Knit Merchandising Process in the Apparel Industry
Sanjeev Tiwari Sonu
Sr. Merchandiser
New Fashion Pvt. Ltd.
B-tech from U.P.T.U. University
Lucknow, UP, India.
Email: Sanjeevtiwari322@gamil.com
Knitting Technology:
Knitting is the most common word in the apparel industry, which is mostly related to export industries. The manufacturing process of knitted garments is easier than woven garments. The garment industry mainly works on two types of fabrics: woven fabric and knitted fabric. There are also two types of machines where knitted fabric is manufactured. They are as follows-
- Flats knitted machine
- Circular knitted machine.
Knit Merchandising:
Knit merchandising is a process that directly relates to the core merchandising process. In the garment industry person who follows the garment manufacturing process is called a merchandiser and the process the order confirmation to order execution in apparel industries is called merchandising.
Circular Knitting Machine
The knitting industry basically depends on knit merchandising and it is the brain of the apparel industry. Once the garment manufacturing process starts on the knitting machine, firstly a merchandiser hand over knitting programs to master which kind of garment we need for our buyer, because without instruction of merchandiser master could not start knitting the garment. If a knitting master has any doubt about knitting, then they came and take the solution of his concern. After knitting, garments have other processes like washing, pressing, cutting, linking, stitching, buttoning, embroidery, printing, making, trimming, finishing and packing. For each and every step merchandiser, have proper knowledge about how these steps apply to garments and if merchandiser has any doubt then they take the approval with the buyer and provide go-ahead to the related department under the manufacturing process. These all step happened to knits industries, so this known knit merchandising.
Before providing knit merchandising process above is a basic knowledge of garment manufacturing is needed.
Flow Chart of Knit Merchandising:
As mentioned above already written that order confirmation to order execution under this there are multi step these step going through a garment merchandiser and this process is known as knit merchandising.
Below is a flow chart of knit merchandising-
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Order confirmation
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Lab dip approval
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Yarn order
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Trims approval
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Trims order
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Garment Testing
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Knitting approval
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CMT
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Finishing
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Shipment sample approval(gold seal)
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Finishing
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Goods dispatched
Mohammad Noor Nabi, known by his author name Noor Ahmed Raaz, is a PhD Fellow at Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) and the Founder & Editor of Textile Merchandising. He is also an Assistant Professor and Chairman of the Textile Engineering Department at a renowned university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His research focuses on textile innovation and sustainability. Awarded the Research & Development Fellowship twice from the Ministry of Science & Technology in Bangladesh, Noor Ahmed Raaz is dedicated to advancing textile engineering through education, research, and industry collaboration. For inquiries or collaborations, contact Noor Ahmed Raaz via email at textilemerchandising1@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +8801673758271.
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