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UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR
MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

ASSIGNMENT 3 (10 MARKS @ 10%)

JANUARY 2022 SEMESTER

COURSE CODE : JQG 60403

COURSE TITLE : ADVANCED IMPROVEMENT AND ECONOMICS

OF QUALITY

PROGRAMME LEVEL : MASTER

DUE DATE : 30th MAY 2022

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Please read the instructions given in the question paper CAREFULLY.

2. Individual assignment
3. Answer ALL the questions

THERE ARE 1 PAGE OF QUESTION, EXCLUDING THIS PAGE.

Learning Outcome:
• CLO3: Describe principles and ideologies in optimizations and robust parameter design.
• PLO3: Appraise available information and research evidence and apply it in the engineering context.
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UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR

MALAYSIA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

ASSIGMENT 3
JANUARY 2022 SEMESTER

COURSE CODE : JQG 60403

COURSE TITLE : ADVANCED IMPROVEMENT AND ECONOMICS

OF QUALITY

PROGRAMME LEVEL : MASTER

DUE DATE : 30th MAY 2022

NO NAME ID NUMBER
1 NURULAIN NAZURAH BINTI ROZAINI 57360222007
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Question 1

1. Implementations of Quality 4.0 based on Quality 4.0 Tools (at least 2 tools) on an actual industry
data, issue or problem.
2. Discuss the related quality issues involved.
3. Minimum 5 pages max 10 pages including tables, figures, graphs and references.

[10 marks]
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The Case Study of Industry 4.0 for Textile and Apparel Industry

Every industry are looking forward to industry 4.0 and also not left behind, the textile and apparel
industry. Based on CPS (cyber-physical system), IoT (internet of things), and other software systems,
Industry 4.0 will lead to virtualization and modularization of the manufacturing process and supply
chain, allowing for greater flexibility and customisation of production.
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Industry 4.0 promotes the use of great information, IOT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) as one. This
revolution envisions a world in which smart machines may not only automate production lines, but
also communicate with one another while assessing and comprehending a specified degree of
production and comprehending the bare minimum of human beings
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Implementation of Industry 4.0 in Textile and Apparel Industry

• Control Systems and Cognitive Machines

The integration of cyber-physical systems (CPS) into manufacturing and logistics, as

well as the use of the Internet in industrial processes and the implications for the
value-added chain, new business models, and additional processing and services.
Real-time sensors and actors that can be controlled over the Internet are examples of
CPS.

Modern textile machines have open interfaces, are extremely adaptable, and can
modify their status based on data from platforms. Information for enhanced production
flexibility is carried on semifinished textile items such as cans, bobbins, and warp
beams (smart objects). New production planning systems for an integrative, self-
optimizing process chain for multiscale and additive manufacturing of textile items can
be built using the open interfaces of textile machines.

The machines have the ability to self-optimize. They can then develop process models
autonomously, as well as establish an appropriate working point within given boundary
conditions. Here, we can see that operators will use smart personal devices like tablet
computers, smartphones, and perhaps head-mounted displays to manage the
machines. This will be supported with operator-specific learning systems, such as the
weaver's.
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• Augmented Reality

Both retailers and businesses in the fashion industry experimented with technology to
improve in-store and online shopping experiences. Many retail organisations' VR and
AR projects are supported by emerging third-party companies specialised in fashion
retail. While some deploy in-house capabilities, many retail companies' VR and AR
initiatives are supported by emerging third-party companies specialising in fashion retail.

Here are example of Augmented Reality:

• Identify a person's personal style and develop tailored computer-generated

representations of new things that match that style.
• Brands may use the technique to make tailored apparel for individuals based only
on their interaction with visual content..
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• Intelligent Manufacturing - RFID

o The information on how to create, iron, button, wash, and pack the clothing is stored on
RFID tags attached to the garments. It's a radio frequency-based technology for
automatically recognising specific items.The system is integrated with RFID readers
installed in each production station.

o The information on where the buttons are to be put or the type of button is received by
reading the RFID tag of a product, and the button operation is accomplished via cyber
physical systems based on this information.

o The information about the water temperature for washing and the optimum temperature
for ironing is collected by reading the RFID tag on a garment, and the machines
automatically set the degrees for washing and ironing processes without any human-
machine interaction.
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o Benefit of RFID

1. Clothing Anti-Counterfeiting
Many large clothing brands use RFID technology for anti-counterfeiting, enhancing brand
building, and improving a better experience for consumers. In the process of clothing
production, relevant anti-counterfeiting information can be written into NFC clothing tags and
hung on the garment. So consumers can use their NFC phones to scan to make sure the
clothes are genuine.

2. Making Smart Clothes

Gives clothes a sense of science and technology, increases the selling points of clothes, and

attracts more consumers who pursue personality and technology.

3. Warehouse management
RFID readers can be used to track inventory in warehouses by both manufacturers and retailers.
Customers can use the RFID garment tags read by the reader to automatically evaluate the
data on the garment, such as the actual amount, colour, and model, to maintain inventory
balance and prompt replacement. This can prevent a shortage or a broken code of a certain
sort of apparel in a clothing store, as well as ensure that consumers' needs are met.

4. Logistic management

RFID technology may standardise clothing logistics operations, minimise operation flow and
time, lower labour costs to save operating costs, increase logistics link throughput, and improve
logistics management efficiency.

Furthermore, RFID can reduce the rate of shipping errors. The shortage of original cases and
packaging box faults are the two most common shipping errors, and these two key issues can
be minimised by implementing RFID technology.
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Conclusion

The concept of Industry 4.0 is offered, which includes creative ideas originating from the 4th industrial
revolution in the textile and garment industries. The advantages and disadvantages of Apparel 4.0 have
also been examined.

Cost-benefit analysis of Apparel 4.0 and pilot studies to assess necessary changes in Apparel 4.0 are
proposed as future projects. As a result, Apparel 4.0 is meant to serve as a reference for clothing and
apparel manufacturers and practitioners in terms of the application of proposed creative ideas.
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References

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