{"id":263,"date":"2019-05-22T04:28:26","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T04:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hsp07.epgpbooks.inflibnet.ac.in\/?post_type=chapter&p=263"},"modified":"2019-05-22T04:52:43","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T04:52:43","slug":"apparel-industry-organizational-set-up-planning-and-product-selection-production-planning-and-control","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/ebooks.inflibnet.ac.in\/hsp07\/chapter\/apparel-industry-organizational-set-up-planning-and-product-selection-production-planning-and-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Apparel Industry – Organizational set up – Planning and product selection – production planning and control"},"content":{"raw":"
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\r\n\r\n1. INTRODUCTION<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n

Over a period of time, Apparel industry experienced strategic growth and competitiveness among the manufacturers. Apparel industry are just as diverse as the design they produce. They can be large or small have one employee or thousands, produce high end high fashion or budget everyday garments. Apparel is an ideal industry and it helps to account for large number of jobs associated with the industry. Furthermore, it has extensive forward and backward linkages with associated industry. Clearly no two industry are exactly alike, but there is a transition from the traditional focus on production efficiency to more focus on consumer's changing needs. Technology has dramatically altered the apparel industry and provided the manufacturers with the ability to respond quickly to change. Moreover it allows global expansion and communicate the apparel specifications instantly through the internet.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n2. OBJECTIVES<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nUpon Completion of the module, students will be able to<\/strong>\r\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Describe the organizational structure of the Apparel Industry<\/p>\r\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Explain the fundamental steps in product planning and selection<\/p>\r\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Outline the need and functions of production planning and control<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n3.\u00a0 <\/strong>APPAREL INDUSTRY<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n

Any organization need structuring so that, lines of authority along with individual duties and responsibilities can be understood by every company member. Most of the companies prepare graphical representation of organizational structure and the method of presenting in graphical manner is called organizational chart. The Apparel industry is fascinating example of manufacturing and the supply chain. The supply chain of the apparel industry commence from\u00a0farming of cotton in the cotton fields, manufacturing man made fiber to selling clothes in retail stores to the consumer.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n3.1 Structure of the Apparel Industry<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n

Broadly the skeleton of the Apparel industry can be divided into four stages. (Figure 1)<\/p>\r\n \r\n

Stage 1: Textiles and Findings Manufacturers<\/strong><\/p>\r\n \r\n

In the mill level, the raw materials for the apparel manufacturing process such as fibres, yarns, fabrics, zippers, threads, trims and buttons are manufactured and apparel manufacturer are vertically integrated or buy from vendor's open stocks.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\nStage 2: Apparel Manufacturers<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nApparel Manufacturers are responsible for the marketing, merchandising and production of products. In this stage, there are two types of apparel manufacturers.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\ni.\u00a0 \u00a0 Perform manufacturing within their own facilities and employees\r\n\r\nii.\u00a0\u00a0 Contract some or all manufacturing functions to other firms. There are 3 types of contractors:\r\n