Quality Assurance is defined as
all those possible planned and systematic actions necessary to provide adequate
confidence than a product or service will satisfy given requirements for
quality. The quality assurance section is assigned to maintain consistency for
uniform quality of the material in process & various stages of garment
manufacturing. In the garment industry quality control is practiced right from
the initial stage of sourcing raw materials to the stage of final finished
garment.
Objective:
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To check the other parts of the system.
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To obtain figures that can be compared
with figures of 100% final inspection giving comparisons of the effectiveness
of the above system.
·
To look at the garment from the
customer‘s viewpoint and analyze results.
Process
Flow Chart of Quality Assurance Department:
Accessories check
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Fabric inspection
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Shade segregation
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Shrinkage test
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Size set check
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Marker check
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Spreading quality assurance
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Cutting quality assurance
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Hard pattern check
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Pre-production meeting
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General instruction
↓
Inspector layout
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In process audit
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Two time process check
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Two time machine check
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Two time accessories check
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Weekly in process summary
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100% in line process check
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Sewing final check
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Hourly final audit with measurement
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Finishing 100% check
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Button pulls check
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Hourly final audit
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Broken needle check
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Accessories compliance
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Every final audit
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Pre-final inspection
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Ready for final inspection
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Shipment
The various Steps of Garments manufacturing where in-process
inspection and quality control are done are mentioned below:
1.
Quality
Control in Sample Section:
i. Maintaining buyer Specification
standard
ii. Checking the sample and its
different issues
iii. Measurements checking
iv. Fabric color, GSM, Fastness
etc. properties required checking
v. SPI and other parameter checking
2.
Quality
Control in Marker Making:
i. To check notch or drill mark
ii. Fabric width must be higher
than marker width
iii. Fabric length must be higher
than marker length
iv. Matching of green line
v. Check pattern size and dimension
vi. Matching of check and stripe
taking into consideration
vii. Considering garments
production plan
viii. Pattern direction
consideration
3.
Quality
Control in Fabric Spreading:
i. Fabric spreading according to
correct alignment with marker length and width
ii. Maintain requirements of
spreading
iii. Matching of check and stripe
iv. Lay contains correct number of
fabric ply
v. Correct Ply direction
vi. To control the fabric splicing
vii. Tension control
4.
Quality
Control in Fabric Cutting:
i. The dimension of the pattern and
the cut piece should be same and accurate
ii. Cut edge should be smooth and
clean
iii. Notch should be cut finely
iv. Drill hole should made at
proper place
v. No yarn fraying should occur at
cut edge
vi. Avoid blade deflection
vii. Maintain cutting angle
viii. More skilled operator using
5.
Quality
Control in Sewing Section:
i. Input material checking
ii. Cut panel and accessories
checking
iii. Machine is in well condition
iv. Thread count check
v. Special work like embroidery, printing
panel check
vi. Needle size checking
vii. Stitching fault should be
checked
viii. Garments measurement check
ix. Seam fault check
x. Size mistake check
xi. Mismatching matching of
trimming
xii. Shade variation within the
cloth
xiii. Wrong placement of
interlining
xiv. Creased or wrinkle appearance
control
6.
Quality
Control in Finishing Section:
i. Proper inspection of the
garments including measurement, spot, dirt, impurities
ii. Water spot
iii. Shading variation check
iv. Smooth and unfold in pocket
v. In secured or broken chain
or button
vi. Wrong fold
vii. Proper shape in garments
viii. Properly dried in after
pressing
ix. Wanted wrinkle or fold in
lining
x. Get up checking
xi. Collar closing
Xii.Side seam
Xiii.Sleeve placket attach
xiv. Cuff attach
xv. Bottom hem
xvi. Back yoke
xvii. Every parts of a body.
Quality is a relative term. It
means customer needs is to be satisfied. Quality is of prime importance in any
aspect of business. Customers demand and expect value for money. As producers of
apparel there must be a constant endeavor to produce work of good quality.
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