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For the majority of clothing factories, quality control is an in-built function, and some of the principles governing its operation are – Design & Standards,
Design: Garment design involves quality frame work of each garment in the collection, which is to be built-up at the design and sampling stage so as to ensure that it can stand up to the basic quality criteria of the company and its customers. Some aspects of this quality framework are – Patterns, fabrics and trims, pattern grading, patterns in general, technology.
Standards: A standard is a specification, which sets out the criteria for acceptable quality and covers all he characteristics that can accurately measured. Specifications can be drawn up to cover raw materials, operations, garment measurements, etc. Each specification includes plus or minus tolerance to the central measurement and this defines the range within which the quality is acceptable.
There are two types of specifications used in factories:
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General: These apply to all garments produced by the factory or to specific categories. E.g. all garments must have country origin labels in the designated positions or the nylon bags for individual hanging skirts must be bottom sealed 10 cm below the hem.
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Specific: These relate to particular factors and cover materials purchases and all the manufacturing processes including cutting, fusing, sewing, pressing, and finishing. In addition, storage and transport conditions are specified so that the garments arrive at the warehouse or shop in mint condition.
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