Sportswear Case Study
Memorandum
From: ABC
To: XYZ Ltd
Subject: Sportswear Case Study
Date: October 21, 2007
Introduction
The Apparel industry had the high growth in the 1980's and later in nineties there were many players in the industry which increased the competition. Sportswear Company performs the assembly operations and supplies to the apparel manufacturers. Profits and sales revenue of the company are very high even after facing the recession in the economy. Later it is discussed whether company is worthwhile to be purchased by the apparel manufacturers.
To produce composite intermediary component, components are put together which is known as the assembly process. In the Sportswear all the women's products have the same assembly process and the time is decided by the company Foxtrot, whom its supplies. In the first stage, through the exclusive equipment belt loops are attached to the cloth. In all it take five seconds to complete the task from placing and removing the piece. The next task is pressing and serging after looping the garment in which equipment for serging is capable to process six numbers of units in one minute.
Three operations looping, pressing and serging is accomplished by a single worker. Bundling is performed carefully to make certain about the pieces and color. Sewers assemble the bundles and then button are placed through machines. Final pressing is done then to the units. In the last, prices are attached and examination is performed for quality checking by a single operator. Packing of the garments is in clear plastic coverings and of defective products blue plastic is used. This took the maximum time, of two minutes for one unit and the two people work in this operation. It is a conti ...