New Order Approvals Notifications Help RK Rajesh Kumar
Managing Director

Defect register

Every defect linked to a department, order and root cause

DefectDepartmentStyleOrderQtySeverityRoot causeStatus
Open seam — side slitSewing line 09HOOD-3021PO-2062184MajorOperator skill on heavy fleeceCAPA open
Oil markSewing line 04POLO-2048PO-204886MinorMachine over-oiling after serviceIn progress
Loose threadFinishing bay 2POLO-2048PO-2048120MinorTrimming station understaffedRework RW-2048
Needle damageSewing line 01TSHIRT-1024PO-205164MajorBlunt needle, change interval missedClosed
Shade variationFabric storePOLO-2048PO-204878 kgCriticalDye house batch variationRejected to vendor
Print registrationPrinting vendorTSHIRT-1024PO-205188MajorScreen alignment at vendorCharged back
Measurement out of toleranceSewing line 09HOOD-3021PO-206242MajorPattern shrinkage allowanceCAPA open
Collar shapeSewing line 04POLO-2048PO-2048148MajorRib tension at collar attachRework

Pareto — 80% of defects

Open seam23%
Oil mark17%
Loose thread13%
Needle damage10%
Shade variation8%
Others29%

Fixing the top three defect types would lift first pass rate to about 93%.

Defects by department

Sewing62%
Printing14%
Finishing12%
Fabric8%
Cutting4%

Cost of poor quality

₹4.86L
Rework labour
₹1.84L
Rejected garments
₹2.12L
Fabric written off
₹0.62L
Re-inspection
₹0.28L

Equal to 0.4% of monthly revenue.