APPAREL STANDARDS SPECIFICATION AND QUALITY CONTROL

DEFECT ANALYSIS OF 4 GARMENTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

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DEFEC T NO. DEFECT NAME LOCATION CAUSE REMEDY DEPARTME NT PICTURE

1.

IMPROPER POSITIONING OF SIZE LABEL

UNDER YOKE

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING/MARKING

2.

IMPROPER ATTACHMENT OF SIZE LABEL

UNDER YOKE

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

3.

IMPROPER POSITIONING OF BRAND LABEL

UNDER YOKE

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING/MARKING

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DAMAGED BUTTONHOLE

COLLAR, CUFF

BLUNT KNIFE OR IMPROPER STITCH DENSITY

REPLACE KNIFE/USE PROPER STITCH DENSITY

SEWING

5.

IMPROPER STITCH IN THE DITCH

COLLAR, CUFF, YOKE

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

6.

IMPROPER TOP STITCH

7.

UNTRIMMED THREAD

COLLAR & COLLAR BAND ATTACH, ARMHOLE, HEMLINE, CUFF PLACKET, BUTTONHOLE PLACKET, SLEEVE, CUFF HEM BRAND LABEL, SIDE SEAM, BUTTONHOLE PLACKET, UNDER POCKET, CUFF BUTTON

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

IMPROPER INSPECTION

PROPER INSPECTION

FINISHING

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STAINS

COLLAR, LEFT FORNT POCKET,WASHCA RE LABEL, YOKE

MISHANDLING

PROPER HANDLING

FINISHING

9.

BUBBLING

COLLAR, CUFF PLACKET

IMPROPER FUSING

10.

PILLING

COLLAR

IMPROPER HANDLING/ FABRIC WITH PILLS

PROPER FUSING CONDITIONS HEAT, TEMPERATUR E& PRESSURE PROPER HANDLING/ CHECKING FABRIC TO BE USED

FUSING

FINISHING/ INVENTORY

11.

MISSING BUTTON

COLLAR, RIGHT CUFF, BOTTON PLACKET

IMPROPER ATTACHMENT/ MISHANDLING

PROPER SEWING/ FINISHING ATTACHMENT/ PROPER HANDLING

12.

SEAM PUCKER

SIDE SEAM, SLEEVE UNDERARM

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY/ WRONG FEED

OPERATOR TRAINING/ RIGHT FEED MECHANISM

SEWING

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DIRTY GARMENT

WHOLE GARMENT

GARMENT NOT WASHED PROPERLY

PROPERLY WASH GARMENT

FINISHING

14.

SEAM MISMATCH

RIGHT ARMHOLE

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY/ WRONG FEEDING

OPERATOR TARINING/ RIGHT FEED MECHANISM

SEWING

15.

IMPROPER BUTTON ATTACHMENT

BUTTON PLACKET, CUFF PLACKET

POSITON NOT MARKED PROPERLY

MARK POSITION PROPERLY

MARKING

16.

WRONG POSITION OF FUSING

BUTTONHOLE PPLACKET

IMPROPER INTERLININ ALIGNMENT

PROPER LINING ALIGNMENT

SEWING

17.

UNEVEN STITCH DENSITY

BUTTON PLACKET

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY UNEVEN THREAD TENSION

OPERATOR TRAINING PROPER THREAD TENSION

SEWING

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STAGGERED STITCH

COLLAR & COLLAR BAND ATTACHMENT, DIAMOND PLACKET, YOKE TOPSTITCH MANY SEAMS

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

19.

BACK TACK ABSENT

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPREATOR TRAINNING

SEWING

20.

IMPROPER BACK TACK

MANY PLACE

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

21.

ASSYMETRICAL POCKET SHAPE

POCKET

INCORRECT PATTERN/ IMPROPER CUTTING

CORRECT PATTERN/ PROPER CUTTING

CUTTING

22.

POCKET PLACEMENT

LEFT FRONT

INCORRECT MARKING

CORRECT MARKING

MARKING

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PEN MARKS

LEFT FRONT POCKET, COLLAR, WASHCARE LABEL

IMPROPRER HANDLNIG

PROPER HANDLING

CUTTING/ FINISHING

24.

THREAD COLOUR VARIATION

SIDE SEAM

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERTAOR TRAINING

SEWING

25.

CREASE

SLEEVE

IMPROPER IRONING

PROPER IRONING

FINISHING

26.

UNCUT SELVEDGE

LEFT CUFF PLACKET

INCORRECT PATTERN/ IMPROPER CUTTING

CORRECT PATTERN/ PROPER CUTTING

CUTTING

27.

SKIP STITCH

SLEEVE, RIGHT CUFF

IMPROPER MACHINE SETTING

PROPER MACHINE SETTING

SEWING

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TWISTED SEAM

BOTTOM HEM

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

29.

IMPROPER FOLDING

BUTTONHOLE PLACKET

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

30.

WRONG FABRIC INLAY

LEFT SIDE SEAM, LEFT ARMHOLE

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

31.

HIKING

FRONT

INCORRECT PATTERN/ IMPROPER CUTTING

CORRECT PATTERN/ PROPER CUTTING

PATTERN MAKING/ CUTTING

32.

COLLAR BONE ATTACHMENT

COLLAR

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

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UNDESIRED PLEAT FORMATION

SIDE SEAM

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

34.

UNEVEN BUTTON PLACEMENT

CUFF PLACKET

IMPROPER POSITIONING/ INCORRECT MARKING

PROPER POSITIONING/ CORRECT MARKING

SEWING/ MARKING

35.

UNEQUAL LENGTH

SLEEVE, SLEEVE PLACKET

IMPROPER CUTTING/ FOLDING

PROPER CUTTING/ FOLDING

CUTTING/ SEWING

36.

IMPROPER SHAPE

CUFF

IMPROPER CUTTING/ INCORRECT PATTERN

PROPER CUTTING/ CORRECT PATTERN

CUTTING/ PATTERN

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FRAYED EDGES IN STITCH

SIDE SEAM, HEM EDGE FINISHING/ PROPER FOLDING NOT DONE

EDGE FINISHING/ PROPER FOLDING

SEWING

38.

VISIBLE RAW EDGES

DIAMOND PLACKET, LEFT ARMHOLE

IMPROPER FOLDING/ SEAMING

PROPER FOLDING/ SEAMING

SEWING

39.

SOILING

WHOLE GARMENT

IMPROPER HANDLING

PROPER HANDLING

ALL

40.

BAD ODOUR

WHOLE GARMENT

NOT WASHED PROPERLY

WASH PROPERLY

FINISHING

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DEFECT.N O. DEFECT LOCATION CAUSE REMEDY DEPARTMEN PICTURE T

1.

OPEN SEAM

HEM

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY/ IMPROPER THREAD TENSION

OPERATOR TRAINING/ PROPER THREAD TENSION

SEWING

2.

HOLE

FRONT, LEFT SLEEVE

FABRIC DEFECT/ IMPROPER HANDLING

CHECK FABRIC/ PROPER HANDLING

INVENTORY/ FINISHING

3.

SEAM MISMATCH

ARMHOLE

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY/ INCORRECT FEED

OPERATOR TRAINING/ CORRECT FEED

SEWING

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BROKEN STITCH

SLEEVE

WEAK THREAD/ INAPPROPRIATE TENSION

GOOD QUALITY THREAD/ PROPER THREAD TENSION PROPER PRINTING/ PROPER IRONING

SEWING

5.

CRACKED PRINT

BACK & FRONT, NEAR HEMFRONT, RIGHT SLEEVE

IMPROPER PRINTING/ IMPROPER IRONING

PRINTING/ FINISHING

6.

IMPROPER POSITIONING OF SIZE LABEL

BELOW NECKLINE

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY/ IMPROPER MARKING

OPERATOR TRAINING/ PROPER MARKING

SEWING/ MARKING

7.

SHADE VARIATION

WHOLE GARMENT

IMPROPER DYEING/ EXCESSIVE IRONING

PROPER DYEING/ PROPER IRONING

DYEING & FINISHNG

8.

HIKING

FRONT & BACK

INCORRECT PATTERN/ IMPROPER CUTTING

CORRECT PATTERN/ PROPER CUTTING

PATTERN MAKING/ CUTTING

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TILTED BRAND LABEL

B ACK

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

PRINTING

10.

UNEQUAL SLEEVE LENGTH

RIGHT & LEFT

INCORRECT PATTERN/ IMPROPER CUTTING/ OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY/ IMPROPER FEEDING

CORRECT PATTERN/ PROPER CUTTING/ OPERATOR TRAINING OPERATOR TRAINING/ RIGHT FEED

PATTERN MAKING/ CUTTING/ SEWING

11.

TWISTED SEAM

RIGHT SLEEVE, SIDE SEAM

SEWING

12.

IMPROPER FABRIC INLAY

HEM

DIFFERNTIAL FEEDING OF FABRIC PARTS

USE OF APPROPRIATE FEED DOG

SEWING

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SKIP STITCH

COLLAR BAND

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY/ IMPROPER THREAD TENSION

OPERATOR TRAINING/ PROPER THREAD TENSION

SEWING

14.

UNEQUAL PRINT DENSITY

FRONT, BACK, RIGHT SLEEVE

UNEQUAL PRINT PASTE APPLICATION

PROPER PRINTING TECHNIQUE

PRINTING

15.

PENETRATION OF PRINT PASTE

FRONT

IMPROPER IRONING

PROPER IRONING

FINISHING

16.

UNCUT THREAD

ARMHOLE, SIDE SEAM, WASHCARE LABEL

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

FINISHING

17.

FOREIGN THREAD

ARMHOLE,SIDE SEAM

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

FINISHING

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SEAM LINE MISMATCH

LEFT SIDE SEAM & HEM

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

19.

BAD ODOUR

WHOLE GARMENT

NOT WASHED PROPERLY

WASH PROPERLY

FINISHING

20.

DIRTY GARMENT

WHOLE GARMENT

NOT WASHED PROPERLY

WASH PROPERLY

FINISHING

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DEFEC T NO. DEFECT NAME LOCATION CAUSE REMED DEPARTMEN Y T PICTURE

1.

BUTTONHOLE DAMAGED

WAISTBAND

BLUNT KNIFE OR IMPROPER STITCH DENSITY

REPLACE KNIFE/USE PROPER STITCH DENSITY

SEWING

2.

BRAND LABEL DAMAGED

WAISTBAND

IMPROPER HANDLING/ IMPROPER IRONING

PROPER HANDLING/ PROPER IRONING

FINISHING

3.

SIZE LABEL DAMAGED

UNDER WAISTBAND

IMPROPER HANDLING/ IMPROPER IRONING

PROPER HANDLING/ IMPROPER IRONING

FINISHING

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UNCUT THREAD

WAISTBAND, BELT LOOP, BRAND LABEL, POCKET, BACK

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

5.

SKIP STITCH

WAISTBAND

IMPROPER MACHINE SETTING

PROPER MACHINE SETTING

SEWING

6.

BROKEN STITCH

BRAND LABEL UNDER WAISTBAND

WEAK THREAD/ INAPPROPRIATE TENSION

GOOD QUALITY THREAD/ PROPER THREAD TENSION OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

7.

IMPROPER BACKTACK

ZIPPER, WAISTBAND

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

SEWING

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MISSING BARTACK

RIGHT FRONT POCKET

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPREATOR TRAINING

SEWING

9.

IMPROPER J STITCH

ZIPPER

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPREATOR TRAINING

SEWING

10.

IMPROPER TOPSTICH

WAISTBAND, BOTH SIDE SEAM, HEM, POCKET

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPREATOR TRAINING

SEWING

11.

EXTRA STITCH

BRAND LABEL

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPREATOR TRAINING

SEWING

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MISSING RIVET

RIGHT FRONT POCKET

IMPROPER HANDLING

PROPER HANDLING

FINISHING

13.

SEAM MISMATCH

CROTCH

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPREATOR TRAINING

SEWING

14.

STAGGERING STITCH

CENTRE BACK

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPREATOR TRAINING

SEWING

15.

YARN UNRAVELLING

BACK LEFT POCKET

IMPROPER HANDLING

PROPER HANDLING

FINISHING

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UNEQUAL LENGTH

BELT LOOP

IMPROPER CUTTING/ FOLDING

PROPER CUTTING/ FOLDING

PATTERN MAKING/ CUTTING

17.

FAULTY GRAIN

POCKET PIPING

IMPROPER CUTTING/ FOLDING

PROPER CUTTING/ FOLDING

MARKER MAKING/ SPREADING/ CUTTING

18.

UNEQUAL WIDTH

BACK POCKET PIPING

IMPROPER CUTTING/ FOLDING

PROPER CUTTING/ FOLDING

CUTTING/ SEWING

19.

STAIN MARKS

POCKET, RIGHT FRONT

MISHANDLING

PROPER HANDLING

SEWING/ FINISHING

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PEN MARKS

LEFT FRONT

IMPROPER HANDLING

PROPER HANDLING

CUTTING/ FINISHING

21.

CREASE

BACK POCKET, POCKET FABRIC

IMPROPER IRONING

PROPER IRONING

FINISHING

22.

GRIN

ZIPPER

IMPROPER THREAD TENSION

PROPER THREAD TENSION

SEWING

23.

SEAM LINE MISMATCH

SIDE SEAM AND HEM

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

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IMPROPER FOLDING

HEM

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

25.

TWISTED SEAM

HEM

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

26.

IMPROPER THREAD COUNT & STITCH DENSITY

HEM

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

27.

PILLING

POCKET FABRIC

IMPROPER HANDLING/ FABRIC WITH PILLS

PROPER HANDLING/ PROPER HANDLING/ CHECKING FABRIC TO BE USED

FINISHING

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FOREIGN MATERIAL

SIDE SEAM OVERLOCK

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

29.

EXTRA FABRIC INLAY

POCKET

DIFFERENTIAL FEEDING OF FABRIC PARTS

USE OF APPROPRIAT E FEED DOG

MARKER MAKING/ CUTTING

30.

UNEQUAL HEM ROUND

HEM PANELS

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

31.

IMPROPER SERGING

INSEAM, SIDE SEAM

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

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SLACK STITCH

BELT LOOP

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

33.

BAD ODOUR

WHOLE GARMENT

WHOLE GARMENT

NOT WASHED PROPERLY

FINISHING

34.

SOILING

WHOLE GARMENT

IMPROPER HANDLING

PROPER HANDLING

FINISHING

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DEFEC DEFECT NAME LOCATION T NO. CAUSE REMEDY DEPARTME NT PICTURE

1.

MISSING FASTNER

WAISTBAND

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

INVENTORY/ SEWING/ FINISHING

2.

UNCUT THREAD

WHOLE GARMENT

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

3.

RAW EDGES VISIBLE

WHOLE GARMENT

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING/ FINISHING

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IMPROPER FOLDING

HEM

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

5.

TWISTED SEAM

HEM

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

6.

IMPROPER TOPSTICH

WAISTBAND, HEM

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

7.

YARN FAULTS

SCATTERED IN GARMENT

DEFECTIVE FABRIC/ IMPROPER HANDLING

PROPER FABRIC/ PROPER HANDLING

INVENTORY/ FINISHING

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IMPROPER STITCH DENSITY

WHOLE GARMENT

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

9.

NOT UNIFORM GSM

SCATTERED IN GARMENT

DEFECTIVE FABRIC

PROPER FABRIC

INVENTORY

10.

SEAM NOT PRESSED OPEN

SEAM

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

FINISHING

11.

THICK THREAD

SCATTERED IN GARMENT

DEFECTIVE FABRIC

PROPER FABRIC

INVENTORY

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IMPROPER LENGTH

WAISTBAND

INCORRECT PATTERN/ IMPROPER CUTTING

CORRECT PATTERN/ PROPER CUTTING

PATTERN/MARKER MAKING/ CUTTING

13.

UNCUT SELVEGDE

UNDER FRONT & BACK

INCORRECT PATTERN/ IMPROPER CUTTING

CORRECT PATTERN/ PROPER CUTTING

CUTTING

14.

SKIP STITCH

WAISTBAND

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

15.

STAIN

WAISTBAND, HEM

IMPROPER HANDLING

IMPROPER HANDLING

FINISHING

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GRIN

GORE PANEL

IMPROPER THREAD TENSION

APPROPRIATE THREAD TENSION

SEWING

17.

SEAM LINE MISMATCH

GORE PANEL & HEM

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

18.

IMPROPER SEAM DIRECTION

GORE PANEL

OPERATOR INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR TRAINING

SEWING

19.

BAD ODOUR

WHOLE GARMENT

NOT WASHED PROPERLY

WASH PROPERLY

FINISHING

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SOILING

WHOLE GARMENT

WHOLE GARMENT

IMPROPER HANDLING

CUTTING/ FINISHING