NATIONAL

INSTITUTE OF
FASHION
TECHNOLOGY
Survey for the feaseability study to implement the DRUM
BUFFER ROPE concept in apparel industry

Manish Kumar Singh

Chandan Kumar
NIFT Kolkata
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1. What is the average run time of an order in a line?

3-4 Days 4-5 Days 5-7 Days More Than 7

Days

2. How much WIP do you maintain in the system?

Very High High Optimum Low

Very Low

3. Are delivery periods of orders received over the past 3 months

Longer Unchanged Shorter

4. Is your present level of output below capacity? (i.e. are you working below a
satisfactory full rate of operation)

Yes No

5. How do you find current system’s conditions?

Satisfactory Unsatisfactory

6. Do you find bottlenecks in the present system?

Too Many Many Few Very Few None

7. Are you satisfied with the current method of line setting and balance?

Yes No

8. Are you able to deliver the order in the given due date?

Always Sometimes Never

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9. Do you think unnecessary attention is given to not-so-important operations?

Yes No

10.Are you able to identify the constraint in the production system?

Yes No

11.Have you heard of the Theory of Constraints or DRUM-BUFFER-ROPE?

Yes No