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As COVID continues to ravage an already struggling apparel industry, the increasingly competitive sector will continue to face pressure on all sides. Even if the pandemic and overall economic conditions improve in the short-term, demand is unlikely to bounce back as end consumers everywhere deal with limited spending power. This forecast highlights the need for a shift in the traditional profitability mindset. More sales do not necessarily yield better financial results. In fact the only way that apparel factories can ensure their survival and even success under these difficult conditions is through continuous improvement. Apparel factories need to reduce the complexity of their operations and learn new ways to increase gains. The key principles for moving forward in this uncertain business environment will be flexibility and agility, alongside operational excellence. Without a radical shift in the mindset of its leaders over how profitability is viewed and prioritized, the sector cannot advance. This book gives a clear and comprehensive understanding of what each organization will require in order to attain the necessary competitive advantages towards greater excellence

Improvement means change! The apparel industry is faced with many hurdles and roadblocks to any improvement, whether it's launching a specific kaizen initiative or for an overall Lean transformation project. When results are not realized as planned or even when achieved but not sustained over time, workers easily revert back to old habits. It is easy to blame management, other workers, or the project itself. This ebook elaborates the fundamental aspects and sources of resistance to change. It discusses how to address resistance proactively in the change lifecycle with targeted tactics for mitigating objections to change. It also provides a detailed change management strategy to prevent and overcome resistance before it occurs.

Leaders of improvement programs in the apparel industry struggle with conducting kaizen continuous improvement events.

They often jump directly into end solutions and expect immediate change but neglect the crucial prior steps required to stimulate thinking and commitment to change.​

This ebook provides the best practical approach towards attaining greater results and sustained change through kaizen activities

This ebook aims to address two fundamental problems blocking standards maintenance and improvement.

The first is lack of know-how of what to standardize and how those standards are interrelated to core objectives.

The second is how improvement policy should be formulated to enable the participation of employees at all levels in kaizen events and daily Gemba walks.