Construction of Flow Process Grids for Production Control in Apparel Industry

Construction of Flow Process Grids: The flow process grid is a dimensional graph of the whole production process of a garment, which measures and depicts the distinct time and space interaction of all factors in the production process such as process stations, inspection stations, temporary storage stations and transport activities, necessary to dispatch a given amount of garments in an intended

How Lean Production Improve Manufacturing Performance

The key to competing in the international marketplace is to simultaneously improve both quality and productivity on continual basis.” In today’s competitive and changing business world, lean production philosophy has brought changes in management practices to improve customer satisfaction as well as organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Customers are now demanding a wide variety of

Factors Affecting the Costing of Apparel Products

In apparel industry, the process of costing a product is very dynamic. Since, the fashion changes every season and sometimes very often, the product which the manufacturing company receives for manufacturing from the buyer also differs every season. Most of the time, the products are manufactured only once. This leads the manufacturing company to work on accurate costing on every product in

Fabric Roll Allocation/Planning in Apparel Industry

Roll allocation: Fabric roll allocation or roll planning is the critical part because it influences the fabric savings in the apparel industry. It is the process where the order in which rolls are to be utilized is programmed to minimize fabric wastage. It helps to associate fabric rolls to lays so that the least possible number of end bits are left behind. During the spreading process, the

Vendor Management in Apparel Industry

Vendor management:
According
to Gartner, Vendor management is a discipline that enables
organizations to control costs, drive service excellence and mitigate
risks to gain increased value from their vendors throughout the deal
life cycle. Actually a vendor or supplier is a third party who performs
functions on a company’s behalf or provides services to a company. In apparel manufacturing

Cut Order Planning for Garment Manufacturing

With
the current competitive and aggressive world market, manufacturers are
facing invariable pressure to minimize costs, propose product styles and
deliver products quickly. The important aspect of achieving better
efficiency in the apparel industry is to minimize the raw material costs,
which often go up to 70% of the total manufacturing costs. The method
of handling cutting orders and

Production Capacity Planning in Garment Industry

Factory capacity planning: Calculation of production capacity for a garment factory is an important issue in readymade garments sector. Because it is one of the most important criteria used for vendor selection by the buyers. It is because; the production time of an order is directly proportional to the vendor’s production capacity. Production planning department make production capacity of a

Sourcing Process in Apparel Industry

The impact of global trade in apparel manufacturing has evolved the concept of fast fashion in a scenario where apparel is produced quickly with a low cost and with the ‘chic look’ now dominating the retail world. Fast fashion is mass-produced, reasonable in price for most consumers and easy to obtain, making it simple for anyone to look stylish. However, to become dominant in this retail

Fabric Consumption Calculation for Woven Trouser

Fabric consumption is very important task for garment merchandiser.
If calculation is not correct then company will face to huge loss and
reputation also fall. Woven bottom specially woven trouser is one of the
common garment manufacturing
item in the apparel industry. For helping novice merchandisers I will
explain that how to calculate fabric consumption of woven trouser.


Fig: Woven

Fabric Losses and Remedial Measures in Apparel Manufacturing

Fabric is the single biggest cost driver for the garment industry, accounting for 50 to 80 per cent of the garment cost, so even a small fabric saving of 2 per cent can add substantially to a garment manufacturer’s pockets. So we can tell the fabric cost is the most dominant one and it is the first priority of the cut order plan. In order to reduce the fabric wastage, it is necessary to classify