2. Establishing the Quality Requirements
The first step for quality control is to understand, establish &
accept the customers' quality requirements. This involves the
following steps.
1. Getting customers specifications regarding the quality,
2. Referring our past performance,
3. Discussing with the Quality Control Department,
4. Discussing with the Production Department,
5. Giving the Feed Back to the customers,
6. Receiving the revised quality requirements
customers,
7. Accepting the quality parameters.
from the
3. Quality Management System
Offline Quality
Control (Testing)
Physical Tests Chemical Tests
Online Quality
Control
(Inspection)
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Grey Fabric Inspection
Visual Appearance
Garments Defects Inspection etc.
GSM of Fabric
Rubbing Fastness
Pilling Test etc.
Shrinkage Test
Fastness to Water
pH Test etc.
4. Methods of quality control:
Basically two methods are used for garments quality control –
i) Testing
ii) Inspection.
Maximum garments manufacturers apply inspection method
due to high cost of testing equipment.
5. Inspection:
Inspection may be defined
examination in relation to some standards.
as the visual
Objective:
The main objectives of inspection are –
i. Detection of defects.
ii. Correcting the defects or defective garments.
Inspection
7. Steps of inspection in garments industry:
1. Piece goods quality control
2. Cutting quality control
3. In process quality control (Sewing)
4. Washing section
5. Quality control of finishing sections
6. Testing (Lab test)
8. 4-Point Fabric Inspection System
• ASTM D 5430–04 standard
• This system is agreed by The American
Society for Quality Control, Textile and
Needle Trades Division
• Evaluated by the number of defective points in
one hundred square yards of fabrics.
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9. Working Procedure
Generally fabric inspection process is done by
the fabric inspection machine.
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Dirt’s
mark/stain
mark
Weaving and
knitting
defects
Slub and
knots
Holes
Factors to be
considered
10. Tools for Fabric Checking
• D-65 light source (sunlight) / TL-84 light
source at the inspection frame.
• Measuring tape & scissor.
• Stickers or masking tape to identify the
faults.
• Pick glass.
• Master fabric sample or customer’s
reference sample.
• Fabric inspection form.
• Digital camera for taking reference snaps.
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11. Criteria for giving penalty points
Defective
Length
Penalty
Point
Hole Penalty
point
Upto 3” 1 Upto 1” 2
3” to 6” 2 Above 1” 4
6” to9” 3
Over 9” 4
**The maximum penalty point for a single defect cannot be
more than “4”
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12. Point Calculation
For an individual roll:
• Points per 100 square yards
=
Total points for the roll x 3600
Inspected yards x cuttable fabric width (inch)
• Points per 100 square meters=
Total points for the roll x 100,000
Inspected meters x cuttable fabric width (MM)
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Point Calculation
• In general, acceptable level of ‘points per 100 linear yards’ or
‘points per 100 square yards’ are different for different fabric
types.
• For example:
For Cotton Twill/Denim: 28 points per 100 square yards (23 points per
100 square meters) for individual fabric roll.
For All synthetic fabrics: 20 point per 100 square yards (16 points per 100
square meters) for individual fabric roll.
14. Example
A fabric roll 120 yards long and 46 inch wide
contains following defects.
4 defects up to 3 inch length 4 x 1 4 points
3 defects from 3 to 6 inch length 3 x 2 6 points
2 defects from 6 to 9 inch length 2 x 3 6 points
1 defect over 9 inch length 1 x 4 4 points
1 hole over 1 inch 1 x 4 4 points
Total defect points 24 Points
Therefore, Points / 100 sq. yards:
(24 X 3600) / (120 X 46) = 15.652 points / 100 sq. yards
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15. Common Defects Found in Textile Fabrics
Fabric Defects Source of
Defects
Fabric Defects Source of
Defects
Fabric Defects Source of
Defects
Slubs,
Knots,
Broken
filaments
etc.
• Flaws in
yarns or
filaments
.
Missing end,
Oily or
Soiled ends,
Floats,
Snarls,
Oil and
strains,
Holes,
Selvedge
defect etc.
• Occur
during
weaving
process.
Bleaching
spots,
Dyestuff Stain,
Uneven dyeing,
Misprint,
Pilling and
raising defects,
Faulty
embroidery
design etc.
• Defects
during
fabric
dyeing,
machine
embroidery
and screen
printing.
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17. Traffic Light System in Garments: TLS System
Standard Sample Size: 5 pieces. Garment Inspection to
be done after every two hours.
Color marking procedures: Circles will be filled with
color
GREEN: If found No defect
YELLOW: If found 1 defect
RED: If found 2 defects
GREEN
YELLOW
RED
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***** The acceptance level is set by the Company.
19. How to fill/use the format:
• The above format is used for a single operator or
workstation. A single sheet will keep the record for the
whole month for an operator.
• As a quality auditor, on the first day of the month, you
have to fill details such as Operator name, Operation
name, Line number, Floor number, and the name of the
Month.
• The format is displayed in two sections to cover 31 days
(whole month). Write the date in the cells of the top row.
• Each column contains 4 circles, represents four
inspections in a day. After inspection fill the respective
circle (date and number of inspection of the day).
20. Eligibility Criteria for a Quality
Inspector
• The person must be well educated.
• The person must be physically fit.
• He/She must be well versed with the inspection
system.
• A good vision is must.
• He/She must not be colorblind.
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21. Why Four Point System is Preferable for Fabric
Inspection?
• Very simple & easily applicable.
• Easy to learn.
• Easy to calculate.
• Reliable.
• Easy to Evaluate.
• Internationally recognized inspection system.
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22. AQL (Acceptable Quality Level )
A certain proportion of defectives will always occur in
any manufacturing process. If the percentage does not
exceed a certain limit, it will be economical to allow the
defective to go through instead of screening the entire
lot. This limit is called the "Acceptable Quality Level"
( AQL )
23. AQL (Acceptable Quality Level )
• In practice, three types of defects are
goods, the
distinguished. For most
limits are:
consumer
– 0% for critical defects (totally unacceptable: a user
might get harmed, or regulations are not respected).
– 2.5% for major defects (these products would usually
not be considered acceptable by the end user).
– 4.0% for minor defects (there is some departure from
specifications, but most users would not mind it).
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AQL (Acceptable Quality Level )
Following inspection/audit is done to attainAQL.
a)Process inspection: Garments are checked process wise in the finishing
section to identify defects and pass only the passed garments.
b)Two hourly audit: Every after two-hours audit is done on finishing lot to
attainAQL the requiredAQL.
c)Days final audit: At the end of the day accumulated lot of finished garments
are statistically audited to attain requiredAQL.
d)Lot final audit: On completion of packing of one complete lot of garment,
QA manager conduct statistical audit based on required AQL garments.
Garments are offered for final inspection by buyer /clients for shipment only
when these are through in this audit.
25. Statistical Process Control:
Definition
SPC stands for statistical process control. Statistical process
cause variation from manufacturing, service and financial
processes. SPC is a key continuous improvement tool.
It is a collection of tools that can result in process
stability and variance reduction (process improvement)
when used together.
Its also called statistical quality control (SQC).
control is a scientific visual method used to monitor,
control and improve processes by eliminating special
26. Application of SPC
The application of SPC involves three main
phases of activity:
1. Understanding the process and the specification
limits.
2. Eliminating assignable (special) sources of
variation, so that the process is stable.
significant changes of mean or variation.
3. Monitoring the ongoing production process,
assisted by the use of control charts, to detect
27. Limitations
• SPC is applied to reduce or eliminate process waste.
This, in turn, eliminates the need for the process step
of post-manufacture inspection.
• The success of SPC relies not only on the skill with
which it is applied, but also on how suitable or
amenable the process is to SPC.
• In some cases, it may be difficult to judge when the
application of SPC is appropriate.
28. Variation in manufacturing
• In manufacturing, quality is defined as conformance to
specification. However, no two products or characteristics are
ever exactly the same, because any process contains many
sources of variability.
• In mass-manufacturing, traditionally, the quality of a finished
article is ensured by post-manufacturing inspection of the
product. Each article (or a sample of articles from a production
lot) may be accepted or rejected according to how well it
meets its design specifications.
29. Variation in manufacturing
• In contrast, SPC uses statistical tools to observe the
performance of the production process in order to
detect significant variations before they result in the
production of a sub-standard product/article.
• Any source of variation at any point of time in a
process will fall into one of two classes.
1. "Common Causes / non-assignable causes"
2. "Special Causes / assignable causes"
30. Variation in manufacturing
• Common Causes: sometimes referred to as non-assignable,
normal sources of variation. It refers to many sources of
variation that consistently acts on process. These types of
causes produce a stable and repeatable distribution over time.
• Special Causes: sometimes referred to as assignable sources
of variation. It refers to any factor causing variation that
affects only some of the process output. They are often
intermittent and unpredictable.
31. Objectives of Statistical Process
Control (SPC)
• Find out how much common cause variation the process has.
• Find out if there is assignable cause variation.
• Aprocess is in control if it has no assignable cause variation
– Being in control means that the process is stable and
behaving as it usually does.
32. Seven Management & Planning Tools
• In 1976, the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers
(JUSE) saw the need for tools to promote innovation,
communicate information and successfully plan major
projects.
• A team researched and developed the seven new quality
control tools, often called the seven management and
planning tools, or simply the seven management tools.
33. What are the New Seven Q.C. Tools
Affinity Diagrams
Relations Diagrams
Tree Diagrams
Matrix Diagrams
Arrow Diagrams
Process Decision Program Charts
Matrix DataAnalysis
34. Elementary/Basic SPC Tools
• Quality management is now extremely important for all
organizations, especially for the textile and apparel industry
as it struggles with competition from less developed
countries that offer much cheaper products.
• Tools for quality management can help companies in this
industry to reduce costs, realize zero defects and thus
achieve better results.
• Furthermore, the application of the quality tools help
companies to identify the causes of the problems and to
manage that problems.
35. Relation Between New Seven Q.C. Tools
and Basic Seven Tools
Facts /activity
Data
Numerical Data V
erbal Data
Organize
The Seven New Tools
Information
The Basic Seven Tools
•Generate Ideas
•Formulate plans
•Analytical approach
Define problem after
collecting numerical data
Define problem before
collecting numerical data
36. Elementary SPC Tools / Seven Quality Tools
• The Seven Tools
– Histograms,
– Pareto Charts,
– Cause and Effect Diagrams,
– Run Charts,
– Scatter Diagrams,
– Flow Charts,
– Control Charts
37. Histograms
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Histogram Defined
Ahistogram is a bar graph that shows frequency data.
Histograms provide the easiest way to evaluate the
distribution of data.
It looks very much like bar chart.
The data are represented as a series of rectangles.
The width of a rectangle is the class interval and the area
represents the class frequency.
38. Histograms
Purpose:
To determine the spread or variation of a
set of data points in a graphical form
How is it done?:
• Collect data, 50-100 data point
• Determine the range of the data
• Calculate the size of the class interval
• Divide data points into classes
Determine the class boundary
• Count # of data points in each class
• Draw the histogram
Stable process, exhibiting bell shape
39. Pareto Charts
Lecture by Md. Syduzzaman-
BUTex
Pareto Chart Defined
A pareto chart is a cumulative bar graph with longest bars
on left and shortest to the right.
The longest bar represents the most vital cause.
Pareto charts are used to identify and prioritize problems to
be solved.
They are actually histograms aided by the 80/20 rule
adapted by Joseph Juran.
•Remember the 80/20 rule states that approximately 80%
of the problems are created by approximately 20% of the
causes.
40. Pareto Charts
Purpose:
Prioritize problems.
How is it done?
• Create a preliminary list of
problem classifications.
• Tally the occurrences in
each problem classification.
• Arrange each classification
in order from highest to
lowest
• Construct the bar chart
41. Cause and Effect Diagrams
• Cause and Effect Diagram Defined
– The cause and effect diagram is also called the
Ishikawa diagram or the fishbone diagram.
– It is a tool for discovering all the possible causes for
a particular effect.
– The major purpose of this diagram is to act as a first
step in problem solving by creating a list of possible
causes.
Machine Man
Environment
Method Material
42. Fishbone Diagram
Purpose: Graphical representation
of the trail leading to the root cause of
a problem
How is it done?
• Decide which quality characteristic,
outcome or effect you want to
examine (may use Pareto chart)
• Backbone –draw straight line
• Ribs – categories/primary causes
• Medium size bones –secondary
causes
• Small bones – root causes
43. Makes
custome
r wait
Absent receiving
party
Working system of
operators
Customer Operator
Fishbone diagram analysis
Absent
Out of office
Not at desk
Lunchtime
Too many phone calls
Absent
Not giving receiving
party’s coordinates
Complaining
Leaving a
message
Lengthy talk
Does not know
organization well
Takes too much time to
explain
Does not
understand
customer
44. Scatter Diagrams
• Scatter Diagrams Defined
– Scatter Diagrams are used to study and identify the
possible relationship between the changes observed
in two different sets of variables.
45. Scatter Diagrams
Purpose:
To identify the correlations that might
exist between a quality characteristic
and a factor that might be driving it.
• A scatter diagram shows the correlation
between two variables in a process.
– These variables could be a Critical
To Quality (CTQ) characteristic.
• Dots representing data points are
scattered on the diagram.
– The extent to which the dots cluster
together in a line across the diagram
shows the strength with which the
two factors are related.
46. Scatter Diagrams
How is it done?:
• Decide which paired factors you want to examine. Both factors
must be measurable on some incremental linear scale.
• Collect 30 to 100 paired data points.
• Find the highest and lowest value for both variables.
• Draw the vertical (y) and horizontal (x) axes of a graph.
• Plot the data
• Title the diagram
The shape that the cluster of dots takes will tell you something about the
relationship between the two variables that you tested.
47. Scatter Diagrams
• The variables are
correlated, when one
changes the other
probably also changes.
• Dots that look like they
are trying to form a line,
are strongly correlated.
48. Flow Charts
• Flow Charts Defined
– A flow chart is a pictorial representation showing all of
the steps of a process.
49. Flow Charts
Purpose:
Visual illustration of the sequence of operations required to
complete a task
Schematic drawing of the process to measure or improve.
Starting point for process improvement
Potential weakness in the process are made visual.
Picture of process as it should be.
Toolbox
How is it done?
Write the process step inside
each symbol
Connect the Symbols with
arrows showing the direction of
flow
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50. Run Charts
• Run Charts Defined
– Run charts are used to analyze processes according
to time or order.
Performance
Time
51. Run Charts
Creating a Run Chart
Gathering Data
Some type of process or operation must be available to
take measurements for analysis.
Organizing Data
Data must be divided into two sets of values X and Y
.
X values represent time and values of Y represent the
measurements taken from the manufacturing process or
operation.
Charting Data
Plot the Y values versus the X values.
Interpreting Data
Interpret the data and draw any conclusions that will be
beneficial to the process or operation.
52. Control Charts
• Control Charts Defined
– Control charts are used to determine whether
a process will produce a product or service
with consistent measurable properties.
53. Control Charts
Purpose:
The primary purpose of a control chart is to predict
expected product outcome.
Benefits:
• Predict process out of control and out of specification
limits
• Distinguish between specific, identifiable causes of
variation
• Can be used for statistical process control
54. Control Charts
Individual X charts
How is it done?
• The data must have a normal distribution (bell curve).
• Have 20 or more data points. Fifteen is the absolute minimum.
• List the data points in time order. Determine the range between
each of the consecutive data points.
• Find the mean or average of the data point values.
• Calculate the control limits (three standard deviations)
• Set up the scales for your control chart.
• Draw a solid line representing the data mean.
• Draw the upper and lower control limits.
• Plot the data points in time sequence.
55. Control Charts
• Next, look at the upper and lower
control limits. If your process is in
control, 99.73% of all the data
points will be inside those lines.
• The upper and lower control limits
represent three standard deviations
on either side of the mean.
• Divide the distance between the
centerline and the upper control
limit into
representing
deviations.
three equal zones
three standard
56. Control Charts
Strategy for eliminating assignable-cause variation:
Get timely data so that you see the effect of the assignable
cause soon after it occurs.
As soon as you see something that indicates that an assignable
cause of variation has happened, search for the cause.
Change tools to compensate for the assignable cause.
Strategy for reducing common-cause variation:
Do not attempt to explain the difference between any of the
values or data points produced by a stable system in control.
Reducing common-cause variation usually requires making
fundamental changes in your process