The fundamentals of quality assurance in the textile industry

The book describes the role of a quality professional in the apparel industry with the emphasis on working with overseas factories and how to ensure products delivered are to the agreed specification. It explains what tools are required and how to manage products from style conception to finished production and the methods used to track and evaluate samples and production at each stage of the critical path. Most importantly, the book explains how the partnership between quality, purchasing, and the vendor plays a key role in business success. Leaders will understand the dynamics involved from range selection to final delivery to the warehouse of merchandise that meets the required standard. The role of quality assurance is to ensure that once a specification has been agreed, every product and every production run meets that standard . The Fundamentals of Quality Assurance in the Textile Industry describes how quality professionals in the apparel industry coordinating with overseas factories can ensure excellence. The author explains what tools are required and how to manage products from style conception to finished production and the methods used to track and evaluate samples and production at each stage of the critical path. This book reinforces the concept that quality assurance must become an integral part of the business and details crucial procedures that have been adopted internationally. Content: Chapter 1. Who is responsible for quality? -- Chapter 2. Risk analysis -- Chapter 3. Three fundamentals for effective control of the supply chain -- Chapter 4. Writing procedures for the supply chain -- Chapter 5. Specifications -- Chapter 6. Fit and fit sessions -- Chapter 7. Fabric specification and performance -- Chapter 8. Fabric testing -- Chapter 9. Supplier's manual -- Chapter 10. Product development -- Chapter 11. Managing the critical path -- Chapter 12. Sample reports and approval -- Chapter 13. Assessing and working with factories -- Chapter 14. Inspection of merchandise -- Chapter 15. More preventative action. Standard Carton Specification -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 10: Product Development -- Review of a Jeans Range -- Girls' Dress Development -- Chapter 11: Managing the Critical Path -- Chapter 12: Sample Reports and Approval -- Chapter 13: Assessing and Working with Factories -- Report from China -- Factory A -- ITR 318 -- ISK 326 Black Mini with Diamante's -- ITR 318 for Bigger Sizes -- Factory B -- Factory C -- Factory D -- Factory E -- Factory F -- Factory G -- Factory H -- Factory I -- Factory J -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Inspection of Merchandise Chain of Departmental Stores, Catalog Companies, and Internet Shops - Company B -- Import Agent - Company C -- New Label - Company D -- Job Brief -- Candidate Profile -- Chapter 2: Risk Analysis -- Chapter 3: Three Fundamentals for Effective Control of the Supply Chain -- Supply Chain -- Chapter 4: Writing Procedures for the Supply Chain -- Chapter 5: Specifications -- Specification Examples -- Reefer Coat -- Men's Short-Sleeve Knitted Shirt -- Ladies' Fashion Trouser -- Rucksack -- Men's Cardigan Girls' Dress with Full Skirt -- Ladies' Unlined Motorbike Jacket -- Ladies' Tie Dress with Bodice Seams -- Sending Specifications -- Chapter 6: Fit and Fit Sessions -- Chapter 7: Fabric Specification and Performance -- Chapter 8: Fabric Testing -- Chapter 9: Supplier's Manual -- Sampling Procedures -- Fabric Minimum Performance Standards -- Basic Size Charts and Specifications for Core Lines -- Manufacturing Guidelines -- Packaging and Presentation -- Trouser Hanger with Bar -- Trouser's Inside Acceptable Quality Levels -- Examining Garments -- Factory History -- Chapter 15: More Preventative Action -- A Case Study - Review of a Company's Quality Assurance -- Sizing and Grading -- Quality Control Directives -- Supplier Manuals -- Product Data Management -- Summary -- Inviting Factory Personnel to Your Head -- Faulty Returns -- Scary Moments -- A Trip to the Stores -- Benchmarking -- Team Building -- Odd Bedfellows -- Summary -- Index Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Author -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Who Is Responsible for Quality? -- Defining the Role of the Quality Controller -- Company Profiles -- International High Fashion Brand with Shops and In-Store Concessions - Company A This book describes what tools are requred and how to manage products from style conception to finsihed production and the methods used to track and evaluate samples and production at each stage of the critical path. Also explained is how the partnership between quality, purchasing and the vendor plays a key role in business success