Denim Manufacturing Process

Introduction:
A popular conception of the etymology of the word denim is that it is a contraction or derivative of the French term, serge de Nîmes. Denim was traditionally colored blue with indigo dye to make blue “jeans,” though “jean” then denoted a different, lighter cotton textile; the contemporary use of jean comes from the French word for Genoa, Italy (Gênes), from which the first denim trousers were made. Read more…

Duties And Responsibilities Of A Garments Merchandiser

The major duties and responsibilities of a garments merchandiser are listed below :

1.     To produce or collect a garment export order.

2.     To estimate time schedule for the exports of those garments as per L/C.

3.     To estimate all the raw materials needed for the garments to manufacture and export.

4.     To monitor collection of raw materials as per time schedule.

5.     To monitor quantity and quality of the collected raw materials. Read more…

LEAN Production In The Garment Industry

Clothing manufacturers should be applied and technological innovation, which will lead to achieving the higher level of automation of production. Besides, the goal of automation is not, as is sometimes the case, mass production of large series of products at the lower price, but the creation of a flexible system, like lean production that can quickly meet the specific requirements of customers and enables easy and fast reorientation from one to the other production. Only this system allows manufacturers to effectively adapt to market conditions which are no longer filters out two collections a year, but six or seven a year.

Lean production (Kaizen techniques originated) is a result of the analysis conducted at the Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which was performed for the U.S. automotive industry, with the aim of finding a key success of Japanese manufacturers. Taiichi Ohno, the director of the Japanese company, Toyota is the first practically implement the concept of lean production. Lean manufacturing refers not only to production, but also to all other functions within the business systems, as well as relationships with manufacturers. Thus organized business-production system through the centralization of technical-economic function allows:

• reduce the wearing of capital,
• reduce costs,
• increase the adaptability of new products,
• increase of total profits and
• timely delivery of products known buyer.

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Garment Washing | Process Flow Chart of Garment Washing

Garment Washing:
The technology which is used to modify the appearance, outlook comfort ability and fashion of the garments is called garment washing. Actually garment washing is normally done after stitching. There are different types of wash. Each wash has different types of appearance on the fabric surfaces. Wash types mainly depends on the product types. For denim product heavy enzyme is required where for knitted Tee light softener wash may be okay. Read more…

PPORF OR 20 KEYS

Program 20 keys or PPORF (The Practical Program of Revolution in Factories and Other Organizations), was developed by a Japanese professor Iwao Kobayashi (1995), and was first implemented in the Toyota Company. It includes 20 practical and integrated methods for improving competitiveness with improving the product, their faster delivery and lower prices. Today, the method is implemented in about 700 companies in 55 countries, which:

- achieve strategic business objectives,

- improve the speed of learning and innovation,

- increase the productivity and flexibility for better acceptance of market demands,

- eliminate all types of waste,

- motivate employees and

- improve competitiveness, profitability and long-term success. Read more…