Wash Shrinkage Percentage Formula: To be a dynamic merchandiser a person should know about Wash shrinkage percentage Formula. I’m sharing two most valuable wash formulas like Knit Fabric and Woven Fabric shrinkage percentage. The world standard shrinkage allowance is 6-7 % for Knit and 3-4 % for Woven fabric. Here I’ve given the Knit fabric wash shrinkage percentage example below: After wash – Before wash * 100 / Before wash. If we know, Before wash = 35 cm of fabric After wash = 33 cm of fabric So Now, 33 – 35 * 100 / 35 = 5.71 % And this Percentage is allow by internationally.
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Wash Shrinkage Percentage Formula: To be a dynamic merchandiser a person should know about Wash shrinkage percentage Formula. I’m sharing two most valuable wash formulas like Knit Fabric and Woven Fabric shrinkage percentage. The world standard shrinkage allowance is 6-7 % for Knit and 3-4 % for Woven fabric. Here I’ve given the Knit fabric wash shrinkage percentage example below: After wash – Before wash * 100 / Before wash. If we know, Before wash = 35 cm of fabric After wash = 33 cm of fabric So Now, 33 – 35 * 100 / 35 = 5.71 % And this Percentage is allow for buyers.
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COST OF MANUFACTURING CM is the abbreviation for Cost of Manufacture. In apparel industry CM means Manufacturing Cost of 12 pcs garments. To calculate Manufacturing Cost of 12 pcs knit garments of a specific order we must know- 1. Monthly expenditure of the factory, 2. Total running machine, 3. Machine qty to execute the layout of the specific order, 4. Daily (8 hour/day) productivity of the said order (excluding alter and reject) and 5. Dollar conversion rate (if monthly expenditure amount is other than US Dollar) Suppose, -Monthly Factory Expenditure is BD Taka 40,00,000 -Working days of the month=26 days -Daily Factory Expenditure= BD Taka 153,846.2 (Monthly Factory Expenditure/working days in a mon...
Sampling process in apparel industry Sampling Process S ampling is very important in apparel industry because the buyers usually place orders after reviewing the quality of the samples. Buyers also require different types of samples after placing orders. Apparel merchandisers should have to be well acquainted of different stages of garments sampling to execute an order. Sometimes same samples are known in different names. Let us see what types of samples the merchandisers have to send to buyers. Proto sample, prototype sample, development sample, design sample: The first physical version of sample garment in product development stage prepared as per the artwork. This sample is made to see the design mainly. Garments material and color are not considered for this sample. Fit Sample: Fit is prepared following actual measurement. This sample is made to test the fitting. Live model is used to verify garment fitting. Counter sample, style referen...
What is ‘Apparel Merchandising’? Apparel Merchandising I n apparel industry, the term "merchandising" means the link between the management of garment industry (called exporter) and the buyer. In this sector, a merchandiser who creates a good relationship in between exporter & buyer, have to look after every steps like purchasing the raw material (trims, fabric etc), making the garment, finishing the garment, documentation for whole procedure (purchasing raw materials, development technique, production planning) and finally ship it out to desired destination. Merchandising department is very important and valuable in the Apparel Industry. Merchandiser is the interface between Buyer & Exporter. A merchandiser is responsible from order analysis to shipment. This department is also mediates marketing and production departments. Following are the main responsibilities of a merchandiser- · Internal & exter...
What is Merchandising | Merchandising Definition What is merchandising? What is Merchandising? Merchandising comes from the word merchandise. Merchandise means commodities or goods to be bought and sold. The word merchandising means the activity of promoting the sale of goods. The activities include- -working very closely with buyers/seller and determining range of merchandise/goods to be sold -buying them at right time -calculating their price -taking responsibility for promotion, display, sales forecast and stock levels - giving policy guidelines to buyer -producing current sales figures -producing sales history reports -determining a strategy with the Category/Merchandise Manager -monitoring stock management & allocation to stores -raising purchase orders to match range plan from buyers -developing detailed spreadsheets for the buyers -planning and f...