Production systems for Volume Production
Section
Workers make a ‘section’ where they specialise in one particular area i.e.
collars and they continuously create these
Progressive Bundle System
Assembling a garment is broken down into small operations and bundles of
work are progressed down the production line through each operation in
sequence until the assembly process is complete
UPS System – Unit Production Systems
A single garment is progressed through a sequence of operations. Using a
unit production system, a garment is automatically transported via a
computer – controlled overhead hanging system, which has been
ergonomically designed to reduce the amount of handling of the garment
Synchro System
A Synchronised flow of work through each stage of producing a garment.
Time synchronisation is the most important factor
Acronyms
CAM – Computer Aided Manufacture:
Understanding and application of fabric manufacture e.g. computerised
looms
Used for Lay planning, size grading, controlled cutting, controlled
decoration, controlled construction, controlled pressing
CAD – Computer Aided Design
Design of fabrics, products, colourways, product modelling, pattern
construction
PPC – Production Planning and Control
Networking
CIM – Computer Integrated Manufacture
CIM is the manufacturing approach of using computers to control the
entire production process. This integration allows individual processes to
exchange information with each other and initiate actions. Through the
integration of computers, manufacturing can be faster and less errorprone, although the main advantage is the ability to create automated
manufacturing processes. Typically CIM relies on closed-loop control
processes, based on real-time input from sensors. It is also known as
flexible design and manufacturing