Industrial Engineering: Types of Sample send to Buyer, Features & Purpose of sending

Broadly garment samples are categorized as development samples and production samples. Samples that is made in development stage are as following –

In production on stage factory need to submit few more samples that includes –

PROTO SAMPLE:

Features:

This samples are made before or after order confirmation.
This samples are made by available fabric or accessories.
This samples are proto type of new design created by designers.
This is the first sample in product development stage.
Proto sample is made to communicate the design of a style or a line or to present garment structure.
In proto samples fit and fabric detailing is not been considered.

Purpose :

Here buyer checks that supplier can make the garments or not.

FIT SAMPLE:

Features:

This samples are made by available fabric or trims.
This samples are made after order confirmation
Once proto sample is approved, FIT is being made with actual measurement.
Modification on the pattern is done to get desired fit of the garment.
FIT is one of the most important factor to be considered during sample development.
FIT sample is being tested on live model or Dress form for to verify garment fit and fall.

Purpose:

Here buyer checks measurement or fitness of the garments.

Garments test sample :

Features:

Purpose:

Testing houses test different aspect of garments such as dimensional stability of garments & seam strength of garments.
Testing houses sent test report to the buyer.

Size set Sample:

Features:

This samples are made in the production floor.
This samples are made in all sizes.
The purpose of the size set is to check fit of the garment in different sizes.
In this stage factory develops samples in multiple sizes. Generally, buyers ask size set sample in jump sizes, like S, L, XXL.
Buyer check size set sample and give feedback to factory if anything need to be corrected.

Purpose :

Pre-production Sample:

Features:

This samples are made after order confirmation.
This samples are made by actual fabric or trims.
All the above samples are made in sampling department.
Buyer wants pre-production sample (PP sample) to be made in actual production line, so that operators know what are they going to make.
This sample is made with actual fabric, trims and accessories and made by sewing line tailors.
PP sample must be approved by buyer or buying house merchants (technical persons) prior to proceeding actual production.

Purpose:

Bulk production is done by following pp sample.

Production Sample :

Features:

This samples are collected blow wild while bulk production in running.
This samples are sent to buyer.
Once production is online, few pieces is taken out in the middle of the production.
Production pieces are sent to buyer as TOP sample. All buyers does not asked for TOP sample.

Purpose:

Here buyer compares production sample with pp sample.
Purpose is to cross-check whether factory is following PP sample specification or not.

Shipment Sample:

Features:

This samples are sent to buyer after shipment of the garments.
When style is being finished and packed for shipment, 2-3 finished and packed pieces with all packing details are kept for future reference.
Shipment sample is kept by factory merchants and buyer's merchant.
The approved shipment is sent directly to warehouse and merchants at the buyer do not get garment out of the shipment.
That is why they keep shipment sample for future reference.

Purpose :

Here buyer compares shipment sample with production.

Prepared By: Md. Tarikul Islam

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Industrial Engineering