Process Flow Chart of Apparel Merchandising
What is Garments Merchandising?
In garments sector, merchandising is an important department which negotiates marketing and production department at the same time. To make smooth the merchandising activities every merchandiser has to follow a process flow chart by which anyone can do his/her work very smartly. The process flow chart for apparel / garments merchandising are presented in the below.
Fig: Apparel Merchandising
Garments Merchandising Process
Process Flow Chart of Apparel or Garments Merchandising:
Order received from the Buyer with details
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Sample Development
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Price negotiation with the Buyer
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Confirmation of order and receive the order sheet
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Make buyer requirement sample (Fit, Proto etc) for approval
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Make requisition for bulk fabric
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Make requisition for accessories
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Swatch board making and approval
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Raw material collection and also receive it in factory
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Check and also listing
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Make P.P (pre production Sample) with all actual
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Pre-production meeting
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Start bulk production
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Collect daily production and quality report
↓
Make online inspection by strong quality team
↓
Sample sent to third party testing centre
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Make final inspection for bulk production
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Shipment
↓
Send all documents to the Buyer
↓
Receive payment from Bank
All the processes of garments merchandising
are now discussed with the details in the following table:
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SL No
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Subject
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Job
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01
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Order received from the Buyer with details
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The very first work of a merchandiser is to collect order from
the buyer with the details information (Art work, technical sheet). |
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02
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Sample Development
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Sample should be developed by following buyers instruction
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03
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Price negotiation with the Buyer
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In the mean time, Price should be negotiated with the Buyer.
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04
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Confirmation of order and receive the order sheet
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Here price have to fix and collect order sheet from the Buyer.
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05
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Make Buyer requirement sample (Fit, Proto etc) for approval
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Should be prepared proto or fit sample for Buyer’s approval.
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06
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Make requisition for bulk fabric
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In the mean time, make fabric requisition for bulk production.
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07
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Make requisition for accessories
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Make
a requisition for the required accessories of that order. |
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08
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Swatch board making and approval
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Should prepare swatch board of required accessories for the
Buyer’s approval. |
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09
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Raw material collection and also receive it in factory
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All the requisite raw materials have to collect and receive in
factory at right time. |
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10
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Check and also listing
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Check all the in-hosed material with requisite sheet.
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11
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Make P.P (pre-production Sample) with all actual
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By following Buyers instruction make a P.P sample with all
actual. |
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12
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Pre production meeting
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Before going into the production, have to arrange pre production
meeting for smooth production. |
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13
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Start bulk production
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Finally you have to go into bulk production.
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14
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Collect daily production and quality report
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Regular production and quality report should be collected here
in regular basis. |
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15
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Make online inspection by strong quality team
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During bulk production, have to make online inspection by strong
quality team. |
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16
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Sample sent to third party testing centre
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For making a strong approval about the quality of the product,
have to send sample in third party testing centre. |
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17
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Make final inspection for bulk production
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After completing bulk production, make a final inspection for
the order. |
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18
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Shipment
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After making final inspection of the product, all the garments
should send to the Buyer. |
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19
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Send all documents to the Buyer
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All the documents about the order should send to the buyer after
sending the full order quantity for receiving payment. |
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20
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Receive payment from Bank
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Finally receive the payment from the Bank.
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