Analysis and Improvement in small and medium Enterprise A Case of Laundry/dry cleaning Facility

Abstract

Small and Medium scale enterprise plays a key role in the prosperity and stability of under developing countries such as Pakistan, an import based economy because of which it is very expensive and sometimes beyond fiscal limits of such enterprises to update or keep up with the latest technology and machinery used by developed countries. Hence relying on second hand, imported and outdared technology and equipment is the only way for such industries to survive, while at the same time consuming more energy and resources, a toll on both economy and resources of the country. Laundry/dry cleaning industry is one of such enterprises, which is also the focus of this thesis, the analysis of industry has identified different aspects that can employ improvements based upon the results from the analytical study and simulation done on the software package. Human resource management, ergonomics, quality control, standardization and energy conservation are the focal concerns of this study. Implementing results of the research will optimizing the current setup of the industry while keeping in mind constrains and limitations encountered due to financial and energy shortage.