1/26/2015 1 English for Garment Technology Dr. Nguyen Tuan Anh Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education Faculty of Garment Technology and Fashion January 2015 Unit 2 Career in Apparel Industry 1/26/2015 2 Personnel in Garment Industry Organization in garment industry + Chairman (of board) + Managing director (MD) + Executive director (ED) + Director (administration, finance, merchandising) + General manager (production quality) + Manager (production, quality, merchandising) + Assistant manager (production, quality, merchandising) + Line chief (LC) + Supervisors and inspectors + Operators and workers Some job positions in fashion company + Fashion designer + Pattern maker + Public relations + Fashion journalist + Production manager + Factory manager + Quality control manager (QC) + Quality assurance manager (QA) + Line supervisor + Technician + Merchandiser + Worker and operator JOB DESCRIPTIONS IN FASHION CAREER 1/26/2015 3 Fashion design is the art of the application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories that is influenced by cultural and social latitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers - work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories such as bracelets and necklace, because of the time required to bring a garment onto the market, must at times anticipate changing consumer tastes. - attempt to design clothes which are functional as well as aesthetically pleasing. - consider who is likely to wear a garment and the situations - have a wide range and combinations of materials to work with and a wide range of colors, patterns and styles to choose from Coco Chanel Giorgio Armani Donna Karan Calvin Klein Donatella Versace ITA Ralph Lauren Christian Dior (FRA) Tom Ford (USA) Pierre Cardin Yves Saint Laurent (FRA) ITA-FRA (USA) (USA) (USA) (FRA) (ITA) Pattern Maker pattern A patternmaker typically employs one of two methods to create a pattern: (1) Flat-pattern method: the entire pattern is drafted on a flat surface from measurements, using rulers, curves and straight-edges (2) Draping method: a muslin mock-up pattern is created by pinning fabric directly on a form, then transferring the muslin outline and markings onto a paper pattern. 1/26/2015 4 Public Relation Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing the spread of information between an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) and the public Merchandiser Market Knowledge Product Development Production Authorization Interface with Manufacturing Planning and Control Materials Management Merchandiser Merchandising is about planning and developing a strategy to enable a company to sell a range of products that delivers sales and profit targets Fashion merchandising is a broad range of activities that contribute to the retailer's process of getting clothes, shoes and accessories from the original design to the end consumer. 1/26/2015 5 SOME JOB DESCRIPTIONS IN APPAREL COMPANY Chairman and CEO Chairman of the board (COB) is the most powerful member on the board of directors who provides leadership to the firm's officers and executives. Chief executive officer (CEO) generally the most senior corporate officer (executive) or administrator in charge of managing a for- profit organization (a company or a corporation) Chairman leads the company CEO guides the board a u t h o r i t y the executives overrule can not the board can can 1/26/2015 6 Directors Board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Director is a person from a group of managers who leads or supervises a particular area of a company, program, or project (e.g. director of human resources, managing director, executive director, company director, finance director…) Executive is a person responsible for running an organization igˈzekətiv General manager is any executive who has overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements of a company's income statement, known as profit & loss (P&L) responsibility 1/26/2015 7 Line supervisor - Line chief This person is responsible for the daily operation of the sewing department, ensuring production to customer quality standards in a timely manner and for the supervision of all sewing operators. Sewing supervisor Sewing machine operator Worker A sewing machine operator is generally responsible for selecting all of the equipment needed for the sewing process, which includes setting up the machine and its peripherals, and using the tools correctly. 1/26/2015 8 QA/QC is the combination of quality assurance, the process or set of processes used to measure and assure the quality of a product, and quality control, the process of meeting products and services to consumer expectations. QA is process oriented and focuses on defect prevention, while QC is product oriented and focuses on defect identification AQL (Acceptable Quality Level) GSM (grams per square metre) SOME PROCESSES IN APPAREL INDUSTRY 1/26/2015 9 Overall production flow chart of garment Assembly section 1/26/2015 10 Layout of stitching section BASIC VOCABULARIES [...]...1 /26 /20 15 Terminologies in Apparel Industry (1) CAD line computer-aid design Size table pattern making pieces (of clothing) Order No Terminologies in Apparel Industry (2) shipment export turnover waybill 11 1 /26 /20 15 Terminologies in Apparel Industry (3) packing list technical details (design) tech-pack cutting room Terminologies in Apparel Industry (4) (resume) personnel management interview... Delivered At Ship - Giao tại tàu DEQ Deliver At Quay - Giao tại cầu cảng DDU Delivered Duty Unpaid - Giao hàng chưa nộp thuế DDP Delivered Duty Paid - Giao hàng đã nộp thuế International Chamber of Commerce ICC Incoterm 20 10 Export customs declaratio n Unloading Loading Carriage of truck in on vessel to port of port of in port of export export export Carriage Loading Carriage Unloading Import (Sea/Air)... 1 /26 /20 15 MACHINERY LIST MACHINE NAME SILINDER BET FLAT LOCK FLAT BET FLAT LOCK SILINDER BET FLAT LOCK SING LAND FLAT BET FLAT LOCK FLAT BET FLAT LOCK OVER LOCK FOUR THREAD PLAIN MACHINE P.M.D BACK TAPE BUTTON HOLE BUTTON STICHE RIB CUTTER G.S.M Weight Machine G.S.M Cutter BRAND NAME PEGASUS Number of equipment 23 6 4 BROTHER 2 YEAMATA PEGASUS BROTHER BROTHER YEAMATA HONDY FAWE JACK HONDY 3 65 9 20 ... pərsəˈnel 12 1 /26 /20 15 Terminologies Packing list: Bảng qui cách bao gói Shipment table: Bảng giao hàng Assemble = construct = fit: Lắp ráp Finished product: Thành phẩm Order: Đơn hàng Pattern: Rập Piece (PCS): Sản phẩm Trimmings = garment accessories: Phụ liệu REPORTS AND SHEETS 13 1 /26 /20 15 Measurement Specification Sheet tech pack, measurement details P/L Bảng qui cách đóng gói sản phẩm 14 1 /26 /20 15 Delivery... Order - Shipment EXW Ex Work - Giao tại xưởng FCA Free Carrier - Giao cho người chuyên chở FAS Free Alongside Ship - Giao dọc mạn tàu FOB Free On Board - Giao lên tàu CFR Cost and Freight - Cước phí CIF Cost, Insurant and Freight - Tiền hàng, bảo hiểm và cước phí CPT Carriage Paid To - Cước phí trả tới CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid to - Cước phí và phí bảo hiểm trả tới DAF Delivered At Place - Giao... Unloading Loading Carriage of truck in on vessel to port of port of in port of export export export Carriage Loading Carriage Unloading Import (Sea/Air) on truck to place of Insurance in port of customs to port of in port of destinatio import clearance import import n Import taxes EXW Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer FCA Seller Seller Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer Buyer... STICHE RIB CUTTER G.S.M Weight Machine G.S.M Cutter BRAND NAME PEGASUS Number of equipment 23 6 4 BROTHER 2 YEAMATA PEGASUS BROTHER BROTHER YEAMATA HONDY FAWE JACK HONDY 3 65 9 20 16 10 2 14 2 2 1 1 4 SHIMADZU 1 KANCHA BROTHER 2 16 . IN APPAREL INDUSTRY 1 /26 /20 15 9 Overall production flow chart of garment Assembly section 1 /26 /20 15 10 Layout of stitching section BASIC VOCABULARIES 1 /26 /20 15 11 Terminologies in Apparel Industry. Apparel Industry 1 /26 /20 15 2 Personnel in Garment Industry Organization in garment industry + Chairman (of board) + Managing director (MD) + Executive director (ED) + Director (administration, finance,. line CAD computer-aid design Size table pieces (of clothing) pattern making Terminologies in Apparel Industry (2) Order No shipment export turnover waybill 1 /26 /20 15 12 Terminologies in Apparel