Chapter 9, Global Sourcing Step 5: Preproduction, Production, and Quality Assurance Video Solutions, Global Sourcing in the Textile and Apparel Industry

Problem 1

Select one of your favorite garments from your closet. Inspect the care label. Compare the content with Threading Your Way through the Labeling Requirements under the Textile and Wool Acts at the FTC's website. See if your label is correct and includes all necessary information. If not, suggest the correct label information.

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Problem 2

Read the Laboratory Test Manual for 16 CFR 1610: Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles (October 2008) available at the Consumer Product Safety Commission website. Then discuss the following:
a. Why is the specimen rack set at a 45degree angle?
b. What is a plain surface textile fabric?
c. What is a raised surface textile fabric?
d. Why are there different requirements for a plain and a raised surface textile fabric?
e. What types of fabrics are exempted from flammability testing?

James Kiss

Numerade Educator

Problem 3

Find information on the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 at the CPSC website, and the Threading Your Way through the Labeling Requirements under the Textile and Wool Acts at the FTC's website. Assuming you are a sourcing manager of the following products, come up with (a) all the necessary tests and inspections, and (b) proper care labels to comply with CPSIA:
a. Infant bibs, 100 percent cotton with a small screen printing
b. Girls' onesie pajama for size 3,50 percent polyester and 50 percent cotton with a three-dimensional small stuffed animal
c. Outdoor jacket for boys in size 10 , 100 percent polyester, with waterresistance function
d. Men's dress suits, 60 percent polyester and 40 percent wool
e. Women's dress, 100 percent silk

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Problem 4

Assume you have a shipment batch of 30,000 units ready for final audits. Explain the following according to ANSI Z1.4:
a. If you are a sourcer for a high-end
AQL levels for major and minor defects you require? For those levels, what are the maximum allowed major and minor defects?
b. If you are a sourcer for a low-end discount retailer, what would be the AQL levels for major and minor defects you require? For those levels, what are the maximum allowed major and minor defects?
c. In either case, what is the sample size?

Gus Steppen

Numerade Educator

Problem 5

Assuming you are a sourcing manager for Ralph Lauren's classic Polo shirts and these products are sold at major retailers in the United States, come up with your own preproduction, production, and quality assurance policies.

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