Merchandising activities on Quality control

The main objective of quality control is to ensure that goods are produced to the first customer (Direct Order) and hopefully to the second customer (Recorder/Alter order/ new order) as well. If both customers can be satisfied then the manufacturer products are more likely to continue to be in demand. Satisfactory quality can only be ensured through (from the manufacturer pint of view)

• Knowing the customers‟ needs.
• Designing to meet them
• Faultless construction- manufacture.
• Certified performance and safety.
• Clear instruction manuals.
• Suitable packing.
• Prompt delivery.
• Feed back of field experience. 

Satisfaction quality can be ensured from the customer from the customer‟s point of view by

Merchandising activities on production follow up

Production plan After receive a purchase order from buyer merchandiser have to sit with production planner to make a production plan. Production plan contain below things

• Planned date to start knitting/ weaving to make the required fabrics.
• Planned date to start dyeing to color the fabrics.
• Planned date to start cutting fabrics.
• Planned date to start sewing the required garments.

Preparation of packing list before final inspection

There are many kind of packing system is used in Apparel Industry. Here are many kind of packing system is used in Apparel Industry. Some packing name given below:

1. Flat packing
2. Standard packing
3. Hanger packing

The back side of the packing some specifications are included for attracting the buyer. In the store room is used `VIM‟ card in these vim card some information is included such as buyer no, order no, style no, fabric qty. 

Preparation of shipping samples & sending to buyer through proper packing & documentation

Shipping: The procedure of transporting an item, usually through the email. Shipment is a very basic, common way of getting an item from one place to another, or from one person to another. This process can be done physically or by transporting commodities or cargo by land, air, and sea.

Shipping sample is prepared before shipment but it is send to buyer when final inspection is completed. This is an important sample to buyer that’s why sample department take extra care to make it. It is send to buyer by air for going early.

Sending Procedure of Shipping Sample:

• Making according to the measurement sheet.
• Quality check.
• Ironing.
• Labeling.
• Poly bagging.
• Forwarding letter.
• Measurement sheet.
• Finally re-check.
• Send to buyer by courier

Approval procedure & follow chart of sales samples

Sample is made when price is confirmed and orders are placed, usually is M size in all color combinations of expected order. Buyer held a meeting with its customer and records their response on order quantity per color, size etc. and finally place order to their vendor. Sales sample basically use catalogue buyer.