Product Development, Production & Sourcing

Course details

• Introduction to the various roles in the fashion industry.
• Understand how all roles work together in bringing products to market.

• Introduction to building a spec sheet.
• Use of software to produce industry-standard technical documents.
• Understand how to prepare technical specification packages.

• Overview / review of different seam constructions.
• Identify construction details in a spec sheet.
• Overview of trim items often found in apparel products.
• BOM (Bill of Materials) are defined.
• Build a BOM, estimating yields, minimum orders, etc.
• Understand and prepare a production plan / calendar.
• Identify fabric and trim lead times with suppliers.
• Understand lab dips, colour matching, and DTM (Dye to Match) trims.

• Textile fibres, yarn classification and numbering, texturing, spun yarn manufacturing and yarn testing.
• Knitting and weaving fundamentals, and nonwovens.
• Fabric preparation and fabric finishing.
• Colour - dyestuffs, pigments, digital and traditional printing methods.
• Fabric sourcing.

• Review of design and pattern making.
• Problem solving in manufacturing.
• Identify effective methods for tracking changes.
• Producing a run - either sample or production, and what are the differences.
• QC - working with production to identify and uphold quality standards.
• Confirm and release approved tech packs.
• Using tech packs, produce three samples at domestic factory

• Understand the role of sourcing and determine best methods of use.
• Pros and cons of factory allocation.
• Confirm material souring.
• Understand flow chart that runs between PD,Sourcing Mangers and Design
• Using learned techniques, locate one overseas apparel manufacturer to produce a total of three samples, using tech packs created.

• Understand basic factory flow.
• Understand and prepare costing, estimating yields.
• Produce a production plan using strict timelines.
• Understand the role of finance.