Apparel industry to benefit from JASTECA

The JASTECA Institute of Management has embarked on a collaboration with JUKI Lanka & JUKI Corporation Japan to organise a ‘Be the Smart Manager’ JUKI production management program to bolster productivity and production management techniques of the local garment industry. This specially designed program, which was initially conducted two decades ago, is organised in coordination with JUKI Corporation Japan and is suited for industrial engineers, middle & senior managers, production supervisors, executives and entrepreneurs of the garment industries in Sri Lanka. The program will cover a wide range of topics such as process analysis, operational analysis, time study, motion study and introduction to lean management, which would be beneficial to those organisations that have not yet employed these new management techniques.

The resource person for this program will be an expert from JUKI Corporation, Japan, namely Smart Solution Company (Japan) General Manager (Sewing Machinery & System Business Unit) Sasaki Satoshi. The workshop will be conducted on 6-8 November at the Taj Samudra Hotel.

Developing and employing efficient production management techniques in the garments industry is vital in ensuring production quality, reducing production time and costs. In this regard, having a skilled production management team has become essential to any organisation involved in the garment industry in today’s enormously competitive environment.

The benefits of an efficient production management system include integration of different areas such as resource planning, product design and cost control etc. This will enable companies to offer better quality and delivery on time. It will also help to reduce errors, increase company flexibility, manage stocks and down-time, and impact on the organisation’s process repeatability.

JASTECA Institute of Management has organised this ‘Be the Smart Manager’ JUKI production management program to assist the apparel industry. Currently the industry is focusing on improving productivity and increasing wages in its bid to maintain its position as the major player in the country’s economy and to keep up the growth momentum.

Presently, the focus is on education, training and skills development in the industry. Analysts point out that the local apparel industries need educated youth from the universities to join their ranks. Its aim in organising this program is to meet the needs to the industry and help it grow and become a leading destination for apparel exports in the world.

JASTECA Institute of Management (JIM), which is the training arm of Japan Sri Lanka Technical cultural Association (JASTECA), is a non-profit organisation that is dedicated to assisting the local industries to uplift their productivity and efficiency by organising workshops of this nature. Established as a trust of JASTECA, the aim of the JIM is to educate staff at all levels working in industrial and commercial ventures especially on Japanese-style management training and other aspects of management.  JASTECA was the pioneering organisation which introduced concepts such as 5S and Kaizen to Sri Lanka.

For further details interested persons could contact the JASTECA office on 0112393566/ 0778582992 or email to [email protected] since accommodation at the seminar is limited, early registration is advised.