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Quality Assurance (Theory)
This course will help students understand various processes of quality assurance and quality management. It will also enhance their awareness of the importance of standards in quality management and their impact on the final product.
CO 119 Assess and apply the concept of quality standards, quality control and inspection in relation to the fashion industry.
CO 120 Classify the various garment defects in production process.
CO 121 Interpret the process and implementation of quality system in production line.
CO 122 Develop understanding of testing standards and specification of yarn, fabric and accessories testing.
CO 123 Discuss importance of Care labelling and Eco-friendly textiles on environment.
CO 125 Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction
Introduction to Quality standards, importance, benefits, levels & sources of quality standards: British standards & ISO standards for the apparel industry, ISO 9000 & 14000 standards & SA 8000, Total Quality Management systems. Quality: Introduction, definition & importance. Quality inspection – raw material – product – online – final inspection. Grading of fabric, 4-Point and 10 Point system
Garment defects: Cutting defects, Sewing defects, assembly defects, Pressing, Finishing & Packaging defects. Concepts of TQM, tools used for quality assurance, Care labels, British care labelling systems
Starting a quality control program, implementation of quality system in production line, Product specification & analysis using analytical tools, Quality management through inspection & Seven quality tools. Quality costs & customer returns, Inspection procedures, AQL & apparel quality controls.
Testing Standards and Specifications yarnstrength yarn count, Bursting strength, Abrasion, Pilling, Drape meter, Crease recovery and stiffness, Shrinkage, Colourfastness.
Accessories testing-Inspecting garments using spec sheets, Inspecting garments using measuring tapes - without using measuring tapes, Button quality testing, Interlining quality testing, Packing a shirt and identifying faults.
Elementary knowledge of wool mark, silk mark, eco mark, and handloom mark, Introduction to eco-friendly textiles, banned dyes and eco parameters, Environmental impact of Textile Industries
- Kincade, Doris, H., (2008). Sewn Product Quality- A Management Perspective, Pearson Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
- Mehta, P.V. & Bhardwaj, S.K., (1998). Managing Quality in the Apparel Industry. New Age International Ltd. Publisher, New Delhi
- Das S., (2010). Quality Characterisation of Apparel, Wood Head Publishing Ltd.
- Singh A.K. &Parmar. (2009). Quality Evaluation of Textiles, NITRA, Ghaziabad
- Sara. J. Kadolph, (2007). Quality Assurance for Textiles and Apparel, Fairchild Publication.
- Glock, Ruth E. & Kunz, Grace I. (2009). Apparel Manufacturing: Sewn Product Analysis, (4th edition). Pearson Prentice Hall.
Suggested Readings:
- Tortora, Phyllis, G., (1987). Understanding Textile, McMillan Co.USA.
- Mehta P V, An Introduction to quality control for the apparel industry, Marcel Dekker.2001
- Slater K, Physical Testing & Quality Control, Vol 23, No.1/2/3, Textile Inst. 1993.
- John H Skinkle, Textile Testing, Brooklyn pub. NY.2003
- Corbman, P.B., (1985). Textiles-Fibre to fabric, McGraw Hill Co.USA.
E-Resources:
- https://www.slideshare.net/DGOPALAKRISHNAN/apparel-quality-standard-and-implementation
- https://issuu.com/anilaggarwal1/docs/apparel-standards-specification-and-quality-contro
- https://www.academia.edu/36336283/fabric_and_garment_finishing_defects_in_finishing
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/300558517_Quality_control_and_quality_assurance_in_the_apparel_industry
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