Quality management in garments

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Quality Management in

Garments

Prepared By

Southeast University

Department Of Textile Engineering

I/A 251,252 Tejgaon Dhaka Banglade sh

Quality Management in Garments

Different stuffs in a garments factory

(a) Production Section:

1 Operator : An operator runs the sewing machines He/she has to keep proper knowledge on machines, needle,thread,guides & folders.

2 Helper : A helper carries different parts of garments from one operator to another operator He/she also assists opeartor for smooth sewing.

3 Supervisor / Line chief / Line in-charge : He / she must have knowledge on

how to sew a garment He also needs to know how to make lay-out of machines as per style.

Quality Management in Garments

Different stuffs in a garments factory:

4 Quality Inspector : His responsibility is to check sewing quality& measurement He also

needs to check alteration of garments

5 Quality Controller : He checks the quality of garments according to buyer’s order sheet

and sample He must have the capability to communicate with buyer regarding the quality of garments He keeps in touch with both sewing & finishing He should keep

proper knowledge on ratio & assortment

6 Finishing supervisor / Finishing in –charge: To supervise total finishing works such as adding finishing trims, ironing & folding and packing into carton as per ratio/assortment

7 Cutting master : He must have knowledge on –

i) cutting according to quality, color & shading of the fabric

ii) How to cut fabric as per ratio & assortment

iii) Different methods of cutting

Quality Management in Garments

8 Cutting Assistant: He makes bundle card after cutting He also knows ways of making lays, types of fabric & different parts of garments.

9 Cutting helper/ Layman

10 Marker man: He draws marker If there is CAD, marker man is not necessary

11 Pattern Master: He makes patterns of the garments He also makes marker if there is CAD and printer.

12 Sample Man: He makes samples as per buyer’s order sheet and physical sample He must keep knowledge on every kind of sewing machine.

13 Ironman

15 Finishing helper/Trimer

16 Polyman/packingman

17 Mechanics

18 Time Keeper: Nowadays punch machine is used.

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18 Production Manager:

Responsibilities:

i) Keeps knowledge on every kind of operations

ii) Have good knowledge on machines

iii) Keeps the record of inventory(fabric & trims) in the sewing floor

iv) Keeps supervision on all the staffs in the production floor

v) Keeps communication with merchandiser and buyer’s QC

vi) Makes lay-out(arrangement of machines) of garments

vii) Keeps tracking on the date of shipment

viii) Keeps communication with owner of the factory

Quality Management in Garments

(b) Store:

1 Store Manager: He keeps the record of inventory- what fabric & trims are coming to the store and what are going out He keeps communication with merchandisers and top management.

2 Store keeper: He counts fabric and accessories as soon as these come to the factory.

(C) Commercial section:

3 Commercial in-charge

4 Commercial officer

(d) Accounts Section:

5 Accounts officer

6 Accounts in-charge

(e) Merchandising Section:

7 Merchandising Manager

8 Senior Merchandiser

9 Merchandiser

10 Assistant Merchandiser

Quality Management in Garments

(f) HR (Human Resources) department :

1 HR in-charge: He recruits workforce/staffs in a factory He also

maintains communication with top management He provides circulation/notice in the factory if necessary

2 HR officer: He is also involved in the recruitment process He also

keeps record of the leaves of the stuffs.

Quality Management in Garments

1 Quality Control in Procurement of yarn:

- Carded or Combed

- Any restriction on country of origin (for example, Uzbek cotton is prohibited

by many buyers)

- Count of yarn to meet required GSM of fabric

- Any requirement of Oeko-tex certificate?

- Any requirement of Organic Certificate?

- Any special requirement of Lot quantity for better matching of shade & dye-lot

Quality Management in Garments

2 Quality Control in Knitting:

- Content of fabric

- GSM & knitting pattern of fabric

- Width of the fabric & subsequent requirement of dia of the machine.

3 Quality Control in Batching:

- Ensure that fabric of the same grey GSM, diameter & stitch length are grouped together

to meet cutting , sewing & finishing requirement.

- Ensure that the fabric is turned over in the correct way.

- Ensure the presence of Drop-needle for the open-width fabric for slitting.

- Ensure that required quantities of rib fabric , cuffs & collars are included in the batch.

- Ensure that required quantities of tapes, ealstic , drawstrings etc are included in the batch.

Quality Management in Garments

4 Quality Control in Dyeing:

- Ensure that all required dyes and chemicals have been arranged for

dyeing.

- All dyes and chemicals must be used considering the lab test requirement

of buyer(if any).

- Before dyeing all machines must be cleaned and neutralized so that it does not affect the dyeing and color shades.

- All parameters of dyeing like PH value of water, temperature, pressure etc to be ensured for better quality of fabric.

- Expiry date of all dyes and chemicals and their strength must be tested for correct liquor-ratio and proportion to achieve appropriate result