apparel manufacturing with lana hogue
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ExpertledworkshopsonethicalApparelManufacturing
garmentindustry411.com
WorkshopsinOakland&FactoryToursthroughouttheBayArea
MonthlyworkshopsonSaturdaysfrom9:30am–12:30pm
Cost:$60/classor$300/series(+studentdiscounts)
1FabricSourcing&Inspection:July13,2019• Fabricsourcing&strategy• Resourcecataloguingforms• 4Pointfabricinspectiondemonstration• Industrystandardsforquality• Rawmaterialstorage&management
2ProductDevelopment&Costing:Aug17,2019
• Costeffectiveprototyping• Electronicvs.ManualPatternmaking• Grading,marking,sizerange&ratiosintheindustry.• COGScomparedtoretailprices• Howtoobtainnecessarycostdata• Examplecostsheetsandscenariosexplained:
includingdomesticvs.off-shore,estimatevs.actual,yieldvariations,dutycategories,andwhatisincludedin“overhead”.
3Documentation:September14,2019
• Legal&self-protectivebusinesspractices• TechPackContents(andwhattoleaveout)• PurchaseOrders• LaborContracts• CaliforniaGarmentRegistration• Numeroushand-outs&templates
4ManufacturingCalendar:October12,2019
• Timelinesfordevelopment&productionmilestones• Whichdatesareflexibleandwhicharerigid• Howmarketdatesimpactcashflow• Essentialcalendartoworkablebusinessplan• Examplecalendarsprovided• Translatingmarketfeedbackintofabricandlabor
purchaseorders
5Domesticvs.OffshoreProduction:Nov9,2019
• Understanddifferencesinprice,timing&capabilities• Sourcinglabor&materials• Requestsforpricequotes&minimums• Scheduling,leadtime&factoryvisits• Social&environmentalcompliance• Shipping&customs• Paymentterms
6QualityAssurance:December7,2019
• Qualityassurancevs.qualitycontrol• AQL–statisticalauditsinterpreted• Foresee&preventqualityproblems• Inspectiondocumentation–examples&uses• Measuringgarmentstospecification&tolerances• Optionsforcorrectiveaction
I411G Apparel Manufacturingwith Lana Hogue