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Motion study looks at the hand and body movements in an operation to remove waste. Practical principles for sewing workstations, how to analyse an operation from video, and examples of improvements that shorten handling time.
Broken needles stop production and, if fragments are lost, can end up in garments. Why needles break, how to troubleshoot them in a logical order, and how a broken needle policy protects the customer.
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) splits losses into availability, performance and quality. How to calculate it for sewing, cutting and knitting machines, a worked example, and why OEE and line efficiency tell you different things.
What OEKO-TEX certification means in practice: what STANDARD 100 tests for, how product classes work, how the other OEKO-TEX labels differ, and what a factory or brand needs to do to use them correctly.
A skill matrix records which operators can do which operations and how well. How to build one for a sewing line, how to grade skills with real efficiency data, and how to use it for balancing, absenteeism and training.
How the Pantone color system is used in textiles: the difference between the graphics and the Fashion, Home + Interiors systems, how to read a TCX code, how lab dips are made and approved against a Pantone standard, light sources, instrumental color measurement, and common mistakes in color approval.
Pilling tests rub or tumble fabric to simulate wear and grade the pills formed. The main methods (pilling box, Martindale, random tumble), how grades 1 to 5 work, why fabrics pill and practical ways to improve pilling resistance.
Pique is a textured weft knit made by adding tuck stitches to a jersey base. What gives it the honeycomb surface, single and double pique, its properties, and the problems to watch in polo shirt production.
Pitch time means two different things in garment factories: the average work content per operator used for line balancing, and the lean interval for moving a pack of finished goods. Formulas, examples and when to use which.
The PP meeting brings merchandising, quality, production, cutting and industrial engineering together before bulk starts. Who attends, what to check, a practical agenda and the records to keep so problems are solved before they reach the line.
The garment finishing section step by step: a process flow chart from sewing output to shipment, what happens at each stage, a practical layout for the finishing floor, manpower planning with a worked example, quality control points and the mistakes that cause failed final inspections.
How garment production planning works: capacity in minutes, loading orders onto lines, learning curves, material readiness and critical path, with a simple example and the checks that keep a plan realistic.
How to set an hourly and daily production target from SMV, manpower, working minutes and planned efficiency. Worked examples for new and running styles, learning curve targets and why a target at 100% efficiency is not a real target.
The Recycled Claim Standard tracks recycled material through the supply chain to support a recycled content claim. What RCS covers, the label categories, how it differs from GRS, and what a garment factory needs to do.
Fabric is the largest cost in most garments, and the cutting room decides how much of it becomes garments. Where fabric is lost, how to measure it, and practical ways to cut waste through markers, spreading, end loss control and roll planning.
An RSL lists substances that are restricted or banned in finished products, usually based on laws in the markets where products are sold. How RSLs are built, common substance groups, how compliance is tested, and how factories manage risk.
Rib is a double-knit structure with wales on both faces. Why it stretches and recovers so well, the difference between 1x1 and 2x2 rib, how rib is used for cuffs, collars and fitted tops, and how to specify and cut it.
Right first time measures the share of garments that pass inspection without any repair. How to calculate RFT, how it relates to DHU and defective percentage, and how it is also used for lab dips, samples and shipments.