Production Planning And Controlling Process In Apparel Industry

Production Planning and Controlling process

Taking order from marketing/ Merchandising division:Marketing/Merchandising division supplied fabric orders to the planning and control division by a specific format. Analyzing the orders:After getting the fabric order, this section analyzes the orders according to buyers order quantity, type of orders (i.e. type of fabric, color to be dyed etc.), delivery date etc. This section plans for required quantity of fabric to be knitted (order quantity + 10% of the order quantity), knitting balance, fabric to be dyed, dyeing balance, RFD (ready for delivery), RFD balance, delivery fabric & delivery balance etc. Planning for knitting:This section plans for knitting production. Following parameters are important for the planning of knitting the fabric – Order quantity (required amount of fabric to be knitted)  Type of fabric to be knitted (S/J, rib, interlock)  No of machine to be used  Type of yarn used Sources of yarn  Fabric GSM, width etc Planning for dyeing the fabric: Production planning for dyeing is called “Batch plan”. Batch plan is prepared according to the batch no, fabric construction, color, width, GSM and priority of delivery etc and written in a batch card. Planning for finishing the fabric: Finishing schedule are same as the dyeing. After dyeing, materials go to the finishing section with the batch plan. Finishing data is written to the batch card and is informed to the planning section. However, this section always forces to all the departments to finish all the work within the delivery time given by the buyers. Thus, it plays a very important role in the success of the company. Planning for Garments:After the finishing process the finished fabrics are ready for producing garments. For the production of garments this fabric has to passed through some process-  Laying  Cutting Sorting Sewing Finishing Packing etc. All this processes are planned according to the shipment schedule. However, the planning section always forces to all the departments to finish all the work within the scheduled time given by the buyers.