RESEARCH ON SETTING UP SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE SHOE QUALITY CONTROL FOR THE VIETNAM PEOPLE’S ARMY

Abstract

Shoes are one of the important military items for the Vietnam People's Army. Shoes not only meet
the protection requirements but also meet the aesthetic requirements, show professionalism,
modernity, etc. of military forces. Therefore, ensuring the quality of shoes is an important issue. The
article presents the results of analysis and assessment of the current situation of military shoe quality
control of the General Department of Logistics, Ministry of National Defense and at Joint Stock Company
32 on the basis of comparison with the product quality control in export shoe manufacturing
enterprises. Since then, technological solutions have been established to improve quality control. Initial
results of the application of some solutions to the actual production of K08 shoes at the Company show
that the established solutions are feasible and give positive results. The quality of shoes is significantly
improved, the defect rate on semi-finished products is reduced by about 30%, the defect rate on
finished shoes is reduced by 50%. This is the initial basis for the Company to continue to apply the
remaining solutions, apply new management tools and Lean production model to improve productivity
and quality of military shoes.