Important Short Questions for Apparel Merchandisers

Introduction:

A merchandiser works as a communication manager between buyer and seller. He communicates with the buyer or his representative and makes a bridge between the buyer and the seller. Merchandisers are very important person in apparel export business. He should knows many terms and definitions to operate his job properly. In this article some essential terms are given for merchandisers to work smoothly.

Important Short Questions for Apparel Merchandisers

1. Why garments industries are important in the economy of Bangladesh?
Ans: About 80% foreign currencies earned by exporting the garments product in various countries & above 1.5 crore people & many organization are active in this sector where they keep economical balance in our country. Also one most important thing that about 40 lacks women worker work in garments factory which they play to grow economic rate of Bangladesh.

2. Describe historical background of Garments?
Ans: The history of making garments was 172 years old history. In 1829 made first garment factory in Paris with 80 sewing machines. In Bangladesh first garments factory made at 1960 named Riaz Garments. Where 10000 piece garments export at 1967.

3. What is QUOTA & non-Quota?
Ans:

§  Garments imported countries select the quantity of garments to export for specific exported countries is called QUOTA.

§  Which categories of garments have no condition to export is called non-QUOTA.

4. What is Categories number?
Ans: In Garments business, export & import there use specific number in specific garments is called categories number.

5. Describe a) Canada non -QUOTA & b) USA QUOTA categories numbers?
Ans:

a) Category 39- T shirt & sweet shirt, 41- rain wear, 43- brassier & foundation garments, 44- sweam wear, 45- under wear50- sweater etc.

b) Category 237- play suits, 331- cotton hand globs, 335- Boy’s jacket & cots, 334- Girl’s jacket & cots, 338/339- cotton knit shirts & blouse etc.

6. Describe EEC garments description?
Ans: Some of EEC catagories garments description:

2-cotton fabrics, 3-Disc fabrics, 4-T shirt, 5-Jarce, 6-Trouser,7-blause, 8-netted shirt, 9-tare towel,10/11-glovs & mittens, 12-socks, 13-under pant, 14A-Men’s cots,14B- men’s over cots & rain cots & others cots etc.

7. What is L/C, back to back L/C, invoice, FOB, C&F, CIF?
Ans:

§  L/C: it is the important document when is used for doing business when banks responsible for payment in favour of seller.

§  Back to back L/C: Open other L/C in on the respect of mother L/C.

§  Invoice: It is the document which is sent by exporter to importer. It helps to open L/C. Where contain all details of garments.

§  FOB: Free On Boat. Where boat fee free for exporter.

§  C&F: Cost & Fright. Here exporter gives all cost of garments & boat fee.

§  CIF: Cost, Insurance & Fright. Here exporter gives all cost of garments, it’s insurance & boat fee.

8. Write the Garments terms & condition?
Ans: The Garments terms & condition are:

Measure cutting, Ranglar sleeve, N.S.A., Off grain, Pinking, Cross pocket, Shirring, Try on, scallop, scye, Darning, Drape, Donkey, Ease, Fall, Fork, Fullness, Gore, Godet, Inset, Jigger etc

9. What are Stitch & seam, linge, gadget & Disposables garments?
Ans:

§  Stitch: Loop or loops or more threads when bounds with each other then each until of such configuration are called stitch.

§  Seam: The line of joining of fabric is called Seam.

§  Disposables garments: Which garments used only one time is called Disposables garments.

10. How sample will make?
Ans: The process of sample making:

Garments design (manually or computerize) – Main block- making pattern (manually or computerize) – Sample garments (manually)- Making problem- Main calculation- Approved by buyer- Production pattern.

11. How many components in shirt & trouser?
Ans:

§  Components of a shirt: Label, Collar stand, Collar, Yoke, arm hole, upper front, Flap, pocket, Sleeve, Top centre, Lower front, Placket, Upper front facing, Lower front facing, Body back part, Bottom, Cuff.

§  Components of a trouser: Belt loop, Waist belt, Side pocket, Fly piece, Back pocket, Under side, Top side, Leg opening.

12. Show the basic standard measurement of gent’s shirt & pant?
Ans:

§  Measurement of gent’s shirt: Collar-40cm, Chest-100cm, Scye depth-24.4cm, Half back-20cm, Sleeve lenth-80cm, Cuff size-23cm.

§  Measurement of gent’s Pant: Seat-102cm, Waist-82cm, Body rise- 28cm, inside leg measurement-81cm, bottom width-25cm, Waist band depth-4cm.

13. Describe garments making sequence?
Ans: Design (manually or computerize)- Pattern design- Sample marking- Price selection- Production pattern-Grading (manually or computerize)- Marker making- Fabric inspection- Fabric spreading- Sorting- fusing- Sewing- Inspection- Final pressing- Final inspection (manually)- Packing (manually)- Send to Buyer

14. What is grading?
Ans: Grading means step wise increase or decrease of a muster pattern piece to develop different size & grading alter the overall size of a design.

15. Why is bundling is necessary in cutting section?
Ans: Bundling is necessary in cutting section because Of getting high efficiency in comparatively short time.

16. How you will calculate the marker efficiency?
Ans: Marker efficiency= (Patterns area in marker paper/Marker area)*100. By this way we calculated the marker efficiency.

17. Describe the constrain the marker making?
Ans: The constrain the marker making is firstly big pattern are placed in marker paper then comparatively small pattern are placed. After that create moving the pattern on marker for placement in short area.

18. Describe the computerized marker making?
Ans: In computerized marker making firstly enter the production pattern in computer memory. By using grad rule we get all size of pattern. Here normally use computer screen, kea board, light pensile.

19. Describe the drawback of perforated marker, sprit duplicating technique?
Ans:

§  Perforated marker: In this process Firstly draw all parts of pattern on marker paper by pencil. Then create small hole by punch (2mm) according to pencil line. After that placed the marker on fabric lay & paint on the marker by chock, so create a line on the fabric lay. It is the process of perforated marker.

§  Sprit duplicating: Here create marker by a large size of duplicating machine.

20. How you will minimize central fabric wastage outside the marker?
Ans: Minimize central fabric wastage outside the marker by following process: Minimize ends of ply losses, Minimize loss of fabric ends, Minimize selvedge looses, Minimize purchase looses.

21. What are requirement of fabric spreading?
Ans: Requirement of fabric spreading are: Fabric ply alignment, correct ply tension, Fabric must be flat, Elimination of fabric flaws, Correct ply direction, Elimination of static electricity, Avoidance of distortion in spread, Matching checks.

22. What is straight & stepped lay?
Ans:

§  Straight lay: In this lay fabric spread according to length wise direction

§  Stepped lay: In this lay fabric do not spread according to length wise direction, here it spread one by one.

23. How many fabric packages are normally used in a garments making?
Ans: Fabric packages are normally used in a garments making are open fabric rolled, tubular knitted fabric rolled, folded fabric rolled, folded fabric cuttled, hanging fabric package.

24. Why manual spreads are very popular in Bangladesh?
Ans: Because of manual spreads cost are comparatively low & easer process.

25. What are the features of automatic fabric spreading?
Ans: In the table of cloth spread with the help of motor. Fabric placed in roll form. Then spreading machine going & coming from one side to another side of table by electricity.

26. What are the methods of fabric cutting?
Ans:

§  Manual method- hand operated scissor, round knife, straight knife, band knife, die cutting, notcher,drill.

§  Computerized method- knife cutting, cutting by water jet, laser cutting, plasma torch cutting.

27. What are the advantage of straight knife & hand knife?
Ans:

§  Advantage of straight knife-can cut in any angle, swept process.

§  Advantage of hand knife: low cost

28. Why die cutting drill & notcher are used in garments cutting section?
Ans: Cutting drill used for knitted fabric cut & notcher are used for cutting fabric edge & small notch.

29. What are the draw backs of water jets, laser beam cutting?
Ans: water jets cut the fabric by high speed & pressure of water passes & laser beam cut the fabric by using laser.

30. What is Inset?
Ans: When extra piece fabric is used for better fitting.

31. What are the key issues of COC?
Ans: a) Child labor, b)Forced labor, c)Harassment & abuse, d) Health & safety, e) Compensation & benefits, f) Working hours g) Discrimination, h)Discipline, i) Free association/ trade union & collective bargaining, j) Environment.

32. What is minimum range of CHILD labor?
Ans: 14 years and above.

33. What is the concept of ILO conventions about CHILD labor?
Ans: 13 years, can do light work if not harmful to education or development.

34. What is definition of YOUNG Worker as per Bangladesh Labor Law 2006?
Ans: YOUNG Worker means a worker who has complete 14 years but has not completed 18 years of age.

35. What is the meaning of ASQC?
Ans: American Society for Quality Control.

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