EXAM 2 prod dev

Question 1

Merchandise Planning

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Process of maximizing return on investment through planning assortments & production that increases productivity and minimizes losses, excess goods, and stockouts
- integrates firm’s financial goals with brands strategies and consumer/product trends to develop forecasts, product plans, and a functional time/action calendar

Question 2

Demand Forecast is also known as

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Sales Forecast

Question 3

Demand Forecast

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Projection of achievable sales revenue based on sales data, strategic growth goals, quality & capacity of supply chain, and market analysis

Question 4

Market Trend Analysis

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Helps to anticipate any demographic shifts or market conditions that might impact customers traffic and engagement

Question 5

Merchandise Budget

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Tool identifying how much inventory needs to be in stock & ready for distribution using demand forecast and sales targets factoring in an estimated cost for goods, anticipated initial margins, and seasonal reductions
- synchronized with marketing & sourcing department

Question 6

Line plan & what it addresses

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Anticipates merchandise inventory levels required to maximize sales potential & return on investment; primarily data driven and serves as a guide for the design team identifying:
- # of deliveries
- range of fabrics
- product assortment by category
- target costs & margins
- big picture creative goals based on current season trends

Question 7

Line Concept

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Well-executed merchandising establishes an environment that nurtures the designer’s creativity while providing the controls for an effective line development

Question 8

Concept Boards

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Illustrates theme for line, providing visual means of communicating color, fabric, silhouette, shapes/proportions, key categories, or influential designers/brands

Question 9

Concept Review

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Checkpoint for thr design team to present their ideas to merchandising, sales, and marketing teams to ensure the desgin assortments and in sync with the line plan expectations

Question 10

Line Review

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Final evaluation of the fully defined & costed garments with a technical package; represents the product that will go into production

Question 11

Assortment Plan is also known as

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Range Plan

Question 12

Assortment Plan

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Detailed chart showing the # of styles, fabrics, colors, and sizes that will be included in the line
- establishes the right variety and balance for the brand’s target customer

Question 13

The 2 assortment planning models

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Pyrimid: Lowest/broadest level is basics, middle is key items for season where product developers interpret current trends, and the top is fashion forward items
Diamond: basics represent only a small portion, key items make up the bulk, and fashion forward items are also small

Question 14

Organization of the line: Separates & Coordinates

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Separates: lines created around products that intended to be sold one piece at a time
- Hero Products: small number of well-designed product representing the brands DNA & serve as gateway to marketplace
Coordinate Lines: lines organized around fabric groups & intended to be purchased & worn together

Question 15

Legal protection of design terms

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• Intelletual Property (IP)
• Copyright Protection: legal protection for authors of non-useful, original compositions (not normally given to clothing)
• Trademark: any words, symbol, color, or combination thats adopted and used by a manufacturer to identify goods
• Trade Dress: broader term covering the totality of elements in which the product/service is packaged/presented
• Patents
• Counterfits

Question 16

Standards

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A document that provides requirements, specifications, guidelines, and characteristics that can be used consistently to ensure materials, finished products, and production proesses are fit for their end purpose

Question 17

Specifications

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Design spec is open or closed
- closed: must use exact materials
- open: generic information
- tech pack

Question 18

Tech Pack

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Technical Specification Package: Defines expectations for the final product and the methods used to achieve them

Question 19

Types of PLM Software

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• Computer Aided Design (CAD): Software for creating original design sketches, layout of merchandising boards (2D)
• Specification Library: Stores info about materials & drawings of past styles that can be drawn on when developing a new design spec
• Pattern Design Software (PDS): Tools needed to prepare a design for industrial production & sales in a commercial environment
• Three-Dimensional Patternmaking: Displays virtual images of garments to test design concept & fit

Question 20

Design Specifications

Technical Flat

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Accurate drawings of the front & back of a proposed garment as it appears in 2D spread out on a flat surface

Question 21

Desgin Specifications

Measurement Chart

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List of target finished garment measurements that guide the patternmaker to create a first pattern

Question 22

Design Specifications

Sewing Instructions

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Standards for stitch & seam type
- seam & hem depths
- topstitch gauges
- stitches per inch

Question 23

Design Specifications

BOM

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Bill of Materials

Question 24

Design Specifications

Cost Sheet

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A preliminary wholesale cost estimate sheet

Question 25

Patternmaking

Pattern Drafting

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Process of translating a 3D form into a 2D form
- Pattern drafting systems start with body measurements that are laid into a coordinate grid

Question 26

Developing Patterns

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• Draping
• Flat-Pattern Method: starts with a block pattern (sloper) that’s draped/drafted and then manipulated by slash-andspread method, transferring fitting darts, or adding seams for design interest
• Trace-off: similar to pattern drafting, measurements coming from existing garment, sample may have to be refit, reverse engineering or rub-off

Question 27

Grading

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Patterns for each size are made using grading rules to expand the distance proportionally between landmark points on a grid

Question 28

Marker

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large piece of paper that covers the stack of fabric, includes every pattern piece, and minimizes waste to receive the best yield

Question 29

Tag Board

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Heavy manilla cardboard

Question 30

Production Pattern

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Used in production, accurate seam allowances, gradelines, notches, and identifying info are included

Question 31

Functions of the Tech Pack

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main form of communication between brand & manufacturer
- identification of construction methods
- specific fabrics, findings, and trim details
- colorways of each style
- fit specs and grade rules
- labels, hangtags, and info about their attachment to the garment
- packaging info

Question 32

Components of the Tech Pack

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• Front view
• Back view
• Detail view
• Sample spec/points of measure (POM)
• Grade rules page
• Bill of materials (BOM)
• Construction methods
• Labels & packaging
• Fit history, sample evaluation comments

Question 33

Know what each page of the tech pack features!!

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Study it.

Question 34

Tolerance

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Allowable amount of difference betweeen spec and actual sample

Question 35

FOB

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“Free on board” price

Question 36

Strikeoffs

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Large swatches in each colorway

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Handlooms

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Small woven specially dyed swatches of desired yarn dye request sent to designer for approval

Question 38

Color Standard

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Exact shade of each of the colors

Question 39

Special Fabrics Development

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When special print or plaid is run; it’ll have its own specification page