How Lean and Green Management Improve Denim Manufacturing Performances Mohamed Jouhri Ph. D Student Laboratory LASTIMI, CEDOC EMI Rabat, Morocco Aziz Soulhi Professor National Higher School of Mines, Rabat, Morocco Abstract— Denim has been and still is an important item of clothing for many decades, but the process to produce is still an extremely wasteful. Leaders on this industry are out to change that by employing new processes that reduce water drastically and consumes less energy and chemicals in order to improve customers satisfaction. Applying lean principles in a manufacturing facility can help improving product and practices. This lean thinking must be “green” in order to reduce wastes and to be eco-friendly In this paper, I focus on strategy and tools used on the lean green management, on why and how we should combine lean and green in denim manufacturing process based on some researches realized in one of the biggest laundries in morocco NEW WASH. From Measuring Visualizing and through other statistical results, I was able to conclude that sustainability/quality/supply chain/cost Performances can be improved by applying lean and green tools in this important industry. Keywords—Green; Lean; Management; Quality; Cost; Process; Productivity; Environment; Sustainability; Impact; KPI I. INTRODUCTION The global Denim Industry is undergoing a very challenging period since 2004 where the traditional Quota systems for textile and clothing phased out. Several structural changes have led to a new business environment based on high efficiency that all factories should adapt to. Business efficiency is how much output a business produces for a unit of input. It is the opposite of waste. Efficiency measures how well a business converts inputs such as capital, labor and materials into outputs like revenue, products and services. The following are common types of business efficiency. When we have the ideal business in our mind then we can look at our reality and see where the gaps are so we can work towards making the reality matching with our dream and our vision. The future of denim is secure, and its popularity is ever growing throughout the world. Denim factories are facing the challenge of being ideal for their customers, they are looking towards management and strategies that can achieve these goals. The areas of growth in this direction include: -Customized fashionable and trendy garment production on time with lower prices and best quality -Environmental impact reduced taking all possible measures. Because ecology and fast fashion will continue to be the driving factors for jeans production and marketing, the Ideal denim company should be customer-oriented and eco- friendly. Denim factories can improve their global performances by adopting Lean and Green Management. Overview of sustainability and Lean Management A. Sustainability Ecological engagement consists of a series of continuous evaluations and energy consumption measures used in the process in order to eliminate the environmental wastes. Environmental waste is any unnecessary use of resources or a substance released into the air, water, or land that could harm human health or the environment. These wastes are often a sign of inefficient production, and they frequently indicate opportunities for saving cost and time. Reducing the use of energy, water, chemicals and other noisome materials in the apparel industry, reducing the environment impact of industries all over the world become now possible by building sustainable management and sustainable values with all company leaders. B. Lean Management The lean management is a conceptual framework based on a few established principles and techniques and a systematic approach to identifying and eliminating waste through continuous improvement of operational efficiency in such a way that the production activities will continuously meet customer expectations at the lowest possible cost through the interaction of the workers with the process. Lean manufacturing tool mainly work to eliminate three types of waste: - Muda: valueless work - Mura: unevenness - Muri: overburden International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT) ISSN: 2278-0181 http://www.ijert.org IJERTV8IS040429 (This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.) Published by : www.ijert.org Vol. 8 Issue 04, April-2019 566