: apparently the two versions are radically different and no effort of highlighting their equivalence is evident in the text.
2020. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S06 · Grade B
Equipment Effectiveness: OEE Revisited
OEE does include equipment-independent conditions, such as lack of input items.
2005-02-28. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S07 · Grade B
Overall equipment effectiveness when production speeds and stoppage durations are uncertain
In practice, components of OEE may consist of uncertainty due to manual or semi-automatic measurement systems.
2017-10-12. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S09 · Grade B
Achieving Sustainable Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Apparel Industry With Lean and Digital Integration
Company X improved its OEE from 42.91% to 52.27% using PMDs and digital line balancing.
2025-07-26. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S25 · Grade B
Single Minute Exchange of Die
SMED refers to the target of reducing changeover times to a single digit, or less than 10 minutes.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S26 · Grade B
Standardized Work
The benefits of standardized work include documentation of the current process for all shifts, reductions in variability, easier training of new operators, reductions in injuries and strain, and a baseline for improvement activities.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S45 · Grade B
Applying SMED methodology in cork stoppers production
The SMED (Single Minute of Exchange of Die) methodology was applied in a way to reduce the downtime caused by tool changes, and a reduction of 43% in total changeover time was obtained.
2018. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c04-S04 · Grade B
Overall Equipment Effectiveness: Systematic Literature Review and Overview of Different Approaches
Availability measures downtime losses due to breakdowns or setup/adjustments; performance measures speed losses due to minor stoppages and reduced speed; and quality measures defect losses due to process defects or reduced yield [9].
2020-09-17. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c04-S05 · Grade B
Overall Equipment Effectiveness: consistency of ISO standard with literature
The standard presents two versions of the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) indicator: apparently the two versions are radically different and no effort of highlighting their equivalence is evident in the text.
2020. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c04-S06 · Grade B
Equipment Effectiveness: OEE Revisited
OEE does include equipment-independent conditions, such as lack of input items.
2005-02-28. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c04-S07 · Grade B
Overall equipment effectiveness when production speeds and stoppage durations are uncertain
In practice, components of OEE may consist of uncertainty due to manual or semi-automatic measurement systems.
2017-10-12. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c04-S09 · Grade B
Achieving Sustainable Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Apparel Industry With Lean and Digital Integration
Company X improved its OEE from 42.91% to 52.27% using PMDs and digital line balancing.
2025-07-26. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c04-S12 · Grade B
Implementation of the Factory Improvement Toolset in the Asian garment sector: Final report
Sewing-room line achievements improved by 9.49 per cent and the work in progress and defect per hundred units of garments both reduced by 22 per cent.
2023. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c04-S13 · Grade B
Creating Better Jobs for Women and Boosting Productivity in Bangladesh's Garment Factories: An assessment of the Gender Equality and Returns Program
The SMV for the garment is the sum of the SMVs for each of the steps required to produce the garment.
2025. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c04-S15 · Grade B
Improvement of garment assembly line efficiency using line balancing technique
The cycle time is an amount of time for which a job remains in a workstation.
2020-04-03. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c04-S16 · Grade B
Carbon Emission Evaluation Based on Multi-Objective Balance of Sewing Assembly Line in Apparel Industry
Equation (8) guarantees that the operating time of each process in any workstation should not exceed the assembly line pitch time.
2019-07-19. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c04-S17 · Grade B
Applying Meta-Heuristics Algorithm to Solve Assembly Line Balancing Problem with Labor Skill Level in Garment Industry
The workers' performances for each task are rated from 0 (no skill at all) to 1.5 (fully skilled) according to the workers' skill table provided by Chan et al. [2].
2021-04-26. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c04-S26 · Grade B
Standardized Work
The benefits of standardized work include documentation of the current process for all shifts, reductions in variability, easier training of new operators, reductions in injuries and strain, and a baseline for improvement activities.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c05-S04 · Grade B
Overall Equipment Effectiveness: Systematic Literature Review and Overview of Different Approaches
Availability measures downtime losses due to breakdowns or setup/adjustments; performance measures speed losses due to minor stoppages and reduced speed; and quality measures defect losses due to process defects or reduced yield [9].
2020-09-17. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c05-S06 · Grade B
Equipment Effectiveness: OEE Revisited
OEE does include equipment-independent conditions, such as lack of input items.
2005-02-28. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c05-S15 · Grade B
Improvement of garment assembly line efficiency using line balancing technique
The cycle time is an amount of time for which a job remains in a workstation.
2020-04-03. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c05-S16 · Grade B
Carbon Emission Evaluation Based on Multi-Objective Balance of Sewing Assembly Line in Apparel Industry
Equation (8) guarantees that the operating time of each process in any workstation should not exceed the assembly line pitch time.
2019-07-19. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c05-S20 · Grade B
Knowledge Graph-Embedded Time-Serial-Data-Driven Bottleneck Analysis of Textile and Apparel Production Processes
Bottleneck workstations BNk are those with the highest long-term utilization or those whose work-in-process inventory in the upstream buffer is the largest of all buffers in the system.
2023-11-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c05-S21 · Grade B
Apparel manufacturing systems
Single-piece flow means there is no WIP between any two operators in the sewing line.
2021. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c05-S22 · Grade B
LAI Lean Academy Glossary
Little’s law strictly applies to long term averages of stable systems, i.e. ones which are not starting, stopping or surging.
2012. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c05-S23 · Grade B
Class 3: Capacity Lecture
The relationship between waiting time and capacity utilization is strongly non-linear!
2004. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c05-S26 · Grade B
Standardized Work
The benefits of standardized work include documentation of the current process for all shifts, reductions in variability, easier training of new operators, reductions in injuries and strain, and a baseline for improvement activities.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c05-S30 · Grade B
What is the Theory of Constraints, and How Does it Compare to Lean Thinking?
TOC advocates beginning with the constraint that most limits Throughput.
2006-09-08. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c05-S0501 · Grade B
Takt Time
Takt time is the available production time divided by customer demand.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c05-S0502 · Grade B
Operator Balance Chart
This is essential for minimizing the number of operators needed by making the amount of work for each operator very nearly equal to, but slightly less than, takt time.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c05-S0503 · Grade B
Pitch
Note that the term pitch also is sometimes used to indicate the span or time of a person's job.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S04 · Grade B
Overall Equipment Effectiveness: Systematic Literature Review and Overview of Different Approaches
Availability measures downtime losses due to breakdowns or setup/adjustments; performance measures speed losses due to minor stoppages and reduced speed; and quality measures defect losses due to process defects or reduced yield [9].
2020-09-17. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S06 · Grade B
Equipment Effectiveness: OEE Revisited
OEE does include equipment-independent conditions, such as lack of input items.
2005-02-28. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S07 · Grade B
Overall equipment effectiveness when production speeds and stoppage durations are uncertain
In practice, components of OEE may consist of uncertainty due to manual or semi-automatic measurement systems.
2017-10-12. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S11 · Grade B
Productivity improvement through assembly line balancing by using simulation modeling in case of Abay garment industry Gondar
The outcomes of the improved scenario included an increase in output from 288 to 381, a rise in line efficiency from 39.06 % to 55.64 %, and an enhancement in labor productivity from 54.25 % to 66 %.
2023-12-21. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S12 · Grade B
Implementation of the Factory Improvement Toolset in the Asian garment sector: Final report
Sewing-room line achievements improved by 9.49 per cent and the work in progress and defect per hundred units of garments both reduced by 22 per cent.
2023. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S13 · Grade B
Creating Better Jobs for Women and Boosting Productivity in Bangladesh's Garment Factories: An assessment of the Gender Equality and Returns Program
The SMV for the garment is the sum of the SMVs for each of the steps required to produce the garment.
2025. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S15 · Grade B
Improvement of garment assembly line efficiency using line balancing technique
The cycle time is an amount of time for which a job remains in a workstation.
2020-04-03. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S16 · Grade B
Carbon Emission Evaluation Based on Multi-Objective Balance of Sewing Assembly Line in Apparel Industry
Equation (8) guarantees that the operating time of each process in any workstation should not exceed the assembly line pitch time.
2019-07-19. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S17 · Grade B
Applying Meta-Heuristics Algorithm to Solve Assembly Line Balancing Problem with Labor Skill Level in Garment Industry
The workers' performances for each task are rated from 0 (no skill at all) to 1.5 (fully skilled) according to the workers' skill table provided by Chan et al. [2].
2021-04-26. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S18 · Grade B
Evaluation of Manual Skill Degradation Due to Automation in Apparel Manufacturing
The average capacity percent of the MMG increased from 60.6% to 79.4%, increasing learning by almost twenty percent in six weeks.
2021-11-23. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S19 · Grade B
Remote Sensing of Sewing Work Levels Using a Power Monitoring System
The LD and LS are the first to be considered when designing garment production lines and determining staffing requirements.
2020-04-29. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S20 · Grade B
Knowledge Graph-Embedded Time-Serial-Data-Driven Bottleneck Analysis of Textile and Apparel Production Processes
Bottleneck workstations BNk are those with the highest long-term utilization or those whose work-in-process inventory in the upstream buffer is the largest of all buffers in the system.
2023-11-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S26 · Grade B
Standardized Work
The benefits of standardized work include documentation of the current process for all shifts, reductions in variability, easier training of new operators, reductions in injuries and strain, and a baseline for improvement activities.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S38 · Grade B
Workplace ergonomics: a comparative analysis of sitting and standing workstations in Ethiopian garment manufacturing industries
Sewing operator safety is vital in Ethiopia's clothing industry, but poor ergonomics cause long-term health risks.
2025-08-07. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S39 · Grade B
Labour turnover and workers' well-being in the Ethiopian manufacturing industry
Turnover in this study is lower than previous reports from the manufacturing industry in Ethiopia; almost one-third left before the first six months and half left within the first year.
2021. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S40 · Grade B
Better Work Ethiopia Annual Report 2023: Data from 2022
Factories also reported improved productivity, quality, and workplace organization, and a reduction of absenteeism in the lines led by the newly trained supervisors.
2023. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S0601 · Grade B
Evaluating sewing operation complexity and its influence on sewing operation quality
The results show that action complexity and cognitive complexity are significantly correlated with the fluctuation of sewing operation time and the rate of sewing defects.
2023-02-20. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S0602 · Grade B
A low-cost IoT architecture with RF communication and data analytics for real-time productivity monitoring in garment manufacturing
Data on production counts are often recorded by operators or supervisors on paper sheets and consolidated only at the end of the working day.
2025-12-24. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S0603 · Grade B
Working Paper Summary: Labour turnover and workers' well-being in the Ethiopian manufacturing industry
Using a combination of survey data and qualitative interviews, the study highlights three main reasons for the high turnover: unrealistic expectations about wages and work efforts, poor working conditions, and difficulties combining domestic responsibilities with factory employment.
2021. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S04 · Grade B
Overall Equipment Effectiveness: Systematic Literature Review and Overview of Different Approaches
Availability measures downtime losses due to breakdowns or setup/adjustments; performance measures speed losses due to minor stoppages and reduced speed; and quality measures defect losses due to process defects or reduced yield [9].
2020-09-17. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S06 · Grade B
Equipment Effectiveness: OEE Revisited
OEE does include equipment-independent conditions, such as lack of input items.
2005-02-28. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S07 · Grade B
Overall equipment effectiveness when production speeds and stoppage durations are uncertain
In practice, components of OEE may consist of uncertainty due to manual or semi-automatic measurement systems.
2017-10-12. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S09 · Grade B
Achieving Sustainable Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Apparel Industry With Lean and Digital Integration
Company X improved its OEE from 42.91% to 52.27% using PMDs and digital line balancing.
2025-07-26. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S10 · Grade B
Optimization of the Clothing Industry Manufacturing Process to Improve Efficiency
The application of this process resulted in an improvement in the manufacturing process, and the production output increased from 1300 leggings per day to 2000 leggings per day, with the same number of machines and operators.
2024-10-21. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S11 · Grade B
Productivity improvement through assembly line balancing by using simulation modeling in case of Abay garment industry Gondar
The outcomes of the improved scenario included an increase in output from 288 to 381, a rise in line efficiency from 39.06 % to 55.64 %, and an enhancement in labor productivity from 54.25 % to 66 %.
2023-12-21. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S15 · Grade B
Improvement of garment assembly line efficiency using line balancing technique
The cycle time is an amount of time for which a job remains in a workstation.
2020-04-03. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S16 · Grade B
Carbon Emission Evaluation Based on Multi-Objective Balance of Sewing Assembly Line in Apparel Industry
Equation (8) guarantees that the operating time of each process in any workstation should not exceed the assembly line pitch time.
2019-07-19. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S17 · Grade B
Applying Meta-Heuristics Algorithm to Solve Assembly Line Balancing Problem with Labor Skill Level in Garment Industry
The workers' performances for each task are rated from 0 (no skill at all) to 1.5 (fully skilled) according to the workers' skill table provided by Chan et al. [2].
2021-04-26. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S18 · Grade B
Evaluation of Manual Skill Degradation Due to Automation in Apparel Manufacturing
The average capacity percent of the MMG increased from 60.6% to 79.4%, increasing learning by almost twenty percent in six weeks.
2021-11-23. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S19 · Grade B
Remote Sensing of Sewing Work Levels Using a Power Monitoring System
The LD and LS are the first to be considered when designing garment production lines and determining staffing requirements.
2020-04-29. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S20 · Grade B
Knowledge Graph-Embedded Time-Serial-Data-Driven Bottleneck Analysis of Textile and Apparel Production Processes
Bottleneck workstations BNk are those with the highest long-term utilization or those whose work-in-process inventory in the upstream buffer is the largest of all buffers in the system.
2023-11-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S21 · Grade B
Apparel manufacturing systems
Single-piece flow means there is no WIP between any two operators in the sewing line.
2021. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S22 · Grade B
LAI Lean Academy Glossary
Little's law strictly applies to long term averages of stable systems, i.e. ones which are not starting, stopping or surging.
2012. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S23 · Grade B
Class 3: Capacity Lecture
The relationship between waiting time and capacity utilization is strongly non-linear!
2004. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S26 · Grade B
Standardized Work
The benefits of standardized work include documentation of the current process for all shifts, reductions in variability, easier training of new operators, reductions in injuries and strain, and a baseline for improvement activities.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S28 · Grade B
Ask Art: How One-Piece-Flow Supports Quality
Having excess capacity is in fact normal and actually a good thing.
2016-01-13. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S30 · Grade B
What is the Theory of Constraints, and How Does it Compare to Lean Thinking?
TOC advocates beginning with the constraint that most limits Throughput.
2006-09-08. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S38 · Grade B
Workplace ergonomics: a comparative analysis of sitting and standing workstations in Ethiopian garment manufacturing industries
Sewing operator safety is vital in Ethiopia's clothing industry, but poor ergonomics cause long-term health risks.
2025-08-07. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S0701 · Grade B
A survey on problems and methods in generalized assembly line balancing
Assembly lines are traditional and still attractive means of mass and large-scale series production.
2006-02-01. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S0702 · Grade B
A classification of assembly line balancing problems
Assembly lines are special flow-line production systems which are of great importance in the industrial production of high quantity standardized commodities.
2007-12-16. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S04 · Grade B
Overall Equipment Effectiveness: Systematic Literature Review and Overview of Different Approaches
Availability measures downtime losses due to breakdowns or setup/adjustments; performance measures speed losses due to minor stoppages and reduced speed; and quality measures defect losses due to process defects or reduced yield [9].
2020-09-17. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S06 · Grade B
Equipment Effectiveness: OEE Revisited
OEE does include equipment-independent conditions, such as lack of input items.
2005-02-28. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S07 · Grade B
Overall equipment effectiveness when production speeds and stoppage durations are uncertain
In practice, components of OEE may consist of uncertainty due to manual or semi-automatic measurement systems.
2017-10-12. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S09 · Grade B
Achieving Sustainable Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Apparel Industry With Lean and Digital Integration
Company X improved its OEE from 42.91% to 52.27% using PMDs and digital line balancing.
2025-07-26. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S15 · Grade B
Improvement of garment assembly line efficiency using line balancing technique
The cycle time is an amount of time for which a job remains in a workstation.
2020-04-03. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S16 · Grade B
Carbon Emission Evaluation Based on Multi-Objective Balance of Sewing Assembly Line in Apparel Industry
Equation (8) guarantees that the operating time of each process in any workstation should not exceed the assembly line pitch time.
2019-07-19. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S17 · Grade B
Applying Meta-Heuristics Algorithm to Solve Assembly Line Balancing Problem with Labor Skill Level in Garment Industry
The workers' performances for each task are rated from 0 (no skill at all) to 1.5 (fully skilled) according to the workers' skill table provided by Chan et al. [2].
2021-04-26. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S18 · Grade B
Evaluation of Manual Skill Degradation Due to Automation in Apparel Manufacturing
The average capacity percent of the MMG increased from 60.6% to 79.4%, increasing learning by almost twenty percent in six weeks.
2021-11-23. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S19 · Grade B
Remote Sensing of Sewing Work Levels Using a Power Monitoring System
The LD and LS are the first to be considered when designing garment production lines and determining staffing requirements.
2020-04-29. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S20 · Grade B
Knowledge Graph-Embedded Time-Serial-Data-Driven Bottleneck Analysis of Textile and Apparel Production Processes
Bottleneck workstations BNk are those with the highest long-term utilization or those whose work-in-process inventory in the upstream buffer is the largest of all buffers in the system.
2023-11-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S21 · Grade B
Apparel manufacturing systems
Single-piece flow means there is no WIP between any two operators in the sewing line.
2021. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S22 · Grade B
LAI Lean Academy Glossary
Little’s law strictly applies to long term averages of stable systems, i.e. ones which are not starting, stopping or surging.
2012. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S23 · Grade B
Class 3: Capacity Lecture
The relationship between waiting time and capacity utilization is strongly non-linear!
2004. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S24 · Grade B
Pull Production
Nothing is produced by the upstream supplier process until the downstream customer process signals a need.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S26 · Grade B
Standardized Work
The benefits of standardized work include documentation of the current process for all shifts, reductions in variability, easier training of new operators, reductions in injuries and strain, and a baseline for improvement activities.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S28 · Grade B
Ask Art: How One-Piece-Flow Supports Quality
Having excess capacity is in fact normal and actually a good thing.
2016-01-13. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S29 · Grade B
5 Whys - What is it?
5 Whys is the practice of asking why repeatedly whenever a problem is encountered in order to get beyond the obvious symptoms to discover the root cause.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S30 · Grade B
What is the Theory of Constraints, and How Does it Compare to Lean Thinking?
TOC advocates beginning with the constraint that most limits Throughput.
2006-09-08. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S32 · Grade B
International Differences in Lean Production, Productivity and Employee Attitudes
This practice led to long lead times and low quality, both because of the incentive to work as fast as possible and because the large batches meant that many bad products could be made before they were caught by inspectors.
2007. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S38 · Grade B
Workplace ergonomics: a comparative analysis of sitting and standing workstations in Ethiopian garment manufacturing industries
Sewing operator safety is vital in Ethiopia's clothing industry, but poor ergonomics cause long-term health risks.
2025-08-07. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S39 · Grade B
Labour turnover and workers' well-being in the Ethiopian manufacturing industry
Turnover in this study is lower than previous reports from the manufacturing industry in Ethiopia; almost one-third left before the first six months and half left within the first year.
2021. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S0801 · Grade B
A Review of the Expansion and Integration of Production Line Balancing Problems: From Core Issues to System Integration
Production line balancing is not an isolated static plan but is closely coupled with other dynamic, real-time decisions at the same level.
2025-10-14. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S0802 · Grade B
Factory benefits to paying workers more: The critical role of compensation systems in apparel manufacturing
Target output is determined by the "standard allowable minutes" (SAM) of a given garment and the available working minutes of the production line.
2020-02-05. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c09-S24 · Grade B
Pull Production
Nothing is produced by the upstream supplier process until the downstream customer process signals a need.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c09-S28 · Grade B
Ask Art: How One-Piece-Flow Supports Quality
Having excess capacity is in fact normal and actually a good thing.
2016-01-13. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c09-S30 · Grade B
What is the Theory of Constraints, and How Does it Compare to Lean Thinking?
TOC advocates beginning with the constraint that most limits Throughput.
2006-09-08. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c10-S17 · Grade B
Applying Meta-Heuristics Algorithm to Solve Assembly Line Balancing Problem with Labor Skill Level in Garment Industry
The objective of the proposed model is to minimize the cycle time in the assembly line performed through task placement.
2021-04-26. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c10-S24 · Grade B
Pull Production
Nothing is produced by the upstream supplier process until the downstream customer process signals a need.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c10-S25 · Grade B
Single Minute Exchange of Die
SMED refers to the target of reducing changeover times to a single digit, or less than 10 minutes.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c10-S26 · Grade B
Standardized Work
They are continuously reviewed and updated as the condition of the worksite changes or improves.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c10-S27 · Grade B
Cell
A U shape (shown below) is common because it minimizes walking distance and allows different combinations of work tasks for operators.
2020-06-12. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c10-S1001 · Grade B
Applying SMED methodology in cork stoppers production
The amount of production makes the changeover activity a regular process.
2018. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S04 · Grade B
Overall Equipment Effectiveness: Systematic Literature Review and Overview of Different Approaches
Availability measures downtime losses due to breakdowns or setup/adjustments; performance measures speed losses due to minor stoppages and reduced speed; and quality measures defect losses due to process defects or reduced yield [9].
2020-09-17. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S07 · Grade B
Overall equipment effectiveness when production speeds and stoppage durations are uncertain
In practice, components of OEE may consist of uncertainty due to manual or semi-automatic measurement systems.
2017-10-12. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S09 · Grade B
Achieving Sustainable Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Apparel Industry With Lean and Digital Integration
Company X improved its OEE from 42.91% to 52.27% using PMDs and digital line balancing.
2025-07-26. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S15 · Grade B
Improvement of garment assembly line efficiency using line balancing technique
The cycle time is an amount of time for which a job remains in a workstation.
2020-04-03. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S17 · Grade B
Applying Meta-Heuristics Algorithm to Solve Assembly Line Balancing Problem with Labor Skill Level in Garment Industry
The workers' performances for each task are rated from 0 (no skill at all) to 1.5 (fully skilled) according to the workers' skill table provided by Chan et al. [2].
2021-04-26. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S18 · Grade B
Evaluation of Manual Skill Degradation Due to Automation in Apparel Manufacturing
The average capacity percent of the MMG increased from 60.6% to 79.4%, increasing learning by almost twenty percent in six weeks.
2021-11-23. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S20 · Grade B
Knowledge Graph-Embedded Time-Serial-Data-Driven Bottleneck Analysis of Textile and Apparel Production Processes
Bottleneck workstations BNk are those with the highest long-term utilization or those whose work-in-process inventory in the upstream buffer is the largest of all buffers in the system.
2023-11-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S21 · Grade B
Apparel manufacturing systems
Single-piece flow means there is no WIP between any two operators in the sewing line.
2021. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S22 · Grade B
LAI Lean Academy Glossary
Little’s law strictly applies to long term averages of stable systems, i.e. ones which are not starting, stopping or surging.
2012. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S23 · Grade B
Class 3: Capacity Lecture
The relationship between waiting time and capacity utilization is strongly non-linear!
2004. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S24 · Grade B
Pull Production
Nothing is produced by the upstream supplier process until the downstream customer process signals a need.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S25 · Grade B
Single Minute Exchange of Die
SMED refers to the target of reducing changeover times to a single digit, or less than 10 minutes.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S26 · Grade B
Standardized Work
The benefits of standardized work include documentation of the current process for all shifts, reductions in variability, easier training of new operators, reductions in injuries and strain, and a baseline for improvement activities.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S27 · Grade B
Cell
A U shape (shown below) is common because it minimizes walking distance and allows different combinations of work tasks for operators.
2020-06-12. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S28 · Grade B
Ask Art: How One-Piece-Flow Supports Quality
Having excess capacity is in fact normal and actually a good thing.
2016-01-13. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S29 · Grade B
5 Whys - What is it?
5 Whys is the practice of asking why repeatedly whenever a problem is encountered in order to get beyond the obvious symptoms to discover the root cause.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S30 · Grade B
What is the Theory of Constraints, and How Does it Compare to Lean Thinking?
TOC advocates beginning with the constraint that most limits Throughput.
2006-09-08. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S31 · Grade B
Process-loss Optimization through the Implementation of Kanban & Single-piece Flow: A Case Study in an Ethiopian Garment Factory
The WIP and throughput time were reduced by 48.5% and 80.3% respectively.
2022-03-03. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S32 · Grade B
International Differences in Lean Production, Productivity and Employee Attitudes
This practice led to long lead times and low quality, both because of the incentive to work as fast as possible and because the large batches meant that many bad products could be made before they were caught by inspectors.
2007. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S38 · Grade B
Workplace ergonomics: a comparative analysis of sitting and standing workstations in Ethiopian garment manufacturing industries
Sewing operator safety is vital in Ethiopia's clothing industry, but poor ergonomics cause long-term health risks.
2025-08-07. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S39 · Grade B
Labour turnover and workers' well-being in the Ethiopian manufacturing industry
Turnover in this study is lower than previous reports from the manufacturing industry in Ethiopia; almost one-third left before the first six months and half left within the first year.
2021. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S1101 · Grade B
Evaluating sewing operation complexity and its influence on sewing operation quality
The results show that action complexity and cognitive complexity are significantly correlated with the fluctuation of sewing operation time and the rate of sewing defects.
2023-02-20. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S1102 · Grade B
Influence of Sewing Thread Properties on Seam Strength and Yielding Behavior in Woven Fabrics
Seam yielding force and ultimate seam strength increased with sewing thread strength and fabric compactness.
2026-09-10. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S04 · Grade B
Overall Equipment Effectiveness: Systematic Literature Review and Overview of Different Approaches
Availability measures downtime losses due to breakdowns or setup/adjustments; performance measures speed losses due to minor stoppages and reduced speed; and quality measures defect losses due to process defects or reduced yield [9].
2020-09-17. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S06 · Grade B
Equipment Effectiveness: OEE Revisited
OEE does include equipment-independent conditions, such as lack of input items.
2005-02-28. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S09 · Grade B
Achieving Sustainable Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Apparel Industry With Lean and Digital Integration
Company X improved its OEE from 42.91% to 52.27% using PMDs and digital line balancing.
2025-07-26. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S13 · Grade B
Creating Better Jobs for Women and Boosting Productivity in Bangladesh's Garment Factories: An assessment of the Gender Equality and Returns Program
The SMV for the garment is the sum of the SMVs for each of the steps required to produce the garment.
2025. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S15 · Grade B
Improvement of garment assembly line efficiency using line balancing technique
The cycle time is an amount of time for which a job remains in a workstation.
2020-04-03. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S16 · Grade B
Carbon Emission Evaluation Based on Multi-Objective Balance of Sewing Assembly Line in Apparel Industry
Equation (8) guarantees that the operating time of each process in any workstation should not exceed the assembly line pitch time.
2019-07-19. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S17 · Grade B
Applying Meta-Heuristics Algorithm to Solve Assembly Line Balancing Problem with Labor Skill Level in Garment Industry
The workers' performances for each task are rated from 0 (no skill at all) to 1.5 (fully skilled) according to the workers' skill table provided by Chan et al. [2].
2021-04-26. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S18 · Grade B
Evaluation of Manual Skill Degradation Due to Automation in Apparel Manufacturing
The average capacity percent of the MMG increased from 60.6% to 79.4%, increasing learning by almost twenty percent in six weeks.
2021-11-23. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S19 · Grade B
Remote Sensing of Sewing Work Levels Using a Power Monitoring System
The LD and LS are the first to be considered when designing garment production lines and determining staffing requirements.
2020-04-29. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S20 · Grade B
Knowledge Graph-Embedded Time-Serial-Data-Driven Bottleneck Analysis of Textile and Apparel Production Processes
Bottleneck workstations BNk are those with the highest long-term utilization or those whose work-in-process inventory in the upstream buffer is the largest of all buffers in the system.
2023-11-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S21 · Grade B
Apparel manufacturing systems
Single-piece flow means there is no WIP between any two operators in the sewing line.
2021. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S22 · Grade B
LAI Lean Academy Glossary
Little’s law strictly applies to long term averages of stable systems, i.e. ones which are not starting, stopping or surging.
2012. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S23 · Grade B
Class 3: Capacity Lecture
The relationship between waiting time and capacity utilization is strongly non-linear!
2004. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S25 · Grade B
Single Minute Exchange of Die
SMED refers to the target of reducing changeover times to a single digit, or less than 10 minutes.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S26 · Grade B
Standardized Work
The benefits of standardized work include documentation of the current process for all shifts, reductions in variability, easier training of new operators, reductions in injuries and strain, and a baseline for improvement activities.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S29 · Grade B
5 Whys - What is it?
5 Whys is the practice of asking why repeatedly whenever a problem is encountered in order to get beyond the obvious symptoms to discover the root cause.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S30 · Grade B
What is the Theory of Constraints, and How Does it Compare to Lean Thinking?
TOC advocates beginning with the constraint that most limits Throughput.
2006-09-08. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S38 · Grade B
Workplace ergonomics: a comparative analysis of sitting and standing workstations in Ethiopian garment manufacturing industries
Sewing operator safety is vital in Ethiopia's clothing industry, but poor ergonomics cause long-term health risks.
2025-08-07. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S39 · Grade B
Labour turnover and workers' well-being in the Ethiopian manufacturing industry
Turnover in this study is lower than previous reports from the manufacturing industry in Ethiopia; almost one-third left before the first six months and half left within the first year.
2021. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S40 · Grade B
Better Work Ethiopia Annual Report 2023: Data from 2022
Factories also reported improved productivity, quality, and workplace organization, and a reduction of absenteeism in the lines led by the newly trained supervisors.
2023. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S41 · Grade B
Excessive Overtime, Workers and Productivity: Evidence and Implications for Better Work
However, in reality it has been proved that the extension of working hours does not in general yield proportionate increases in total output, and may even lead to an absolute reduction in total output in the long run (White, 1987).
2011. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S1201 · Grade B
Improving the garment industry through supervisors
Tufts studies determined that, when female supervisors take this training, productivity increases 22%.
2016-09-26. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S04 · Grade B
Overall Equipment Effectiveness: Systematic Literature Review and Overview of Different Approaches
Availability measures downtime losses due to breakdowns or setup/adjustments; performance measures speed losses due to minor stoppages and reduced speed; and quality measures defect losses due to process defects or reduced yield [9].
2020-09-17. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S06 · Grade B
Equipment Effectiveness: OEE Revisited
OEE does include equipment-independent conditions, such as lack of input items.
2005-02-28. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S09 · Grade B
Achieving Sustainable Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Apparel Industry With Lean and Digital Integration
Company X improved its OEE from 42.91% to 52.27% using PMDs and digital line balancing.
2025-07-26. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S10 · Grade B
Optimization of the Clothing Industry Manufacturing Process to Improve Efficiency
The application of this process resulted in an improvement in the manufacturing process, and the production output increased from 1300 leggings per day to 2000 leggings per day, with the same number of machines and operators.
2024-10-21. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S15 · Grade B
Improvement of garment assembly line efficiency using line balancing technique
The cycle time is an amount of time for which a job remains in a workstation.
2020-04-03. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S16 · Grade B
Carbon Emission Evaluation Based on Multi-Objective Balance of Sewing Assembly Line in Apparel Industry
Equation (8) guarantees that the operating time of each process in any workstation should not exceed the assembly line pitch time.
2019-07-19. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S18 · Grade B
Evaluation of Manual Skill Degradation Due to Automation in Apparel Manufacturing
The average capacity percent of the MMG increased from 60.6% to 79.4%, increasing learning by almost twenty percent in six weeks.
2021-11-23. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S19 · Grade B
Remote Sensing of Sewing Work Levels Using a Power Monitoring System
The LD and LS are the first to be considered when designing garment production lines and determining staffing requirements.
2020-04-29. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S20 · Grade B
Knowledge Graph-Embedded Time-Serial-Data-Driven Bottleneck Analysis of Textile and Apparel Production Processes
Bottleneck workstations BNk are those with the highest long-term utilization or those whose work-in-process inventory in the upstream buffer is the largest of all buffers in the system.
2023-11-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S22 · Grade B
LAI Lean Academy Glossary
Little's law strictly applies to long term averages of stable systems, i.e. ones which are not starting, stopping or surging.
2012. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S23 · Grade B
Class 3: Capacity Lecture
The relationship between waiting time and capacity utilization is strongly non-linear!
2004. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S24 · Grade B
Pull Production
Nothing is produced by the upstream supplier process until the downstream customer process signals a need.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S26 · Grade B
Standardized Work
The benefits of standardized work include documentation of the current process for all shifts, reductions in variability, easier training of new operators, reductions in injuries and strain, and a baseline for improvement activities.
2020-07-02. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S28 · Grade B
Ask Art: How One-Piece-Flow Supports Quality
Having excess capacity is in fact normal and actually a good thing.
2016-01-13. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S30 · Grade B
What is the Theory of Constraints, and How Does it Compare to Lean Thinking?
TOC advocates beginning with the constraint that most limits Throughput.
2006-09-08. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S31 · Grade B
Process-loss Optimization through the Implementation of Kanban & Single-piece Flow: A Case Study in an Ethiopian Garment Factory
The WIP and throughput time were reduced by 48.5% and 80.3% respectively.
2022-03-03. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S32 · Grade B
International Differences in Lean Production, Productivity and Employee Attitudes
This practice led to long lead times and low quality, both because of the incentive to work as fast as possible and because the large batches meant that many bad products could be made before they were caught by inspectors.
2007. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S35 · Grade B
Creating Markets in Cameroon: Unleashing private sector growth
Access to electricity: energy supply is limited and unreliable.
2022. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S36 · Grade B
Power Constraints and Firm-Level Total Factor Productivity in Developing Countries
It shows that power outages negatively and significantly affect firm-level revenue-based total factor productivity, with a 9 percent lower unconditional average productivity for exposed firms compared to nonexposed firms.
2023. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S39 · Grade B
Labour turnover and workers' well-being in the Ethiopian manufacturing industry
Turnover in this study is lower than previous reports from the manufacturing industry in Ethiopia; almost one-third left before the first six months and half left within the first year.
2021. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S40 · Grade B
Better Work Ethiopia Annual Report 2023: Data from 2022
Factories also reported improved productivity, quality, and workplace organization, and a reduction of absenteeism in the lines led by the newly trained supervisors.
2023. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S41 · Grade B
Excessive Overtime, Workers and Productivity: Evidence and Implications for Better Work
However, in reality it has been proved that the extension of working hours does not in general yield proportionate increases in total output, and may even lead to an absolute reduction in total output in the long run (White, 1987).
2011. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c14-S09 · Grade B
Achieving Sustainable Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Apparel Industry With Lean and Digital Integration
Company X improved its OEE from 42.91% to 52.27% using PMDs and digital line balancing.
2025-07-26. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c14-S38 · Grade B
Workplace ergonomics: a comparative analysis of sitting and standing workstations in Ethiopian garment manufacturing industries
Sewing operator safety is vital in Ethiopia's clothing industry, but poor ergonomics cause long-term health risks.
2025-08-07. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c03-S14 · Grade C
How to Calculate OEE in the Garment Manufacturing Industry?
The sewing floor is labor intensive and overall production performance depends on the employees' performance instead of machine and equipment performance.
2024-11-14. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c04-S14 · Grade C
How to Calculate OEE in the Garment Manufacturing Industry?
The sewing floor is labor intensive and overall production performance depends on the employees' performance instead of machine and equipment performance.
2024-11-14. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c04-S0401 · Grade C
How to Calculate Garment SAM (Standard Allowed Minute)?
To convert this cycle time into the basic time, you need to multiply the cycle time by the operator's performance rating.
2025-07-26. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c04-S0402 · Grade C
Difference between Minutes Produced and Minutes Attended
The total minute produced is calculated from the production quantity and garment SAM.
2020-04-18. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c04-S0403 · Grade C
How to Calculate Overall Line Efficiency?
When the whole shift hours are used in the calculation, irrespective of how much time (hours) operators do an off-standard job and remain idle, it gives overall efficiency.
2018-11-29. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c06-S14 · Grade C
How to Calculate OEE in the Garment Manufacturing Industry?
The sewing floor is labor intensive and overall production performance depends on the employees' performance instead of machine and equipment performance.
2024-11-14. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c07-S14 · Grade C
How to Calculate OEE in the Garment Manufacturing Industry?
The sewing floor is labor intensive and overall production performance depends on the employees' performance instead of machine and equipment performance.
2024-11-14. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c08-S14 · Grade C
How to Calculate OEE in the Garment Manufacturing Industry?
The sewing floor is labor intensive and overall production performance depends on the employees' performance instead of machine and equipment performance.
2024-11-14. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c11-S14 · Grade C
How to Calculate OEE in the Garment Manufacturing Industry?
The sewing floor is labor intensive and overall production performance depends on the employees' performance instead of machine and equipment performance.
2024-11-14. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c12-S14 · Grade C
How to Calculate OEE in the Garment Manufacturing Industry?
The sewing floor is labor intensive and overall production performance depends on the employees' performance instead of machine and equipment performance.
2024-11-14. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S1301 · Grade C
How to Calculate Garment CM Cost Using SAM (Standard Time)
Therefore, the labor cost per minute increases when line efficiency goes down.
2025-05-11. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗c13-S1302 · Grade C
Cameroon implements new electricity price hike to achieve financial balance
As per this decision, electricity rates for medium-voltage clients, implemented since January 1, 2023, will progressively rise until 2026, increasing by 5% annually for consumption between 0 and 3 MW and 10% for consumption between 3 and 10 MW.
2024-02-07. Register access date: 2026-10-30. Source provenance is supplied by the paper evidence register.
Open the recorded source ↗R06 · Grade C · inherited record
Inherited evidence R06
About 95 percent of cotton fibre exported raw against 5 percent processed locally; industrialisation target of 50 percent local processing.
Publication date unrecorded. Inherited source-text record. The original publication has not been independently reopened for this web edition.
R07 · Grade C · inherited record
Inherited evidence R07
SND30 restates the 50 percent local-processing target by 2030.
Publication date unrecorded. Inherited source-text record. The original publication has not been independently reopened for this web edition.
R09 · Grade C · inherited record
Inherited evidence R09
Camtext SA integrated cotton-to-textile project, US$300 million (180 billion XAF); Panafritex and Arise with SODECOTON, CNPS and Marlo; 12 November 2025.
Publication date unrecorded. Inherited source-text record. The original publication has not been independently reopened for this web edition.
R10 · Grade C · inherited record
Inherited evidence R10
Camtext SA: 12,000 t a year processed; about 12,000 jobs at the Dibamba hub and 3,000 at Garoua; return on investment near 11 years; optimal capacity around 2033.
Publication date unrecorded. Inherited source-text record. The original publication has not been independently reopened for this web edition.
R12 · Grade C · inherited record
Inherited evidence R12
CICAM capacity utilisation, July 2023 report: Garoua 33.7 percent, CICAM 1 48.9 percent, CICAM 2 10.83 percent; underutilisation cost about CFAF 2 billion in 2020.
Publication date unrecorded. Inherited source-text record. The original publication has not been independently reopened for this web edition.
R13 · Grade C · inherited record
Inherited evidence R13
CICAM restructuring cost estimate CFAF 30.7 to 48.2 billion; one relaunch plan cited at 70.2 billion.
Publication date unrecorded. Inherited source-text record. The original publication has not been independently reopened for this web edition.
R14 · Grade C · inherited record
Inherited evidence R14
Cameroon minimum wage (SMIG) XAF 41,875 a month in 2023, raised to XAF 43,969 a month from 23 February 2024, about US$76, a rise of 5 percent.
Publication date unrecorded. Inherited source-text record. The original publication has not been independently reopened for this web edition.
R15 · Grade C · inherited record
Inherited evidence R15
Average salary across sectors in Cameroon about US$359 a month.
Publication date unrecorded. Inherited source-text record. The original publication has not been independently reopened for this web edition.
R16 · Grade C · inherited record
Inherited evidence R16
Informal share of employment about 90 percent; standard 40-hour week, 48-hour maximum, overtime at 1.2 times.
Publication date unrecorded. Inherited source-text record. The original publication has not been independently reopened for this web edition.
R17 · Grade C · inherited record
Inherited evidence R17
Cambodia garment-sector minimum wage US$204 a month for 2024 (labour-cost benchmark).
Publication date unrecorded. Inherited source-text record. The original publication has not been independently reopened for this web edition.
R29 · Grade C · inherited record
Inherited evidence R29
Manual defect inspection 60 to 70 percent accurate, missing 20 to 30 percent of defects; computer vision above 90 percent across more than 40 defect types; line-scan inspection up to 60 metres a minute.
Publication date unrecorded. Inherited source-text record. The original publication has not been independently reopened for this web edition.
R32 · Grade C · inherited record
Inherited evidence R32
CFA franc to US dollar reference rates; franc pegged to the euro at 655.957. The GFT study's method note places the franc near 590 to 610 per US dollar across the 2023 study window and near 563 to 577 more recently, and treats currency conversions as estimates.
Publication date unrecorded. Inherited source-text record. The original publication has not been independently reopened for this web edition.
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