Production and Production system in Apparel Manufacturing

 Production: 

Production along with marketing, merchandising, operations, and finance is one of the essential functions in apparel manufacturing. Production is any progress or procedure developed to transform a set of input elements like men, machinery, capital, information and energy into a set of output elements like finished products and services in proper quality and quantity, thus achieving the objectives of an enterprise (Buffa and Sarin, 2009).

Production system:

Fig. 1: Production System

A production system is the set of interconnected input–output elements and is made up of three components, namely inputs, processes and outputs (Fig. 1).

The production system is a part of a larger system, the business firm, and organization.

• Through the production process, the value of the input (raw material) is added to convert it into value-added output product.

• The concept of production system is applicable to both production of components and production of services as well.

• The production of any component or service can be viewed in terms of a production system. For example, the manufacture of furniture involves inputs such as wood, glue, nails, screws, paints, sand paper, saws, workers, work bench, place, etc. After these inputs are acquired, they must be stored until ready for use. Then several operations, such as sawing, nailing, sanding and painting, can be carried out through which inputs are converted into such outputs as chairs, tables, etc. After the finishing operation, a final inspection occurs. Then the outputs are held in stock rooms until they are shipped to the customers. Examples of service industries which use production concepts are hospitals, railways, airways, supermarkets, automobile service centers, banks,schools, colleges, etc.