INTERPRETATION OF PRO-TECH PACK AND SAMPLE PROGRAMME SHEET

Under The Guidance of : MS. V. PRIYADARSHINI

Presented By: Shaik Areef (18) Shalini Yadav (19) Sourav Kumar (22)

Arvind Mills
Arvind Brands is a subsidiary of Arvind Mills.
Its headquarters is in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It manufactures a range of cotton shirting, denim, knits and bottom

weights (Khakis) fabrics. It is India's largest denim manufacturer, apart from being worlds fourth-largest producer and exporter of denim. In the early 1980s, the company brought denim into the domestic market, thus started the jeans revolution in India. Own brands like Flying Machine, Newport and Excalibur Licensed international brands like Arrow, Lee, Wrangler and Tommy Hilfiger

 Manufacturer :

Arvind Mills Pvt. Ltd.

Buyer :

AMERICAN EAGLE - 77KIDS

AMERICAN - EAGLE 77kids

In October 2008, AMERICAN - EAGLE released and launched 77kids, a line of clothing aimed at children from two to ten years of age. Initially, an on-line concept only, AEO opened its first 77kids store on July 15, 2010, in the Mall at Robinson in Pittsburgh, PA, and eight others followed that year. Expansion continued in Fiscal Year 2011.

77kids Collection

What is techpack ?
A tech pack is all the instructions a factory needs to

create a specific style of the garment. A Tech Pack is a set of design or style sheets which contain all the necessary specifications to construct a garment or a sewn product for prototype or production purposes. Prepared by the designer. Finalized in consultation with the merchandisers. Then forwarded to the production department for the reference and guide for bulk manufacturing of the order.

A Tech pack will contain:

Technical Sketch Form (Detailed photograph of the sample or

Roughly drawn sketch with details mentioned) Fit Comment Sheet Measurement Verification Sheet Grading Sheet Sample Size Sheet Details of accessories and trims. Patch labels, Main labels details. Color details for each color combo. Details of wash care labels or side labels. Style Color Combination Form

Tech Pack description

Style Summary Construction Sketch Proto Sample Sample Required Fabrics/Trims and Construction Details Graded Measurements - Standard dresses Labels and Placement Fit Evaluation Form How To Measure Guide

Process Flow of Proto Samples

Buyers Meeting Fit Samples to Buyers

1st Iteration 2nd Iteration Rejection Comments received from buyer Approval

Comments received from buyer Rejection 1st Iteration 2nd Iteration

Size Set Sample send to Buyer Approval

Order Confirmation(Col+Qt y+Delv+Price) Rejection

Lab dip sent to Buyer

Comments received from buyer

1st Iteration 2nd Iteration

First Lot of Finished Fabric received

Approved

Bulk Fabric(from first lot) sent to buyer for color approval

Embroidery thread sent to buyer for approval Approval

Bulk Color Fabric Received From Buyer

Sent for

Cutting Process(~2 days)

Sewing Process(~20 Days)

Washing ~20 Days

Production Sample sent To Buyer

Approved
Goods out of Factory

Samples required in the Techpack

Prototype Samples
Sales Man Samples Fitman Samples

Wash Test Samples Pre-Production Samples

PROTOTYPE (REFERENCE) SAMPLES

Proto sample is developed at very initial stage and normally order is confirmed to the factory based on proto sample only. Normally, buyer send proto sample request to 2-3 factories. The factory which submits the good quality and optimum price will get confirmation from buyer. Proto sample are normally prepared in similar fabric if actual fabric is not

available. Substitute Trims can be used on proto. Factory need to submit at least 4 proto samples (quantity may change buyer to buyer) If buyer does not approve the proto sample, factory needs to submit the 2nd proto sample to get approval. Once proto get approved buyer asks to start working on fit sample.

Salesman Sample (Promotional Samples)

The main purpose of salesman sample is to collect the

order from the retailers. This stage of sampling is very important as the sales of buyer depends upon this sample presentation, look, feel of fabric is important. The quality of the sample should be up to the mark of the buyer; hence merchandiser should aware and make sure that product development team is well aware about the sample quality parameters.

FITMAN SAMPLES
Fit sample is made and send to conform the fit of the garment on live models or on dummy and for approval of construction details. At this stage of sampling, buyer makes sure that factory understands thoroughly the construction and quality details and standards. The sample sent mostly in medium and large sizes mentioned by the buyer. The fabric used for fit sample production is the actual fabric which is going to be used for bulk production or sample yardage fabric is used.

The Fit samples are neither fully accepted nor fully rejected by the buyer, so the buyer asked for revised samples (on the mentioned comments) to finally approve the samples.

A few conversations and modifications are made in the design.

So the rework on the samples is done and Revised Samples are again sent to the buyer for the approval.

After many modification in the design according to the buyer, finally the samples got conditionally approved from the buyer.

Retailers of Arvind Textile Mills

Tommy Hilfiger
Mega Mart Flying Machine USPA Bridge to Luxury

Wash Test Sample

Wash sample is made and submitted to buyer for

assessment of feel and handle of fabric after washing of Denim, hence either at size set stage or PP stage washing sample is sent to buyer for approval and carry forward of washing program.

Pre-Production Sample
PP sample is considered to be a contract between the

buyer and the factory. The pre-production samples are garments that are produced in the facility that is planning to manufacture the bulk order. Washing, embroidery and printing should match to actuals.The PPS should be an exact representation of what you intend to ship as final product.

SHIPMENT SAMPLE
When style is being finished and packed for shipment, 2-3

finished and packed pieces with all packing details are kept for future reference. Shipment sample is kept by factory merchants and buyers merchant. The approved shipment is sent directly to warehouse

Sample Programme Sheet

Person Contacted
Vaani Mahendroo

Asst. Manager Visual Merchandiser at Arvind Brands

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