Anwar Hossain

Experience

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  Crystal Group 晶苑集團

  Apr 2010 - Dec 2012

  Asst. Manager, Industrial Engineering

  Crystal International Group was founded in Hong Kong by Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lo in 1970. Today It has 20 self-operating manufacturing facilities spanning across five countries. With a workforce of approximately 70,000 with products includes lifestyle wear, denim, intimate, sweater and sportswear and outdoor apparel. I joined there at Executive & was promoted to Asst. Manger. Major Contributions:(1)Analyzing every processes in details so as to gauge our skills vs buyer Requirements(2) Providing work instructions for every work station with highlights of any critical process controls.(3) Providing the learning curve for new/difficult styling, processes or people.(4) Establish garment SMV before Pre Production Samples and verify them at bulk production. (5) Assisting operation supervisors in identifying the right set skills for each process.(6) Coordinate quality control objectives & activities to resolve production problem maximize production reliability & minimize cost.(7)Analysis statistical data & product specifications to determine standards.(8) Work in progress management & production follow up. Show less

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  Solutions 4 Management International Ltd (Tesco skill foundation)

  Jan 2013 - Mar 2015

  Manufacturing consultant

  S4Mi is a consulting firm, a non-profit organization under financed by Tesco Global Retailer and DFID,UK Aid; work to develop the RMG sector of Bangladesh, worked at 12 factories in Bangladesh.Major Contributions:(1) Before start the project, I was trained of TOT (Training of Trainers) from P3 consulting firm which is hired by Tesco, aim to deliver world class training.(2) Prepare training sessions, providing distance-support for delegates, conducting Baseline, Midline & End line evaluation of the project(3) I completed a project name ‘RMG cost improvement & Management development’ of 4 factories (Utah Group, Babylon garments ltd, Babylon Casualwear ltd & Aboni Knitwear Ltd). It was a 6 months duration project including 14 days class room training & practical implementation of IE tools & techniques. Core team member & secondary team members are formed to implement the project. Mid-level managers of respected factories attend the class room training & help to implement the things what they learn at the training. Average result of the project is improve Pilot line efficiency from 44% to 59% (34% improvement) & DHU reduce from 11 to 7 (36% reduction).(4) Working with middle level managers to transfer techniques, skills and knowledge of Productivity & Quality improvement through learning sessions. (5) The training session includes Productivity & IE tools like 5S, Kaizen, Problem solving tools, 5 why analysis, customer supplier feedback, DHU concept, Zero defect operator, Quality drill etc. Show less

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  Rose Group Ltd.

  Apr 2015 - Aug 2020

  Head of IE & Technical Audit

  Rose Group is a local company with 4 units which produces variety of Sweater & knit product, has 4000 workers, whose major customers are Target, Tesco, M&S, Izod, Arrow, ASDA I joined there as Head of IE & gradually I have got more responsibilities of Technical Audit. I am leading a team of 15 people.Major Contributions:•Convert the Traditional section wise production system into Line wise production system by using Industrial Engineering concept that results in 22% productivity improvement at Linking, Trimming & Mending section. It also reduce 10% manpower & 10% rework rate.•Increase the number of Jacquard machine from 4 to 6 operate by 1 operator by introducing incentive scheme that reduces the cost of company around 10, 00,000 taka per month.•Convert Traditional section wise production system at Finishing into Line wise production system by using IE tools & techniques that result in 25% productivity improvement & 15% Manpower reduction by removing some non-value added process .•Help merchandising team to make product costing during the development stage by providing SMV of the product.•Work with Quality team & established a quality management system as a result, our buyers are quite happy with our quality system. It results in good score on Technical Audit ( Tesco-Green, GMP-84%, M&S-A Class)•Study, understand and implement complete guidelines of technical audit of Target USA. Work as key person from factory to help to get approval from Target USA (Green for production).•Traffic light system, Root cause analysis & Poka Yoke concepts are implemented to the factory to improve the quality of the product.•Prepare & implement the Quality Manual, Operation Manual & Standard operating procedure (SOP) of the factory. •Establish Kaizen team to make good idea & implement the Kaizen to the production floor* Responsible for Lean implementation in the factory. Show less

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  Decor Apparel

  Sept 2020 - Apr 2022

  Lead Production Engineer

  Décor is a full-service global design firm based on Suzhuou, China with award-winning expertise in apparel design, manufacturing, merchandising and brand marketing. Décor has a strong reputation for speed-to-market, outstanding product execution and long-term strategic partnerships with the best brands in the world (Target USA, Walmart, Zara etc)Major Contributions:•Develop, maintain & execute a robust Quality Management System (QMS) within our team and with our factories.•Proactively work with merchandising and quality control/assurance teams to ensure factory product quality and factory compliance (Technical, safety, etc.) up to company’s and clients’ standards.•Conduct factory technical, quality & safety assessment, identify areas of concerns, and work with factories for corrective actions & continuous improvements.•Work with our factories proactively and enhance the process level to elevate their performance and get consistent right quality product.•Engage with QA teams of our clients and provide professional & on-time solutions and action plans.•Identify the risk of the product through Risk assessment & call out the potential product risk before start bulk production.•Identify the scope of improvement opportunity & design the Project to mitigate the issues & improve the factory performance. In this way, implement the project like RFT, Skill enhancement-Supervisor, Skill enhancement –QI, Top defect reduction project, End to end quality assessment, Kaizen project.•Key issues escalation from Brand side through RCA by Fish bone analysis/5 why analysis & implemented CAPA.•Support factory to improve Efficiency, productivity & reduce cost through Manufacturing Excellence Project by using Lean Manufacturing Principles & IE tools•Give training to the QA officers & staff on continuous improvement projects. Show less

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  VF Corporation

  Apr 2022 - now

  Sr. Engineer- Manufacturing Excellence

  •Responsible for developing, coaching, and implementing M.E. operational strategies within VF organization, direct team, and vendor teams with specific focus to Apparel & Footwear manufacturing to reduce lead times, actualize manufacturing improvements and maximizing productivity within agreed timelines.• Review and develop best practice and continuous improvement to the creation, adoption, and benefits of fact based SMV’s through the GSD tool and VF applications. • Demonstrate experience in fundamental lean tools and concepts, e.g., VSM, 5S, standard work, continuous flow, line balance, automation.• Support the costing team to implement fact-based costing initiative and determine the right bucket of LO (Labor and Overhead) including SMV, Efficiency, Direct -indirect cost and verify the vendor fabric consumption (YY). Show less