APPAREL MANUFACTURING – II 3(3+0)

Lesson 2 : Organization Structure of Apparel Industry

Structure of the industry

1. Size Structure:The structure of the organization depends on the various stages it incorporates into its functioning.

2. Manufacturer Structure:
1. Manufacturers own Account: This type of organization does every stage of garmenting, from Design to selling. The manufacturer should be able to anticipate or follow very closely the changes in fashion. They should anticipate possible fluctuations in the level of demand. Manufacturer should finance the operation of the business. The manufacturer can produce garments as per global sourcing method or according to domestic sourcing method.

Advantages:

• Maintaining good quality control to product
• Accurate work scheduling.

Disadvantages:

• The manufacturer must maintain a large constituent pay role
• Monthly repair and overhead cost are high
• More time, money and effort must be developed to human resource an employ demand
• Large amount of capital are tied up in machinery and facilities.


2. Sub contractor

These are small factories does the orders given by the manufacturer. They should be able to perform a good factory management with low overheads; they should maintain continuity in production. Sub contractor should make sure that the customers’ are reputable and financially secure. Recognize and select the most profitable opportunities for obtaining high productivity levels from his labor force. They are known for CMT-cut, make and trim.

Sub contractor working methods:

The manufacturer can produce garments via subcontractor in the following ways:

1. Cutting

The manufacturer can supply the subcontractor with

• Cut garments ready for sewing
• Raw materials and cutting markers
• Raw materials and graded set of patterns.



2. Making Up This is the main function of the sub contractor i.e. Production of the garment

3. Trimming Trimming is the process of attaching trims and accessories to be used with the garment. The manufacturer may or may not supply trimming to the subcontractor.

4. Finishing This is usually refers to pressing, final inspection and packing. One or more of these can be performed by the subcontractor or the others can be with the manufacturer.

5. Quality Control The manufacturer usually operates in-process and final quality control procedures to ensure the quality of garments. The subcontractor will have his own quality control system and the manufacture will have a separate quality control to ensure the QCD, (High Quality, Low Cost and Time Delivery of Products)

Advantages

• In person with small amount of capital can go into business
• No capital investment or maintenance is necessary
• Highly paid technical work is seasonal



Disadvantages

• The manufacturer have less control over the quality of their product
• Delivery date and deadlines are some time missed