Process Flow Chart of Garments Merchandising
What is Garments Merchandising?
In the garments sector, merchandising is an important department which negotiates marketing and production department at the same time. To make smooth the merchandising activities every merchandiser has to follow a process flow chart by which anyone can do his/her work very smartly. The process flow chart for apparel/garments merchandising is presented below.
Process Flow Chart of Apparel or Garments Merchandising:
Order received from the Buyer with details
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Sample Development
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Price negotiation with the Buyer
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Confirmation of order and receive the order sheet
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Make buyer requirement sample (Fit, Proto, etc) for approval
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Make requisition for bulk fabric
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Make requisition for accessories
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Swatch board making and approval
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Raw material collection and also receive it in factory
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Check and also listing
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Make P.P (pre-production Sample) with all actual
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Pre-production meeting
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Start bulk production
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Collect daily production and quality report
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Make online inspection by strong quality team
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Sample sent to third party testing center
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Make final inspection for bulk production
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Shipment
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Send all documents to the Buyer
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Receive payment from Bank
All the processes of garments merchandising are now discussed with the details in the following table:
SL No. | Subject | Job |
01 | Order received from the Buyer with details | The very first work of a merchandiser is to collect orders from the buyer with detailed information (Artwork, technical sheet). |
02 | Sample Development | The sample should be developed by following buyers instruction |
03 | Price negotiation with the Buyer | In the meantime, the Price should be negotiated with the Buyer. |
04 | Confirmation of order and receive the order sheet | Here price has to fix and collect the order sheet from the Buyer. |
05 | Make Buyer requirement sample (Fit, Proto, etc) for approval | Should be prepared proto or fit sample for Buyer’s approval. |
06 | Make requisition for bulk fabric | In the meantime, make fabric requisition for bulk production. |
07 | Make requisition for accessories | Make a requisition for the required accessories of that order. |
08 | Swatch board making and approval | Should prepare swatch board of required accessories for the Buyer’s approval. |
09 | Raw material collection and also receive it in factory | All the requisite raw materials have to collect and receive in a factory at right time. |
10 | Check and also listing | Check all the in-hosed material with a requisite sheet. |
11 | Make P.P (pre-production Sample) with all actual | By following the Buyers instruction make a P.P sample with all actual. |
12 | Pre-production meeting | Before going into the production, have to arrange a pre-production meeting for smooth production. |
13 | Start bulk production | Finally, you have to go into bulk production. |
14 | Collect daily production and quality report | Regular production and quality reports should be collected here on regular basis. |
15 | Make online inspection by strong quality team | During bulk production, have to make online inspection by a strong quality team. |
16 | Sample sent to third party testing center | For making a strong approval about the quality of the product, have to send a sample to the third-party testing center. |
17 | Make final inspection for bulk production | After completing bulk production, make a final inspection for the order. |
18 | Shipment | After making a final inspection of the product, all the clothing should send to the Buyer. |
19 | Send all documents to the Buyer | All the documents about the order should send to the buyer after sending the full order quantity for receiving payment. |
20 | Receive payment from Bank | Finally, receive the payment from the Bank. |
Mayedul Islam is a Founder and Editor of Garments Merchandising. He is an Expert in Garments Merchandising. Writing is his passion. He loves to write articles about Apparel, Textile and Garment Washing specially on Merchandising. Mail him at mayedul.islam66@gmail.com
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