Minimized Knit Fabric Cutting Wastage Percentage from Width Variation Fabric Rolls: In the Context of the Ready-Made-Garment Industries of Bangladesh

Abstract

This study tries to measure the minimization of cutting wastage of knit fabric in cutting section of garments industry due to width variation problem. Regular cutting production system cut the fabric as per provide marker width, causes short cut panel size (for less width) or fabric wastage (for excess width) in different layer and later on need to arrange this fabric quantity again to meet the production demand, ultimately time consuming and profit margin becoming lower. In regular basis cutting system required on average 2.55% extra fabric for short measurement cut panel where the color sticker can control the fabric width accurately and can minimize this wastage within 0.45% in cutting. This paper will provide an inclusive idea for fabric width controlling in different stages from dyeing mill to cutting input of cutting department and based on define fabric width by color sticker (Green, Yellow and Blue) cutting production can easily identify and spread the fabric on cutting table to get the higher efficiency. This data and information of this experiment may directly help to fabric and cutting production as well as Garment Industry for minimizing the fabric wastage and achieving the higher profit margin.