Cost Effective Apparel Manufacturing

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Cost Effective Apparel Manufacturing – Buyers too can lend a gentle support !!! An article by G. Jayapal Nair
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In the modern world, a fruitful association between apparel customer (buyer) and apparel manufacturer can be established only after many unrelenting interactions to match each others’ objectives on profitability . Benefits can be reaped by both parties after maintaining a long-standing relation of mutual understanding and trust . Apparel being an essential commodity for mankind and considering its ever increasing demand all over the world , it is disastrous if the relation breaks due to the lack of a win-win …show more content…

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The bulk production has to follow those extra operations subsequently . Moreover, many manufacturers are scared to discuss style simplification opportunities with buyers in order to make it easy for production. Hence, these non-value processes are to be performed unnecessarily by engaging workers for bulk production. While an expensive machines or folders lay idle as their gauges might not suitable ( maybe there is 1/8” difference in seam width!) for the approved style . It is a real loss maker to productivity of the manufacturer, with no gains to anybody !!
True , each manufacturer will have different machine skill or process skills which they only can brief the customers .
Supports from Buyer (Customer ) to the manufacturer: The buyer should allow the manufacturer to do a “style simplification study” based on their machinery advantages , process ideas considering the following aspects .
a) It doesn’t affect the fit, fall ,aesthetic or saleability of the garment
b) It doesn’t affect the product safety

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