Handbook of Managing Apparel Production and Quality

The garment industry which was restricted to small scale for a long time has now a number of big factories and has grown as a major industry providing jobs for millions in various developing and developed countries. Only by building a big factory with automated systems is not sufficient to survive, but there is a need for developing a suitable culture for managing the industry efficiently with scientific and analytical approaches. The concepts of Merchandising, Production Planning, Industrial Engineering, Production Management, Waste Management, Quality Management, Five S, Kanban, Cost Management etc., are being talked, but people in number of garment factories only know the titles and not implemented the systems wholeheartedly; whereas other industries are flourishing by adopting them effectively. The owners and management in garment industry are happy when they made profit, but have no inclination for making the systems fool-proof to avoid sliding down. It is necessary for the shop floor technicians and managers to understand the new concepts and tailor make them to their situation and implement in their daily working. This book gives a brief insight of various management systems, and the way same is adopted in garment industry.