Calhoun Sportswear

Calhoun Sportswear

Process improvement for online clothing supplier

Project Type

Process Improvement

Challenge

Calhoun Sportswear® manufactures and supplies licensed NHL apparel and beachwear for an online shopping website throughout North America.

Solution

The research team implemented lean manufacturing practices and innovation by first observing workflow patterns, collecting data and evaluating the existing process, and then modifying and refining the one-piece flow process to improve efficiencies and accommodate new product SKUs. The new system cuts the production time by almost 50%, and was implemented without interrupting the real-time workflow.