Introduction:
Garments merchandising is
totally depends on time scheduling. A merchandiser is too much efficient who
can deliver his order in timely. Time scheduling plays an important role
through the all processes. As a result, every merchandiser has to follow a
working procedure. If the working procedure is perfect then it will easy to respect
the shipment date of an order.
Woven jacket in display
Working procedures of a woven merchandiser:
The main working procedures of a woven garments merchandiser are
discussed in the below:
There are two important
key factors for proper working procedure of a woven garments merchandiser. By
following it properly, anyone can touch his/her target very easily.
Fabrics follow up
The first
and most important one is “Fabrics follow up” and the second one is “Order
execution”. Among two key points, now I will discuss about the very first
important thing named “Fabric follow up”.
Fabric follow up contains the following issues:
- Fabric
booking and Requisition,
- Fabric
in-housed,
- Local
accessories booking,
- Accessories
development,
- Accessories
approval.
All the main five key factors for the “fabric follow-up” are
discussed in the below:
1. Fabric booking and Requisition:
When the buyer forward his/her sample with all the details instruction, in that
time a woven garments merchandiser should be done fabric booking and
requisition by following the buyer’s instruction about the types of fabric that
he/she advised such as-Cotton denim, Spandex denim, Slub denim, 2/1 RHT etc and
also on the basis of order quantity.
2. Fabric in-housed:
After completing the fabric booking, a woven garments merchandiser should
arrange the accurate fabric as per buyer’s instruction and also in-hosed those
before the print and embroidery approval (if there’s any print and embroidery
instruction).
3. Local accessories booking:
After completing all the above two steps, a merchandiser should confirm the
local accessories booking such as-Sewing thread, Zipper, Button, Metal Rivet
etc. and in-house those before staring the Sewing process.
4. Accessories development:
As per order specification, if there’s needed any accessories development such
as-Logo button, Logo rivet, Logo zipper puller, all types of label etc. then
those should be needed to develop with urgent basis.
5. Accessories approval:
After completing the accessories development, these should be sent to the buyer
for approval. When the merchandiser received the approval of those accessories
then he should managed the required amount of accessories before starting the
sewing process. Here one thing should be noted that, if you are not able to
manage all the local accessories before sewing, you cannot control all the next
processes in your own way. It’s a very important tips for a garments
merchandiser.
Order execution
The second
important matter to send the shipment in timely is “Order execution”
Order execution contains the following features:
- Pattern making,
- Print and
embroidery development,
- Fit sample
making,
- Wash
development,
- Wash
approval,
- Comments,
- P.P sample
making,
- Cutting the fabric,
- Print and
embroidery,
- Sewing,
- Complete the
washing process,
- Finishing
and QC check,
- Shipment.
The
above all thirteen features are discussed in the below:
1.
Pattern making:
After receiving all the details from the buyer, a merchandiser should pass
urgently the entire reference sample with buyer’s details instruction to the
pattern section for making pattern.
2.
Print and embroidery development:
If there are any print and embroidery, then it should be developed with urgent
basis by maintaining buyer’s instruction.
3.
Fit sample making:
In the mean time, a merchandiser should make the fit sample by maintaining
buyer’s instruction. Here one thing should be noted that, in fit sample, the
using fabric may b varies than buyer nominated fabric, color may be varies than
buyer nominated color, but measurement must be accurate as per buyers providing
measurement sheet.
4.
Wash development:
In woven merchandising, washing procedure is very important. Washing process is
the heart of woven garments such as-Denim, twill etc. So it’s needed an extra
care in this process though it’s a time killing process. Here a woven garments
merchandiser should develop the wash process as per buyer’s instruction.
5.
Wash approval:
After developing the washing process, it should be approved by the buyer with
urgent basis. Because it has seen that a sample has to develop several times
due to its different shade than buyer providing original. Here one thing should
be noted that less time needed for wash approval, easy to complete rest of the
process.
6.
Comments:
After making the fit sample it should send to the buyer for their comments.
When the buyer makes comment on fit sample, it must be noted and following
their comments for next steps.
7.
P.P sample making:
P.P sample means pre production sample. It’s the approved sample for the
production. P.P sample should be made as per buyer’s instruction. Here all are
actual. All comments must be maintained accurately. After making P.P sample it
should sent to the buyer for approval. After receiving P. P approval, a
merchandiser can easily goes to production.
8.
Cutting the fabric:
When the comments are received from the buyer, a woven garments merchandiser
should cut the fabrics for required quantity by following buyer’s comments.
9.
Print and embroidery:
After cutting the fabric, the required cutting pieces should send to print and
embroidery section with buyer’s comments about the print and embroidery and
completed it with urgent basis.
10.
Sewing:
After completing the print and embroidery process, all the cutting pieces
should be input in sewing section with buyer’s comments about the sewing.
11.
Complete the washing process:
After completing the sewing process, a woven garments merchandiser should send
all the garments to the washing plant and follow-up it with buyer’s
instruction.
12.
Finishing and QC check:
When the washing procedure will complete then merchandiser must be hand over
all the garments to the finishing section. After finishing, all the garments
sent to the QC (Quality Controller) department.
13.
Shipment:
When the QC department approved the quality then these are sent to the buyer by
sea or air.
There are two important key factors for proper working procedure of a woven garments merchandiser. By following it properly, anyone can touch his/her target very easily.
When the buyer forward his/her sample with all the details instruction, in that time a woven garments merchandiser should be done fabric booking and requisition by following the buyer’s instruction about the types of fabric that he/she advised such as-Cotton denim, Spandex denim, Slub denim, 2/1 RHT etc and also on the basis of order quantity.
After completing the fabric booking, a woven garments merchandiser should arrange the accurate fabric as per buyer’s instruction and also in-hosed those before the print and embroidery approval (if there’s any print and embroidery instruction).
After completing all the above two steps, a merchandiser should confirm the local accessories booking such as-Sewing thread, Zipper, Button, Metal Rivet etc. and in-house those before staring the Sewing process.
As per order specification, if there’s needed any accessories development such as-Logo button, Logo rivet, Logo zipper puller, all types of label etc. then those should be needed to develop with urgent basis.
After completing the accessories development, these should be sent to the buyer for approval. When the merchandiser received the approval of those accessories then he should managed the required amount of accessories before starting the sewing process. Here one thing should be noted that, if you are not able to manage all the local accessories before sewing, you cannot control all the next processes in your own way. It’s a very important tips for a garments merchandiser.
After receiving all the details from the buyer, a merchandiser should pass urgently the entire reference sample with buyer’s details instruction to the pattern section for making pattern.
If there are any print and embroidery, then it should be developed with urgent basis by maintaining buyer’s instruction.
In the mean time, a merchandiser should make the fit sample by maintaining buyer’s instruction. Here one thing should be noted that, in fit sample, the using fabric may b varies than buyer nominated fabric, color may be varies than buyer nominated color, but measurement must be accurate as per buyers providing measurement sheet.
In woven merchandising, washing procedure is very important. Washing process is the heart of woven garments such as-Denim, twill etc. So it’s needed an extra care in this process though it’s a time killing process. Here a woven garments merchandiser should develop the wash process as per buyer’s instruction.
After developing the washing process, it should be approved by the buyer with urgent basis. Because it has seen that a sample has to develop several times due to its different shade than buyer providing original. Here one thing should be noted that less time needed for wash approval, easy to complete rest of the process.
After making the fit sample it should send to the buyer for their comments. When the buyer makes comment on fit sample, it must be noted and following their comments for next steps.
P.P sample means pre production sample. It’s the approved sample for the production. P.P sample should be made as per buyer’s instruction. Here all are actual. All comments must be maintained accurately. After making P.P sample it should sent to the buyer for approval. After receiving P. P approval, a merchandiser can easily goes to production.
When the comments are received from the buyer, a woven garments merchandiser should cut the fabrics for required quantity by following buyer’s comments.
After cutting the fabric, the required cutting pieces should send to print and embroidery section with buyer’s comments about the print and embroidery and completed it with urgent basis.
After completing the print and embroidery process, all the cutting pieces should be input in sewing section with buyer’s comments about the sewing.
After completing the sewing process, a woven garments merchandiser should send all the garments to the washing plant and follow-up it with buyer’s instruction.
When the washing procedure will complete then merchandiser must be hand over all the garments to the finishing section. After finishing, all the garments sent to the QC (Quality Controller) department.
When the QC department approved the quality then these are sent to the buyer by sea or air.