Apparel production management and the technical package / Paula J. Myers-McDevitt.

Features: -- Concise overview of domestic and off-shore apparel production processes -- Diagrams of a production department´s division of labor, stages of costing, and scheduling -- Discussion of the role of technology in production management, including a comparison of PDM and PLM software -- Examples of completed production package sheets from actual apparel companies -- Blank production package sheets represent a standard of what´s used across the apparel industry -- Appendices containing basic body croquis, industrial sewing stitches, a button selector gauge, plus care label and packaging regulations.

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´In today´s global apparel industry, garments that are designed domestically are often manufactured overseas. The production package, a series of forms that define a garment´s specifications, is critical to ensuring that a particular style is executed correctly and efficiently...Presents the basics of production management with clear instructions for creating each component of a production package. Students will start with a look at the complete management process, from the costing, and planning that takes place domestically, to the off-shore production processes that include sourcing, assembly and finishing, and packaging and distribution. In the last section, a workbook format, with blank templates of production package sheets, give students a chance to put their understanding of the role and steps of the production package within the apparel manufacturing process into action by creating a production package of their own´--Start-up Books website.