AN OVERVIEW OF GARMENTS PRODUCED IN THE MICRO APPAREL MANUFACTURING COMPANIES

Now, it has been very general that, if you inform your friend that you have bought
a new dress, the 1st question to you will be “How about the Quality”. The product of
any category is always judged by its quality than its price. The word “Quality” has
paramount importance. In India, apparels are produced in a very large scale level to
meet the demand of domestic & export markets by both organized and unorganized
sectors.
Quality has an important role to play in the competiveness of the apparel
exporting industry. According to a study by the United States Importers of Textile and
Apparel (US-ITA), “Consistent Quality was the “TOP MOST” criterion used to
decide where to place import orders”. (Source: Cost of Poor Quality, Dr.Rajesh
Bheda)
The buyers of readymade garments usually focus on the destinations which could
produce quality merchandise at the lowest possible cost/unit. To strengthen our
presence in the global market and make India is a favorable place for placing orders, it is inevitable to the apparel manufactures to produce quality merchandise at the first time itself in order to avoid the re-production/alteration costs and also to get continues orders. The small & medium sized industries, mostly functioning with a separate quality
assurance team, but micro apparel units are not having proper quality control mechanism due to its economic condition as they are functioning as supplier unit to
the big companies.