INTRODUCTION
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SOURCING
IDENTIFICATION IN WEAVING
20. RECEIVING OF WEAVERS BEAM ……………………………………………...………
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21. SARNING, KNOTTING, PRODUCTION & AGE...……………………………...………
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22. ISSUANCE ……………………………………………………………………………...……
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IDENTIFICATION IN DYEING
IDENTIFICATION IN STITCHING
2. SCOPE
3. DEFINITIONS
Identification & traceability follows the life of a requirement throughout the life of the
system. Each requirement is traced to its parent requirement and to its allocated
sub-system requirement. User needs and requirements are also traced to their
associated verification & validation plans.
1.5.1 Types of Identification and Traceability
LABEL GRADING
The final products will be labeled to sold as 100% organic
Indus Home will uses 100% organic cotton yarn in the production of all organic towel
products. This yarn will be purchased from approved supplier of organic cotton yarn.
Chemical Requirements
Prohibited Substances
Substance Group Criteria Our Response
Permanent AOX 1) Restricted: may not No Use
constitute more than 1% of
any input
(Chloro-) Phenols (as Prohibited No Use
TCP, PCP)
Complexing agents and Prohibited are: No Use
active detergents
- APEO;
- EDTA, DTPA and similar
persistent complexing
agents;
- LAS, -MES
Formaldehyde and other Prohibited No Use
short-chain aldehydes
Genetically modified Prohibited No Use
organisms (GMO's) and
their derivates (including
enzymes derived from
genetically modified
micro-organisms)
Halogenated solvents Prohibited No Use
2)
Heavy metals Prohibited No Use
- General exception for Iron
- Specific exception for
copper: up to 5% in blue,
green and turquoise
dyestuffs 3)
Flourcarbones Prohibited No Use
Quaternary ammonium Prohibited No Use
compounds
Other toxic substances An input is prohibited from No Use
use if at least one of the
following risk phrases is
assigned to it:
R40 (limited evidence of
carcinogenic effect)
R45 (may cause cancer)
R46 (may cause heritable
genetic damage)
R49 (may cause cancer by
inhalation)
R60 (may impair fertility)
R61 (may cause harm to
the unborn child)
R62 (possible risk of
impaired fertility)
R63 (possible risk to harm
to the unborn child)
R 68 (possible risk of
irreversible effects)
Other explicit prohibited Any substances, that are No Use
substances prohibited with a
recognised internationally
or a nationally valid legal
character.
Indus Home uses no chemical substance that is assigned or may be assigned at the
time of application any of the following risk phrases or combination.
All product processed by Indus Home are tracked by means of P.O. (Purchase Order)
number.
The number provides traceability to all records maintained regarding the product.
Throughout processing, each lot, batch, or piece is marked or tagged with this number.
Where customer has additional traceability requirements, such requirements are
specified on P.O. and maintained.
A P.O. number identifies product, which correlates to a corresponding customer
drawing, data, and specification and technical documents.
All manufactured products are identified with company’s internal P.O. numbers assigned
by Customers.
When requested by the customer a unique date code is applied to the product allowing
for traceability to each release.
The P.O. number of a product is the key to correlation with its documentation and quality
records. Records of this system are maintained.
Product is identified from raw materials through all stages of production and shipment to
the customer through P.O. numbers.
The tracking procedure includes:
• Recording of the completion of each process step and the inspections & test
status.
A special stamp is put on every document for unique identification which shows that this
document is related only to Organic Production.
This stamp is in custody of all departments Representatives/Heads who are responsible
for its use. A check and balance system is in place to ensure effective and authentic use
of this stamp on all documents & reports from yarn receiving till shipment.
Indus home uses 100 % Organic cotton yarns, produced from organically grown cotton.
The supplier is certified by Control Union Certifications in field of GOTS / EKO
Sustainable Textiles for “Global Organic Textile Standard-GOTS” which promotes
and encourages processing of fibers from organic agricultures.jkh
At factory yarn only from approved yarn suppliers is received along with transitional
certificate on every delivery, spinner certificate and approval on GOTS.
RECEIVING OF YARN
On receipt of the organic yarn, the receiver checks the integrity of the packaging or
container; verify the origin and nature from the information contained in the
label/documentation.
Labels and documents are checked to verify the organic status or that the incoming
yarn is certified for GOTS or is a certified organic supplier of raw material.
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➢ Yarn Indent
➢ Yarn Purchase Order
➢ Yarn Receiving Report
➢ Purchase Against Receiving Report
YARN STORE
There is a proper separated place /space in Yarn storage area. Through labels, bold
markings and lot numbers on yarn bags, organic yarn can be easily identified. All
organic yarn bags are clearly labeled and identified. No chemical treatment is allowed
for organic yarn storage area. Only permitted pesticides/biocides are used when
needed.
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OR ➢ Daily Inventory
➢ Daily Inventory Issuance
ES ➢ Yarn Godown Stock Report
➢ Item Wise Inventory Issuance History
➢ Yarn Receiving Report
➢ Issuance Report Deptt Wise
➢ Purchase Against Receiving Report
➢ Yarn Issuance Summary
➢ Purchase Report (Date Wise)
➢ Purchase Report (vender Wise)
All the accessories like Sewing treads, Labels, Tags etc are made by only permitted
materials (natural & Synthetic fiber/threads and viscose etc.) and are placed in a
separated area highlighted for only organic product accessories. Both receiving and
issuance of these accessories is responsibly recorded as organic accessories only. All
accessories of organic products are clearly labeled and identified.
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All the chemicals, auxiliaries and dyes are collected, stored and disposed in an
environmentally sound manner. All the said items are properly segregated and
classified according to their categories. All the drums, cans and cartons are placed on
sealed and compatible places.
The items are labeled with :
1. Chemical name
2. Total quantity
3. M.S.D.S (Material Safety Data Sheet) :
➢ Concentration of the substances
➢ Appropriate risk and safety phrases.
➢ Chemical property (composition)
➢ Danger category
➢ Physical and chemical characteristics
➢ Explosive property (if applicable)
ST ➢ Degree of hazard
The chemical, after purchased is placed according to the legal and other environmental
requirements as well as the MSDS of that chemical.
On-site chemical storage and usage is carried out according to instruction of on-site
chemical storage and usage. Departments that employ chemical in the operation make
use of it in an economical manner, given that the quality of production will not be
compromised.
A personnel is responsible for checking the chemicals stored at area of their control,
ST dispensing chemicals based upon first-in-first-out principle. In addition, the personnel
shall closely monitor the storage quantity according to the expiry date to avoid usage of
Records
Record Location /
Record Description
Retention Responsibility
MSDS for all chemicals (refer to relevant chemical
supplier)
Environmental management overview (refer to the relevant
overview record)
Chemical stock monthly report (refer to the chemical
report)
Lists of Approved chemical (including quantities and
locations)
Instruction of 0n-site chemical storage and usage
It is assured that:
• Lids on all chemical containers are tightly closed to prevent spillage and leakage.
• Acids & chemicals that could generate toxic or flammable gases upon chemical
reaction are segregated.
• All containers that contain hazardous materials and provide hazard warning
information appropriate for employee protection are labeled.
• Washing of hands thoroughly with soap and water after handling any chemical.
• In case of contact with chemicals, the affected parts of body are washed
immediately with plenty of water or get medical attention form company dispensary,
if irritation persists.
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The following processes are adopted in preparatory process for making organic sized
beams as per requirement delivery to the weaving department. Allowed sizing agents
are starch, starch derivates and other natural substances.
Organic product labeling and identification is kept on following processes:
• Rewinding of cones
• Sectional warping.
PR
EP When programming an organic product, particular specification is written on 0000.
Complete program is written P.O wise by 0000 on a white board hanging near
machines. So that every worker could easily understand the nature of requirement and
AR product according to organic or inorganic production.
AT YARN RECEIVING
OR Organic yarn is received from Yarn Godown against Organic Yarn Requisition Slip.
Organic yarn bags/cones are verified as per requisition slip & placed in designated area
Y manually.
All the reports concern above processes are written separately for identification if
Organic yarn is to be processed.
LABELLING
Sized beam slip is pasted on every beam after sizing & sectional warping.
STORAGE
Sizing beams, weaver’s beams and empty beams placed on floor and on beam stock
are properly segregated, identified every day and record is filled on Daily Sized Beam
Stock Report.
ISSUANCE
The delivery of the sized beams to the Beam stock is done after pasting the Sized
Beam Slip on each beam and record maintaining on Daily Sized Beam Stock report.
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PR
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• Yarn Requisition Slip
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IDENTIFICATION IN WEAVING
OR
Y All working in Weaving department i.e., receiving of weavers beam from beam storage,
producing high quality towel according to P.O and buyer requirement and delivery to
greige folding department are properly documented and traceable.
When receiving required weaver beam from beam storage, 0000 on daily basis is
maintained for identification of Organic Product.
Every process is documented and every product is identified through labeling and
reporting in concern record in the process of Sarning/knotting of beams. If the P.O is
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planed to run in weaving after the current production, then these beams are stocked at
assigned placed for Organic beams only so that the conventional/usual beams could not
be mixed with organic ones.
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ISSUANCE
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On completing the production towel fabric beams are sent to griege department and
0000 report is generated order wise and shift wise.
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The receiving, Inspection, lots making, storage and issuance in griege folding
departments is in an organized and documented way. This covers all activities needed
for satisfactory storage checking and inspection of griege towel as per requirement of
delivery to the processing.
The items that are stored in the Griege Godown are:
RECEIVING
• Godown incharge / supervisor verify the rolls of towels. The Organic Towels
are placed in designated area by trolley.
GR
EICHECKING / INSPECTION
• Greige rolls are placed on the greige inspection machine by loaders.
GE • All rolls are opened on the greige inspection machine and checked by the
FO • machine operator.
4. STORAGE
• All rolls/ lots of the towels placed in the greige godown in properly segregated,
identified manner. Organic Product Tag Card is attached with every lot.
5. LOT MAKING
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The Quality Consistency in lab & Q.C department is maintained by Yarn testing,
Towels testing, Dye Testing, General Chemicals & Materials testing, and
Preparing the Lab Dips, which is required to produce high quality towel and to satisfy
our buyers/ customers. The labeling and identification is kept on high priority on each
step. All the chemicals and dyes used in processing are ensured to be non toxic and/or
in accordance with the prohibited substances and restricted input to the processing. All
the chemical and dyes are purchased from the imported sources and special care is
taken that all the imported stuff must comply with the requirements of GOTS. The
MSDS of all the chemicals and dye stuff is maintained.
As only organic yarn supplied by approved & certified yarn suppliers is used in
production of organic product, the quality and acceptability of received organic yarn
is thus confirm and it is ready to be used in production. However in house testing
may be required in some cases. It may consist on :
LA • As per the approved AQL# mentioned quantity of cone is tested of any count,
arrived from outside, cone is randomly selected by the representative of yarn
B Godown with label.
& • Yarn sample is submitted to 0000. by yarn godown in charge or any designated
Q. person.
C • 0000 submits the laboratory report of yarn testing to the 0000 after completing of
job. 0000 puts remarks on the report for approval or disapproval.
1. Bleaching Samples
2. Dyeing Samples
3. Finishing Samples
4. Shearing Samples
• As per approved AQL# the mentioned quantity of sample is tested from each
running lot, and 0000 takes this sample.
• 0000 submits the laboratory report of towels to the 0000 after completion of job.
0000 puts the remarks on report of approval or disapproval.
LA
B DYE STUFF TESTING
& • As per approved AQL# the mentioned quantity of boxes of each batch is tested,
boxes are randomly selected and store person takes the samples.
Q.
C • Dyes sample are submitted to 0000 by store Incharge, or any designated person.
• 0000 submits the Laboratory report of Dyestuff to the 0000 after completion of
job. 0000 puts the remarks on report for approval or disapproval.
• 0000 submits the Laboratory report of raw material to the 0000 after completion
of job. 0000 puts the remarks on the report of approval or disapproval.
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IDENTIFICATION IN PROCESSING
• Bleaching
• Drying
• Dyeing
• Washing
• Shearing
• Finishing
• Dispatching.
PR • 0000 gives and discusses the Organic Production Program (with quality, size,
finished wt. color etc.) to 0000 which also mentions the shipment date with
OC specified deadlines.
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Asst. managers forward this program to the machine inchargesor supervisors.
8. GREIGE RECEIVING
• The greige supervisor issues the required lots against the Greige Issue
challan.
• After receiving the required lots the lot maker attach the Organic Product Lot
Travel Card with every lot, mentions the processing routes, and sends to
bleaching or exhaust machine for pre-treatment.
IDENTIFICATION IN STITCHING
The purpose is to stitch the 100% Organic towels according to the buyer’s requirement,
through Slitting, Cross cutting, Long /Cross Hemming, over lock, poly/Carton packing
and delivery to ware house according to P.O# of organic product.
This covers all activities needed quality wise stitched and packed towel with keeping the
quality policy of the company in view, in depart. every section and action is fully
commanded by Manager, Asst. Managers and In charges for satisfactory required
quality production.
The Process that are conducted in Stitching department for organic production are:
Fabric Storage
Slitting
Long Hemming
Cross Cutting
Cross Hemming
Poly Packing
Carton Packing
Delivery to Ware House
S 9. RECEIVING
TIT
• Stitching deptt. Receives the dyed/ finished fabric from processing department
CH with Lab Q.C Pass Slip and against the Organic Fabric Issue Challan. All
receiving is done according to the production planning and P.O# wise.
IN • Fabric receiving Supervisor verifies the material as per receiving of challan &
places the towel in designated area manually and maintain the its record.
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10. SLITTING
• All fabric of fabric storage area is issued to slitting against PO, Job # and color
wise.
• Slitting incharge is responsible to achieve target with quality. All the slitted fabric
is placed in trolley.
• Kindai / Juki Incharge received slitted fabric trolley from slitting in charge and
issues to kindai or slitting as per requirement.
• Kindai incharge is also responsible of all fabric that ribboning should be in color
and Job # wise (and record the Kindai/Juki production)
• After ribboning fabric is sent to cutting incharge for side cutting (cross cutting )
• Fabric in line feeder stack all cross cutted fabric color and job wise in cutting
department and maintain the record of cutting production.
SIDE HEMMING
• After cross cutting of fabric. Cutting supervisor issues the Pcs for cross hemming.
They put labels, barcodes and hanger label which are required.
OVER LOCK
• After cross cutting fabric inline feeder issue Pcs to Turning overlook machines, all
sewing Pcs transferred to cropper for cropping after cropping it is send to grader
for Grading.
GRADING
• In grading all stitched Pcs are separated by grader in A,B and C pcs , after wash
manding and normal categories.
S POLY PACKING
TIT
•
CH “A” Graded Pcs are transferred to packing table for poly packing, here they are
provided a designated area for Organic product packing only.
IN • Poly packing may consist of poly sticker, tag cards or making Bale.
G CARTON PACKING
• All ready CTN are audited by Internal Q.A Dept. according to AQL, in this process
auditor open some randomly selected CTN and checks its all quality issues,
Label , packaging Etc.
RE PROCESSING
• If there are some bad quality issues found, audit of CTN and Auditor is
unsatisfied from quality then all CTN are regraded and repack until the auditor’s
satisfaction is achieved.
ISSUANCE / DELIVERY
• All passed audited CTN are transferred to warehouse with Q.C slip. Warehouse
incharge receives CTN according to Q.C Pass Slip and place it on assigned
place for 100 % organic product area.
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IDENTIFICATION IN WAREHOUSE / FINISHED GODOWN
The purpose of this procedure is to receive, store, issue/ deliver and handle packed
cartons in the Godown in organized way.
This process covers all activities needed for satisfactory storage and as per requirement
delivery of the items. The main responsibility lies on the Godown Incharge.
RECEIVING OF P.O
• P.O is received from planning manager for intimation about the quantity, color,
size and product regarding the coming cartons of Organic Production.
• Planning for placing and stacking of the coming Organic Product cartons are
done.
CARTON RECEIVING
• Cartons are then received form conveyer belt and then stacked color wise and
size wise.
• According the packing list and invoice, the cartons are loaded into container on
AR shipment date in the supervision of Supervisor and Asst. Officer of Warehouse.
• Members from Logistic Dept. of Head office are also present on the time of
EH shipment for ensuring clear & transparent shipment.
OU • Photographs of empty container, loading and final shipment are taken, and Seal
is pasted on container.
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REPORTING
• Reports of daily basis carton receiving and on every shipment are maintained
and sent to the upper management for the current status of ware house.
SECURITY OF WAREHOUSE
• There are several security cameras in and outside the ware house and at the
point of loading/shipment.
• Security guards do patrolling around the whole company for any suspicious
activity or person.
• No body is allowed to enter in the ware house premises without permit card.
• Every body is checked thoroughly before entering and leaving the ware house.
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