This insightful half day workshop provides an opportunity to review first-hand the manufacturing process in a UK factory based in North London. Starting with the Garment Life Cycle the workshop examines the impact quality issues have on pre-production and production in a factory and how this effects lead times.

The following areas will be discussed:

• How does a factory operate from fabric delivery to final garment delivery?
• Effect on fitting sessions.
• Open costings.
• Production efficiencies – use of Galaxius
• What is puckering and can it be ironed out?
• How are AQLs conducted in a Factory Environment?
• Factory's Cheats QC process – demonstration
• In work checks - how to do them from a factory perspective so a GT has instant respect
• Use of industrial sewing machines - understand the bite of the machine
• Common problems in a factory that affects a retailer - fabric faults and fabric cutting, sewing, cabbage, layplans
• AOB - specific questions and queries

This insightful half day workshop will provide you with the opportunity to see the garment life cycle in a SMETA approved factory. Discover the effect quality assurance can have on the critical path and how quality assurance can impact on lead times.

The following areas will be discussed:

• The Garment Life Cycle
• What affects margin for a retailer - why do factories put up their prices?
• Review of cutting dockets to understand fabric consumptions which affects cost pice
• How can a UK factory compete with overseas production? Working example and explanations
• Why do PO’s have a specific number per size yet factories over or under deliver?
• Use of industrial machines - understanding the technical implications of a factory on a garment delivery
• Why are deliveries late and when is it a manufacturing fault to legitimately pass on late payment fines?
• Greater in-depth detailed view of Galaxius
• Layplans and fabric consumptions – cutting explained from a ratio perspective to gain economies of scale in cost price negotiation
• Garment deconstruction to assess standard minutes and costings – working examples

This insightful half day workshop will provide you with the opportunity to see first-hand the design life cycle. What makes a SMETA approved factory. Understand the effect quality assurance can have on the critical path; understand how factories use standard minutes.

The following areas will be discussed:

• The Design Life Cycle
• What affects margin for a retailer - why do Factories put up their prices?
• What is an open costing?
• How do factories use standard minutes?
• Working with fabric stock held in factories
• Choosing the correct components for the garment
• Understanding fabric consumption and the effects of cabbage
• Use of industrial machines - understanding the technical implications of a factory on a garment delivery
• Why are deliveries late?!
• Overview of Galaxius

The aim of this insightful workshop is to achieve optimum fit, style and quality of manufacture in the most time effective process. To provide evaluative learning on patterns, fit and sealing process and to improve the effective communication process between buying teams and garment technology having due regard for pattern cutting parameters.

Examples of topics covered include:

• Restricted movement in woven garments
• Full garment fitting session
• Review of patterns
• Evaluation of reasons of poor fit -
• Why is garment lifting at front waist of hem?
• Why garment is pull at armhole dart formation at armhole?
• Why is there dragging at bust point?
• Compare the different fabric dresses – How does fabrication affect fit?
• Practical Pattern making session
• What happens as sizes are graded
• Solutions to potential issues in fitting sessions