Garment manufacturing technology

Front Cover; The Textile Institute and Woodhead Publishing; Related titles; Garment Manufacturing TechnologyWoodhead Publishing Series in Textiles: Number 168Edited by Rajkishore Nayak and Rajiv Padhy ... ; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles; 1

Introduction: the apparel industry; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Global scenario of apparel manufacturing; 1.3 Challenges in apparel production; 1.4 Role of various organisations; 1.5 Future trends; 1.6 Conclusions; References; Part 1

Product development, production planning and selection of materials.

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Product development in the apparel industry2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Product-development models and product-development process; 2.3 Variations in apparel product development: demand-led product development; 2.4 Apparel product-development technologies; 2.5 Apparel product standards, specifications, quality assurance and product technical package; 2.6 Apparel product life-cycle management (PLM) and supply-chain relationships; 2.7 Measures for apparel product development; 2.8 Future trends in apparel product development; 2.9 Case studies: PD tools and technologies; 2.10 Conclusions.

2.11 Sources of further information and adviceReferences; 3

Role of fabric properties in the clothing-manufacturing process; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Fabric properties and performance; 3.3 Garment make-up process and fabric properties; 3.4 Low-stress mechanical properties and make-up process; 3.5 Control system; 3.6 Fabric tailorability, buckling and formability; 3.7 Sewability; 3.8 Conclusions; References; 4

Production planning in the apparel industry; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Production planning; 4.3 Production systems; 4.4 Production planning and control in the apparel industry.

4.5 Supply chain management in the apparel industry4.6 Inventory management; 4.7 Manufacturing performance improvement through lean production; 4.8 Waste management; 4.9 Human resource management; 4.10 New tools developed in production planning; Acknowledgments; References; 5

Fabric sourcing and selection; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Fabric sourcing; 5.3 Fabric inspection; 5.4 Future trends; 5.5 Conclusions; References; 6

Selecting garment accessories, trims, and closures; 6.1 Part 1: introduction to garment accessories; 6.2 Part 2: selecting garment accessories.

6.3 Part 3: selecting supporting materials6.4 Part 4: selecting closures; 6.5 Part 5: accessories for children's wear; 6.6 Part 6: evaluation of quality of trims and accessories; 6.7 Part 7: fashion accessories; 6.8 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Part 2

Garment design and production; 7

Garment sizing and fit; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Geometry of the human form; 7.3 The human figure divided into body proportions; 7.4 Garment size charts; 7.5 Development of garment size charts; 7.6 Sizing and fit systems.

7.7 Three-dimensional (3D) body scanning

current and potential future applications in clothing manufacture and retailing.