UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BBFD501

Quality Control in Garments

L-T-P2-1-0 Credits3 Session2026-27 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

BFAD · Sem 5 (Core)

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Syllabus

5 units · 45 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1: INTRODUCTION TO QUALITY CONTROL

9 hrs
  • Concept of quality & quality control
  • Importance & type of quality control
  • Quality Management
  • Target markets
  • Product attributes
  • Quality costs
  • Consumer satisfaction- customer perception of quality
  • Quality and consumer safety
Unit2

Unit 2

9 hrs
  • QUALITY CONTROL ORGANIZATIONS, STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
  • Importance of quality testing & analysis
  • National and International organizations involved in textile testing AATCC, ASTM, ISO, BIS, INDA, GINETEX, etc
  • Regulations on Apparel Labelling, Eco-labels, silk mark, wool mark, care labels, other international labels
  • Regulations on Apparel Safety
  • Need for ISO 9000 and other quality systems, ISO 9000- 2000 quality system
Unit3

Unit 3: ASSURANCE OF QUALITY IN FABRICS

9 hrs
  • Quality control instruments
  • Compactness of fabric structure
  • Strength properties- tensile, bursting and tear strength
  • Colour fastness to washing, dry
Unit4

Unit 4

9 hrs
  • QUALITY CONTROL IN APPAREL
  • Quality of design- style, utility and durability
  • Raw material inspection- fabric (four point system and ten point system), linings, interlinings, sewing threads, zippers, buttons, trims, etc.
  • In-process inspection- partially finished components of garments
  • Final inspection- completely finished garments in relation to some standards, specifications or requirements, size measurement, etc.
Unit5

Unit 5

9 hrs
  • MANAGING QUALITY
  • Tools for managing quality
  • Evaluating Garment quality
  • Critical control points
  • Components of garments
  • Press Mared Dekker, Inc.
  • Mehta, P. V. and Bharadwaj, S. K., Managing Quality in the Apparel Industry, New Age International (P) Limited, Publishers,1998
  • Stamper, A. A. & Linda B. D., Evaluating Apparel Quality, 2nd edition., 2005.

Practical Work

  1. Suggested Assignments
  2. Assignment 1: Study of a textile manufacturing or processing unit with respect to quality control methods practiced by either a textile or an apparel industry. OR Write a report on the market survey of eco-friendly materials, processing techniques and packaging material for different apparel brands (evaluate at least five brands) Assignment 2: Collect different types of care labels and eco-labels. Prepare a portfolio analysing and interpreting each of the labels collected.
Course Objectives5 points
  • To familiarize students about the importance of quality in today’s world in general and apparel industry in specific and its relevance to apparel production and merchandising
  • To get well versed with the various methods of ensuring the quality of the final product
  • To understand and classify various inspection processes
  • To understand different care label systems
  • To develop an understanding of the importance of eco labels
Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. •Understand the importance of quality in various processes and departments of garment manufacturing units
  2. •Learn the importance and types of quality control
  3. •Become aware of customer perception of quality
  4. •Get well versed with the quality control tools
  5. •Understand the concept and importance of care labels & become aware of eco labels
Text Books & References24 books

Textbooks

  1. Anita, A. Stamper, Sue Humphries Sharp, Linda B, Donnel, Evaluating Apparel Quality, Fairchild Publications, 1988
  2. Brown, P. & Rice, J., Ready-to-wear Apparel Analysis, Prentice Hall, Inc., New Jersey, 2001
  3. Kadolph, S. J., Quality Assurance for Textiles and Apparel, Fairchild Publications
  4. Mehta, P, An Introduction to Quality Control for Apparel Industries, ASQC-Quality cleaning, light, perspiration, crocking and hot pressing
  5. Dimensional stability
  6. Performance properties- resistance to abrasion, pilling, wrinkling, flammability
  7. Quality parameters for fabrics suitable for various end uses-apparel, household textiles, industrial textiles.

Reference Books

  1. Chavan, R. B. & Sen, K., Eco Friendly Apparel and Analytical Techniques for Assessing Eco Standards, an article published in proceedings of workshop on Quality Control for Textiles and Apparel Industries, organized by the Department of Textile Technology, IIT, 3-5 October, 1996, pg. 6.1-6.9
  2. Chopra, K., Quality Apparel- A Challenge, an article published in proceedings of workshop on Quality Control for Textiles and Apparel Industries, organized by the Department of Textile Technology, IIT, 3-5 October, 1996, pg. 7.1-7.9
  3. Consumers see little change in product quality, Quality Progress, Dec. 1988, ASQC/Gallup Survey
  4. ISDS study material (Textile Committee, Ministry of Textiles)
  5. Juran, J.M, Gryana, F. M., and Bingham, R. S., Quality Control Handbook, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill New York, 1988
  6. Sarkar, D., Handbook of Total Quality Management, Infinity Books, New Delhi, 2000.
  7. Saville, B. P., Physical Testing of Textiles, Textile Institute, 2000.
  8. Shaikh, I.A., Pocket Textile-Testing and Quality, Textile Info Society, Pakistan,

Online Resources

  1. http://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/8/800/quality-systems-for-garment-
  2. http://www.acginspection.com/Standard_4.html
  3. http://www.indiantextilejournal.com/articles/FAdetails.asp?id=4664
  4. www.fabricinspection.com. http://www.scribd.com/doc/22893611/Inspection
  5. www.acginspection.com/Standard_4.html
  6. www.asiathai.com/images/fabric_inspection1.jpg
  7. www.textilesindepth.com/index.php?page=fabric-selection-inspection
  8. http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/quality-control-charts/
  9. http://asq.org/learn-about-quality/seven-basic-quality-tools/overview/overview.html

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