Author:
Pradip V. Mehta
Book Price:
$50 Rs.2250
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Quality Assurance for the Retailers |
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| Retailers sell a variety of consumer products and rely on their suppliers to provide them quality products. However, retailers must have some way of verifying that they are receiving products at quality levels they planned or specified. Retailers also should be able to specify quality levels, if necessary. This book outlines various approaches available to retailers to assure product quality. The book also covers other important topics like product safety, product testing, end item inspection, product recalls, product liability, standards and specifications, supplier quality system evaluation, supplier rating, supplier partnership, customer returns and customer satisfaction. |
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Introduction to quality |
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Organizing for quality |
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Approaches to quality |
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Standards and specifications |
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Product safety |
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Costs associated with quality |
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Customer returns and customer satisfaction |
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Supplier quality and relationship |
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Corporate social responsibility and social audits |
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Resources |
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How to start managing quality |
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QA functional statement, job description and training plans |
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Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) |
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Standard Inspection Procedures (SIPs) |
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Any corporation’s guide to quality |
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Quality terms and conditions |
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Quality of customer service |
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Author : Prabir Jana
Book Price:
$30 Rs.300
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Pucker Free Seams |
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| Pucker or Puckering is the most used (abused?) term in the garment manufacturing industry. Pick up any quality controller’s report, and the first thing that will strike your eye will be “…Puckering in armhole, …Puckering in neckline binding, …control Puckering in bottom hem…” the list is endless. Buying office quality controllers are as enamored of this term as manufacturers abhor it. What is it that makes it so distasteful? Why does it occur? How can it be controlled? These questions and more are answered by this StitchWorld Technical Bulletin co-authored By Prabir Jana and Y. P. Garg. While there are numerous leaflets, documents and articles available on pucker, it has been found that the majority of them lay great stress on “inherent pucker” (only material parameters). In this booklet the authors have included process parameters as well as sewing of lightweight fabrics. |
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Definition of pucker |
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Classification of pucker |
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Inherent pucker: structural jamming in dense fabrics |
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Feed and tension pucker: sewing process parameters |
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Distortion pucker: pattern shapes and garment construction |
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Shrinkage pucker: differential material shrinkage |
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Identification of pucker |
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Measure of pucker |
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Remedial philosophy |
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Author:
Dr. Rajesh Bheda
Book Price:
$35 Rs.345
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Managing Productivity in Apparel Industry |
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This is probably the only book solely dedicated to productivity improvement in the apparel industry. Through his extensive research, Prof. Rajesh Bheda has established that the average apparel manufacturer in India and a large part of the developing world have almost one hundred per cent productivity improvement potential.
The book shall help manufacturers and managers to assess the productivity improvement potential available in their organisation. The global benchmarks on apparel productivity and nine cases on productive apparel manufacturers shall certainly inspire improvement actions among the readers. The two stage productivity improvement strategy illustrates how an organisation can move from average productivity performance to the benchmark productivity.
Whether the reader is an apparel manufacturer, retailer, sourcing agent, academician, policy maker or apparel technology student, this book will certainly provide a new insight to the world of productivity management in the apparel industry. |
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Overview of global apparel industry |
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The Indian apparel industry |
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What is productivity? |
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Apparel productivity in the western world |
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Confrontation with reality: apparel productivity in India |
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Characteristics of low, medium and high productivity manufacturers and factors associated with productivity |
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Cases for benchmarking |
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Towards higher productivity: phase 1 |
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Towards higher productivity: phase 2 |
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Author:
Dr. Rajesh Bheda
Book Price:
$35 Rs.475
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The book deals with various aspects of improving productivity in a Garment factory right from raw material stage till dispatch. The area of focus is broad with detailed and point-wise discussion on Material handling and storage, Workstation design and layouts, Machine safety and maintenance supported by useful techniques and practical tips.
The book guides the reader with first an in-depth discussion on various principles for productivity improvement and then goes on to discuss how to practically implement the systems. Improvement in working conditions by means of lighting, environment awareness and low-cost work-related welfare facilities and benefits are also within the purview of the book. Overall for any factory which has problems with the productivity and working conditions, the book is a must read. |
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Introduction |
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Efficient materials storage and handling |
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Practical workstation and product design |
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Productive machine safety, maintenance and environmental control |
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Good lighting for quality products |
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Premises suited to production |
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Effective work organisation |
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Low-cost work-related welfare facilities and benefits |
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Ensure sustainable improvements |
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More constructive worker involvement |
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Useful productivity techniques |
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