Product Standards & Specifications
Apparel professionals are involved in development
, selection, presentation,sale & management of
apparels
Challenges include providing target customers
with products that satisfy customer’s with products
that satisfy customer’s priorities & needs while
making a profit.
Factors for analyzing product standard
Potential new styles
Styles produced by their competitors
Styles made available by vendors
Styles produced by their factories and or
contractors
Products & processes developed by suppliers &
chemical & equipment companies
Products available in market place
Product standard
Standards are a set of characteristics or
procedures that provide a basis for resource &
production decisions
Apparel Manufacturer & retailers establish
standards for quality, fit & performance for the
product they produce & distribute
Company standards for quality,size &
fit ,performance
Quality standards
These are part of a firm's standard operating
procedure ,product development & production
planning
The fundamental purpose is to provide
consistency between product & product lines
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Size & fit standards
A firm’s basic pattern blocks represent its
standard for size & fit which provides a basis for
consistency among sizes for a variety of styles
Performance standards for materials & finished
products
The consumer is often concerned with performance
related to aesthetics ,end use,& care of finished
products.
Market research is used to identify the customer’s
expectations while standards are developed by
company
Two types of performance standards are used in
product developments
1. standards related to the performance of materials
2. standards for performance of finished product
Developing & using specifications
Standards are used in developing specifications
for each style.
Specification: These are brief, written descriptions
of materials, procedures, dimensions &
performance of a particular style.
Specifications are used to communicate standards
& provide control of products during production
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Size standards: A firm’s size standards are the
basis of developing finished garments that
consistently fit the target customer
Specifications for fit are sets of measurement for
each style, allowable tolerance,& specific points of
measurements.
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Engineering specifications:
these are developed during the production planning
about the equipments & lay out ,handling
procedures & quality systems
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Tolerances allow variation from the specified value
in the specification
Tolerances are a means of loosening restrictions
& making the specifications less rigorous
When a product does not meet specifications it is
considered as seconds
Defects: these are variations from allowed
minimums & tolerances
Garment Analysis & specification
development
Style: it is a unique piece of merchandise in a product
line identified by a style number
Professional garment analysis involves the following
goals, processes & limitations
• To satisfy the needs of target customers
• Decisions are made in the context of the product lines &
the firm’s strategic plan’
• To meet the target customers in term styling, fit, fashion,
quality & value
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Sound technical knowledge of materials & garment
assembly is needed to determine product
performance.
Alternative product development, production & or
marketing processes are assessed
The bottom line ,the potential profitability of the
product is always considered in evaluating
alternatives
Quality standards are based on perceptions of
target customer’s expectations
Analysis may be focused on one particular aspect of
a product such as production cost or specification
Methods of Garment Analysis
Visual Inspection
Augmented visual inspection aided by simple test,
measuring equipments,
Laboratory analysis with standard set methods
with specialized testing equipments
Aspects of garment Analysis
Professional analysis works best if conducted in
small segments including following aspects
Style descriptions
Positioning strategy
Sizing & fit
Materials selections
Component assembly
Final assembly& finishing
Style presentation