Process Headings

• Critical Path and Production Feed On driven.

• Receive Web PDM style packages from the Design Team to include the Garment, Pattern, Mini Specification, Measurements, Fabric Technical Information & Costing.

• Product Screening (Risk Assessment) to be completed.

• Ensuring First Fit Approval has been achieved.

• Confirming Fabric Acceptability and Dimensional Stability through Wearer Trials.

• Auditing the Garment Pattern for its conformance to Block Fit Criteria & Measurements.

• Control of Garment Patterns in the Manufacturing Gerber System, Preparation for Gerber Cutting, Sizing & Grading Rules.

• Preparing and Transfer of Pattern Data to Sewing Jig and Cutting Die Manufacturers.

• Input to the Costing Team of Methods used based on the use of actual Design Patterns.

• Garment ‘Make Up System’ Testing for Manufacturing Suitability. (Making Test Lot Batches).

• Achieving Customer Acceptance through the Contract Garment Sealing Process.

• Preparation of individual Operation Method and Quality Specifications.

• Co-ordinating and Managing the pre loading Garment Pre-Production Meetings.

• Approval Pilot Sample Review & Pilot Follow Up Actions.

• Customers Production 'Rack Sample' and Delivery to Customer.

• Supply of Various Samples to Customers for marketing use.

• General Support to Manufacturing Technical Teams.

Customers Garment Technologist - Areas of Involvement

• Customers Critical Path and Production Feed On Plan driven. - Will have access to our Production Flow Plans with preconceived notions of when we should be Pre-Producing and Manufacturing in our factories.

• Product Screening (Risk Assessment) to be completed. - Supplier could be asked to present at Contract Seal Stage.

• Ensuring First Fit Approval has been achieved. - Should be at each Fit Assessment meeting.

• Auditing the Garment Pattern for its conformance to Block Pattern Fit & Measurements. - Can ask for copies to be e mailed to them for internal auditing.

• Input to the Costing Team, Methods to be used, based on the use of actual Design Patterns. - Can insist on specific methods to be used.

• Achieving Customer Acceptance through the Contract Garment Sealing process. - Should control the process in the Customers Department.

• Co-ordinating and Managing the Garment Pre-Production Meetings. Needs to be involved in every meeting – difficult to predict dates more than one week in advance.

• Pilot Review & Pilot Follow Up Actions. Needs to attend during Pilot Making by exception.

• Production Rack Sample Delivery to Customer. Audits Rack Samples in the Customer Department.

Process

• Web PDM style packages from the Design Team to include the Garment, Pattern in Silhouette, Mini Specification, Pattern & Garment Measurements, Fabric Technical Information & Garment Costing.

• Product Screening (Risk Assessment) to be completed.

• First Fit Approval has been achieved.

• Confirming Fabric Acceptability and Dimensional Stability through Wearer Trials.

• 
  Auditing the Garment Pattern for its conformance to Block & Measurements.

• Control of Patterns in the Manufacturing Gerber System, Preparation for Gerber Cutting, Sizing & Grading Rules.

• Preparing and Transfer of Pattern Data to Jig and Die Manufacturers.

• Input to the Costing Team, Methods used, based on the use of actual Design Patterns.

• Garment ‘Make Up’ Testing for Manufacture. (Test Lots).

• Achieving Customer Acceptance through the Contract Garment Sealing.

• Preparation of individual Operation Quality Specifications.

• Co-ordinating and managing the Garment Pre-Production Meetings.

• Pilot Review & Pilot Follow Up Actions.

• Production Rack Sample Delivery to Customer.

• Supply of Various Samples to Customer for marketing use.

• General Support to Manufacturing Technical Teams.