Study and Analysis on Internal Quality Assessment to Overcome Defects in Apparel Industry

Abstract:

Numerous quality issues can be found in the apparel sector in a number of disciplines, including fabric spreading, cutting, sewing, printing, embroidery, ironing, and packing. In the garment business, the boundaries of acceptable product quality have retreated, penalizing every flaw with one point. In the garment business, total quality management, or TQM, is essential for increasing output, enhancing product quality, and cutting production costs by minimizing scraping and rework. Data on quality flaws has been gathered from Supply Chain Management (SCM) clothing using AQL standard of 7.0point Traffic light system (Green, Yellow, Red). To perform this study to use the TQM tools such as bar chart and pie chart, easy to compare the before implementation and after implementation product quality were analyzed. Additionally, data is collected in order to find flaws and fix them. Rework operations are initially found and fixed in order to lower the defect ratio. We will put our thoughts into practice and contribute to this project in order to control quality.

• Periodical: Engineering Headway (Volume 16)
• Pages: 19-40
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-RqJCp2
• Online since: January 2025
• Authors: G. Lekhasri*, K.M. Bhaarani, D. Durgadevi, M. Sowmiya
• Keywords: Increase Productivity, Quality Control, Rework Identify, Total Quality Management (TQM)

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