Tqm Silk Quality Analysis
Raw material quality analysis f or silk reeling by using Total Quality Management ( TQM ) tools
David Raja , Srinivasa and Raj Mohan * Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Govt of India, BTM Lay out, Madivala, Bangalore – 560 068, India. *Chief Mentor, Man2succeed- (International Management Consultants), Maruthi Residency, Hosur – 635 109, India.
ABSTRACT The quality of the raw material is a paramount importance for any industry to have a final quality product. As far as the silk Industry is concerned, silkworm cocoon is the raw material for silk reeling. The raw silk is obtained from the shell of silk worm cocoons and is made up of long and continuous silk filament which is proteinaceous spun by the mature silkworm. The quality of the cocoons have considerable impact on the quality and quantity of the raw silk and economics of silk reeling. The present report is the result of the study which was undertaken to assess awareness among farmers on the factors influencing the quality of the cocoon and its importance on cocoon pricing. Through a questionnaire containing various factors which affect the quality of the cocoon was collected using random sampling from the farmers who bring the cocoons to the cocoon market located in Ramanagaram, Karnataka state. From each lot, a sample of I kg of cocoons was taken for testing and the defective cocoons are categorized as melted, flimsy, uzi infected, stained, deformed etc., along with the details such as defective cocoon percentage (DCP), shell ratio percentage (SR), cocoon quality index (CQI), and grades are tabulated for further analysis. Total Quality Managmenet ( TQM ) tools viz., pareto chart, Cause and effect analysis and Failure Modes Effect Analysis ( FMEA ) were used based on the data collected from the testing of raw materials (Cocoon). The Study revealed that most of the farmers were unaware of the causes of the melted and irregular cocoons. The study recommend the need for appropriate training for making
David Raja , Srinivasa and Raj Mohan * Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Govt of India, BTM Lay out, Madivala, Bangalore – 560 068, India. *Chief Mentor, Man2succeed- (International Management Consultants), Maruthi Residency, Hosur – 635 109, India.
ABSTRACT The quality of the raw material is a paramount importance for any industry to have a final quality product. As far as the silk Industry is concerned, silkworm cocoon is the raw material for silk reeling. The raw silk is obtained from the shell of silk worm cocoons and is made up of long and continuous silk filament which is proteinaceous spun by the mature silkworm. The quality of the cocoons have considerable impact on the quality and quantity of the raw silk and economics of silk reeling. The present report is the result of the study which was undertaken to assess awareness among farmers on the factors influencing the quality of the cocoon and its importance on cocoon pricing. Through a questionnaire containing various factors which affect the quality of the cocoon was collected using random sampling from the farmers who bring the cocoons to the cocoon market located in Ramanagaram, Karnataka state. From each lot, a sample of I kg of cocoons was taken for testing and the defective cocoons are categorized as melted, flimsy, uzi infected, stained, deformed etc., along with the details such as defective cocoon percentage (DCP), shell ratio percentage (SR), cocoon quality index (CQI), and grades are tabulated for further analysis. Total Quality Managmenet ( TQM ) tools viz., pareto chart, Cause and effect analysis and Failure Modes Effect Analysis ( FMEA ) were used based on the data collected from the testing of raw materials (Cocoon). The Study revealed that most of the farmers were unaware of the causes of the melted and irregular cocoons. The study recommend the need for appropriate training for making
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