Analyses of the Practice of Lean Business System in Textile Design and Production of Smocks in Northern Ghana for Sustainable Development

Abdul Fatahi Ibrahim; Eric Bruce Amartey-Jnr; Sumaila Mohammed Sumaila

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Analyses of the Practice of Lean Business System in Textile Design and Production of Smocks in Northern Ghana for Sustainable Development

Abdul Fatahi Ibrahim, Eric Bruce Amartey-Jnr, Sumaila Mohammed Sumaila

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Lean Production has defeated the judgment of it being another management fad. Lean manufacturing comprises a mixture of systems and procedures, all of which have a similar ultimate purpose; to reduce waste and non-value-added activities at each production or service process to provide the most fulfilment to the consumer. To continue to be competitive, several textile producers have attempted to advance their manufacturing methods so that they can more easily compete with other international producers. A growing number of industries in emerging countries are executing lean production to generate performance advancements and remain competitive. The current study's central thrust is to analyse the textile design and production effectiveness with the lean business system as a final model of smock production in Northern Ghana. The study employed essential concepts from the theory of constraints and contingency theory organisation design to explain the textile design and production effectiveness with the lean business system of smock production in northern Ghana. An exploratory and descriptive research design was chosen due to the nature of the study. A mixed method strategy was employed to reach conclusions that are accurate, reliable and reproducible. The population of the study is made up of 89 participants, focused on weavers and sewers working in smock production in Northern Ghana. Interviews, as well as questionnaires, were employed to collect the required data for the study. SPSS was employed to analyze the quantitative data. The major empirical findings of the study demonstrate that respondents have no idea about lean business practices. Thus, smock producers demonstrated their lack of understanding when it comes to the concept of lean business practices, and as a result, there is a low level of application of the lean business concept in the Ghanaian textile industry.

Published in	International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences (Volume 10, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijefm.20221005.15
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Department of Textile Design and Technology, Takoradi Technical University, Takoradi, Ghana
Eric Bruce Amartey-Jnr

Department of Textile Design and Technology, Takoradi Technical University, Takoradi, Ghana
Sumaila Mohammed Sumaila

Department of Textile Design and Technology, Takoradi Technical University, Takoradi, Ghana

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