Estimation of efficiency in the loomshed

Abstract

<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:" calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:="" "times="" new="" roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-hansi-theme-font:="" minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;="" mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="">The study of loss in loomshed productivity has been largely based on the work of Benson and Cox on machine interference. As the Benson and Cox model did not take into account the implications of textile industry considerations, it has certain drawbacks which should be overcome to benefit the composite textile mills in practice. With this in view, a new model has been proposed which includes some new terms like basic efficiency, non-weaver loss and special attention. The concept of basic efficiency is the hallmark of the proposed model. The invariance of basic efficiency has been used to the hilt to estimate the actual efficiency of a given sort under various conditions. The model also provides an estimate of weaver's workload in any given situation. It can also be used to decide the optimum allocation of looms to a weaver. However, the calculations involved are fairly complex and time consuming and hence require' a computer to use the model meaningfully. A software for using the proposed model has, therefore, also been developed at ATIRA.</span>