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ERGONOMICS IN APPAREL INDUSTRY (ELECTIVE)
Paper Code:
FSD 144 A
Credits:
4
Contact Hours:
60.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
- To acquaint students with the functioning of production department of an Apparel Industry.
- Ergonomic assessments and solutions to practical use in the workplace.
- To familiarize with different apparel quality standards their underlying principles and the international accepted standards and test methods.
- To analyze, interpret and predict the general quality control.
12.00
- Ergonomics: concept, scope, importance & objectives of ergonomics, ergonomics in workplace, ergonomics with special reference to Apparel Industry
- Importance of space, noise, light, ventilation in work performance
- Work Environment
12.00
- Work study- Concept & need
- Work measurement techniques-process chart symbol, process flow chart, flow diagrams and string diagrams
- Principles of motion economy, SIMO chart and time study methods
- Workstation design- Introduction, general principles of workstation design, ergonomic guidelines for standing, sitting, handling and lifting task.
12.00
- Spreading and cutting, marker types and calculations, spreading process and spreading equipments
- Types of cutting machines, ticketing and bundling
- Components of sewing: Threads, needles, machinery and equipments for sewing
12.00
- Production system types: making through, section or process system, progressive bundle system, straight line or synchro system, manual or mechanized system, salient features and specific uses
- Post production machinery and processes, machines – bar tack, button and button holes
- Garment finishing – stain removal, dry cleaning, cleaning and pressing
- Types of packages, types of materials used for packing
12.00
- Quality control- scope and functions of quality control; quality specifications and standards in raw material purchasing, quality control in spreading, cutting and bundling products.
- Quality factors in sewing, pressing, folding and finishing; quality aspects of trims and fashions.
- Basic tools for performing quality analysis: Visual representation models check sheets.
- Standards- sources of application; national and international organizations for standards
Essential Readings:
- G. Cooklin (1991) Introduction to Clothing Manufacture. Blackwell.
- G. Cooklin (1997) Garment Technology for Fashion Designer’s. Blackwell.
- J. Solinger (1980) Apparel Manufacture. Van Nostrand Reilfold.
- Kroemer, K.H.E. and Grandjean, E. (1997) Fitting the Task to the Human. Philadelphia: Taylor and Francis, 5th Edition. ISBN: 0748406654.
- Latheam B. and Carr H. (1999)The Technology of Clothing Manufacture. Blackwell Science.
- Mehta P. V (1998) Managing Quality in Apparel Industry. New Age International.
- Glock R. (1990) Apparel Manufacturing. Macmillan Publ.
References:
- Burgess, J.H. (1986). Designing for Humans: The Human Factor in Engineering. Princeton, NJ: Petrocelli Books.
- Eggleton, E.M. (Ed.). (1983). Ergonomic Design for People at Work: Volume 1 and 2. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
- Cushman, W.H., and Rosenberg, D.J. (1991). Human Factors In Product Design. New York: Elsevier Science Publishing Company Inc.
- Galer, I.A.R. (Ed.). (1987) Applied Ergonomic Handbook. Boston: Butterworth & Co. Publishers Ltd.
- Klemmer, E.T. (1989). Ergonomics: Harness the Power of Human Factors in Your Business. Norwood, NJ: Bablex Publishing Corporation.
- Kroemer, K., H. Kroemer, and Kroemer-Elbert, K. (1994). Ergonomics: How to Design for Ease and Efficiency. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
- MacLeod, D. (1995). The Ergonomic Edge. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. Meister, D. (1989). Conceptual Aspects of Human Factors. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press.
- McCormick, E.J. (1979). Human Factors in Engineering and Design. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company.
- National Safety Council. Ergonomics: A Practical Guide. Itasca, IL: NSC. Putz-Anderson, V. (1988). Cumulative Trauma Disorders: A Manual for Musculoskeletal Disease of the Upper Limbs. New York: Taylor & Francis.
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