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Compile and use Bills of Labour for sewn products in the clothing
industry
Level
4
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: produce standard times
for all stages of production; detail machinery set-ups; calculate the effects of
given specification and operation changes; and produce Bills of Labour
(BoL).
Subfield
Clothing Manufacture
Domain
Apparel Production Planning
Status
Registered
Status date
19 June 2009
Date version published
19 June 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0030
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
This unit standard is suitable for trainee industrial engineers, production managers,
designers, production planners, and those following a career in the manufacturing
area.
2
Performance of the elements must comply with the Health and Safety in Employment
Act 1992.
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Definition
Workplace procedures refer to the verbal or documented procedures for performing
work activities and include health and safety, operational, environmental, and quality
management requirements. They may refer to manuals, manufacturer's
specifications, codes of practice, or policy statements.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Produce standard times for all stages of production in the clothing industry.
Range
company products.
Performance criteria
1.1
Estimated times for each stage of production are marked to differentiate them
from issued standard times.
1.2
Allowances are made to cover any likely time adjustments from the initial labour
costing once in production.
1.3
A total time is calculated for each production department.
1.4
Library times and descriptions used are documented according to workplace
procedures.
Element 2
Detail machinery set-ups in the clothing industry.
Range
company products.
Performance criteria
2.1
Measurements which are critical to the finished product are recorded according
to workplace procedures.
2.2
Frequency of measurement checking or other quality control criteria are
recorded for each stage of manufacture according to workplace procedures.
2.3
Stitch density is recorded for all sewing operations.
2.4
Machine attachments and set-ups, where required, are recorded for each stage
of manufacture according to workplace procedures.
Range
folders, jigs, guides, throat plates, tensioning devices, stitch
counters, automatic cutters.
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Element 3
Calculate the effects of given specification and operation changes in the clothing industry.
Performance criteria
3.1
The effects on production of the addition or subtraction of specified folders,
guides, and machine set-ups are calculated for impact on labour time.
3.2
Needle time is calculated for different stitch densities.
3.3
Times are estimated for new jobs to within plus or minus 15% of standard time.
Element 4
Produce BoL in the clothing industry.
Range
company products.
Performance criteria
4.1
The effects of an incorrect BoL are described in terms of its impact on the
company.
4.2
The relevance of an accurate BoL is described in terms of a labour production
planning system.
4.3
BoL covering all production processes is documented according to workplace
procedures.
Range
internal departments listed sequentially, machinery set-ups
detailed, operation changes.
4.4
BoL is used to implement labour production process according to workplace
procedures.
4.5
Production is monitored for accuracy of BoL and adjustments are actioned and
documented according to workplace procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
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