By Dr Danijela Paunovic
Industrial way of production needs a
thorough preparation of manufacturing because, simultaneously, it is necessary
to combine several factors: people, time, machines and place of production,
organization and material in a coordinated and rational system. Technological
system of garment production must provide the quality of the product that is
expected, necessary scope of production, delivery of ready-made garments in the
expected time, maximal use of capacities with minimal expenses. Deviations and
faults occur in different places and in various frequencies, because of a
variety of designs of clothing articles and because of a great number of
procedures in the production process.
QFD is a powerful tool that enables
significant improvements in the product/process characteristics. However, it is
not a short-term solution to the product development problems. QFD provides
systematic approach to creation of the team outlook, on what needs to be done,
the best ways to do it, the best order in which the proposed tasks have to be
accomplished and on the staffing and resources that are required to enhance customer's
satisfaction. It is also a good format for capturing and recording/documenting the
decision making. Applied through the Kaizen philosophy under Total Quality Management
(TQM), QFD is a highly developed form of integrated product and process
development in existence. Companies that were using QFD for the product
development, have experienced, in average:
·
-50% reduction in costs,
·
-33% reduction in the product development time,
·
-200% of increase in productivity.