Working Flow Chart Diagram of Garments Merchandising Process
Garments Merchandising Process
A merchandiser needs from the business deal to pay to receive, we cannot think about garments manufacturing business without a merchandiser. The garments merchandising process is longer than the garments manufacturing process.
Business Development→Profiling, communication, introducing
It’s just starting communication with buying a house, introducing a factory profile, proposal for business. If manufacturers meet customer expectations, buyers think about order. The buyer may audit social compliance and technical before approaching for an order.
Product (Garments) Development
Product development is the key to getting orders from a new customer. Sampling, design, sourcing all are included in product development. Sample Product must be improved by the buyer to proceed further.
Design Development→Manual / CAD, CAM
Basic design may come from the customer; the Manufacturer cannot change the product shape. Size by size grouping, Pattern Making, pattern correction is the job that CAD departments do.
Negotiation→Buyer / Supplier
All necessary negotiation with buyer and supplier, any special requirement.
Price Quotation→Order Confirmation
Here is the big deal: how you set your CM, FOB cost for the buyer. This is very difficult to handle in this competitive world. If two parties agree with pricing, then the buyer places an order.
Order Projection→ Master L/C Opening
Order projection is the number of future orders. Master is open to customers from their bank to receive goods from the Garments manufacturer.
Product Package Received
Receiving all information about the product. Receiving measurement spec, packaging instruction, tolerance, etc. Product package means everything details of customer requirements. Merchandiser delivers to the factory after receiving a product package from the buyer.
Raw Materials Booking ←Time & Action plan(TNA)→ B.B L/C Opening
Raw material booking is done as per the purchase order sheet.
Proforma Invoice Sending ←Production Plan→Purchased Order Received
PI sending, Receiving PO sheet from a customer. Then production planning as per the purchase order sheet.
Lab Dip/Strike Processing ←Pre-Production Sampling→Production Sampling
Production sampling is very much important for export products or garments makers will not get cutting approval from buying house QC.
Approval← Inventory / Procurement→In House→ Pre-Production Meeting→ Fit Sampling
All raw materials to be in-housed to cut Size set. Raw material's quality must be checked after receiving it from the customer. If there are any quality issues in raw material, merchandisers have to solve them within a very short time. Fabrics have so many quality parameters that garment makers have to check before cutting.
Approval ←Production→Size Set Sampling
To ensure accurate product fittings after washing, size set sampling is necessary.
Mid-line Inspection ←In-Line Inspection→Pre-final Inspection
Process inline inspection in sewing and Finishing to ensure that garments meet customer quality requirements. A tight pre-final inspection is essential to offer buyer QC for the final inspection.
Reporting ←Quality Controlling→Testing
GPT-Garments Performance Test, Garments Test Report, washing test, RSL Test, and all other tests should be passed.
Documentation ←Final Inspection→Monitoring/
A final inspection is the last quality inspection before shipment, passing the final inspection means products are allowed to ship to customers.
Shipping/Container Loading ←Vessel Booking→Bill of Lading Sending
Bill of Lading is a document issued by a carrier to acknowledge receipt of cargo for sea shipment. Vessel booking as per the Shipment date.
Shipping Sampling ←Shipment→Packing list sending
A packing list is generated in excel, ERP, or any other software. A packing list needs a Final Quality inspection, export document. So the packing list is needed. The packing list proves that a lot of packing has been completed.
Commercialization→Payment Release
As per customer policy, garments suppliers get payment after 40 days or 50 days of the shipment date.
Recording All Documents & Information for Future Order
This is the key work of a garments merchandiser. All merchandising documents will help if manufacturers get the same types of orders from the same customer.
Further Order Development
Looking for new orders and customers in the same way.