SET A

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY

(Common Examination Board)
(End Term Exam-Session July Dec, 2016)

BFT V
Subject: Apparel Quality Management,
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Hours: 03 hours Max. Marks: 100

PARTA
Q1 Fill in the blanks 10x1mark=10 Marks

1.... i s a quality characteristic that is either present or absent. It assumes sum of 2

values conforming or not conforming, within tolerance or out of tolerance complete or
incomplete, satisfied or not satisfied.

2. Cause and effect diagram is also known as .. ..diagram after a Japanese quality
expert who came up with this concept.

3. CPSC stands for ...

.......is a quality tool that identif+es many possible causes for an effect or

problem and sorts ideas into useful categories.

5. The stage at which the organization tends to blame quality department for quality problem is
. ..stagee

6. The bell shaped distribution curve is called..

.distribution curve.

40
7. Jis the symbol for .
......are the costs associated with defective
products, components and materials
that fail to meet quality requirements and result in
manufacturing losses
9. The other name of Arrow Diagram is...
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10. in
....... ... "

.......IS å SC including all the steps

or operatiod
the
lagram of a process
sequence as they occur

Q2. Match the

following (10x1mark=10 Marks)

F.W.Taylor A Plan-Do-Check-Act
Walter Shewhart
BFather of Quality Circle
Edward Deming C Quality Planning
4 Black Belt
D Scientific Management
5 Kaoru Ishikawa E Cause and Effect Diagram
6
Non-conformance Cost of Quality
Initial Trilogy Activity
ASTM D5489-96c
GSix Sigma
H Control Charts
9 Fish bone diagram
10 Philip Crosby
ICare Labelling
J Any deviation from work standards, practices,
procedures, etc

Q3. State whether True or False

(5x1 mark=5 marks)
. VSM is a waste
2.
management tool
TQM issystem of continuous
a
improvement employing participative management
and centered on the needs of
customer.
3. The cost of
4. X-chart, R-chart
'downgrading' comes under External failure costs
5. 5s is
are
generally used for attribute type data
-Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke
Q4. Expand the following
(5x1 mark=5 marks)
1. FMEA
2. WRAP
3. DMAIC
4. COPQ
5. OSHA
 PARTB
Write Short Notes on any 6 of the following(300-500 words) (6x5 marks=30 marks)
. any five reasons why organizations would prefer to work with sub-contractors? Can the

Subcontractor quality be improved? Explain with examples.

2. Explain the different types of benchmarking
3. Explain benefits of strategic deployment
4. Write brief note
a on Kaizen
5. Explain Tree Diagram
6. Explain Juran's trilogy in brief
7. Explain Deming's PDCA cycle
8. Reasons for the failure of Quality Policy in any
organization

PART C
Answer in detail any 4 of the following (600-800 words) (4x10 marks=40 marks)

1. What is SPC? How can SPC be implemented in the apparel industry using variable charts

and attribute charts?

2. Discuss in detail about the importance of compliance in garment industryand the role of

WRAP in maintaining the same.

3. Explain the feedback loop in quality control with appropriate diagrams

4. Explain any two modern tools of Quality Control.

5. What is cost of quality, explain the different types of cost of quality with examples from

apparel industry. An apparel manufacturing company in Chennai wants to calculate the COQ
of their sewing floor. List the factors/costs they will take into account to calculate the COQ
6. As per Juran's Quality Planning Process-

a) What are the 2 diferent types of customers?

b)What are the different types of customer needs?

)What are the sources through which customers' needs can be collected?
7. Explain the concept of lean manufacturing and its significance in apparel manufacturing.
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SET B

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY

(Common Examination Board)

(End Term Exam-Session July-December, 2016)
Subject Apparel Quality Management, BFT-V

Time: 03 hours
Max Marks: 100

PARTA

Q1. Fill in the blanks

15 X 1Mark 15 Marks
a.
Loosely attached button in kid's garments
is defect.
b. The book
"Quality is Free" is written by.
C.
is a Japanese tool for small but incremental
changes in daily business life.
d. ISO standards fall
under type of standard.

e. is the symbol for

f. Cause & effect diagram is also known as
diagram after a Japanese
quality expert who came up with this concept.

i s the symbol for

h. The
system uses words with a few symbols to describe the care
instructions.
. is nothing but a histogram where a number of occurrences of an event
are arranged in descending order.
 is either
present or absent.
characteristics that out of
udty tolerance
or

conforming, within
4Values conforming or not
tolerance complete or incomplete, satisfied or not satistied
K. Six sigma was first implemented in the organization
I. TOP samples are made by .
department.
score card.
balance
m. & publicized the concept of

n. House of quality control concept comes under.

O. The -attribute control chart is for the fraction of defective
items in a sampie

15X1Mark = 15 Marks
Q2. Match the following

a. Higher Quality -Safety hazard

b. Guilds -Care Labeling

-Decentralized manufacturing
C. Initial Trilogy Activity

d. Scientific Management Affinity diagrams

e. Pictorial representation -Control chart

f. UCL Flowcharts

8. Verbal Data F.W Taylor

h. Subcontractor -Quality planning

i. ASTM D5489-96c -Trade Unions

.Drawstrings at neck in children's wear -Secure Premium Prices

k. Environmental obligations -Count of nonconformities chart

. Shitsuke -ISO:14001:1996
m. Wage slip in local language -Waste

n. Over production -Compliance

o. cChart -Sustain
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PARTB

Q3. Write short notes 8X5Marks = 40Marks

on
any eight
a) Quality Circle
b) Pareto chart

cJuran's Triology
d) Concept of Big. Q
e) Need for care labels
f) Scatter Diagram
B)Financial effects of quality.
h) Histogram
i)Itoh model
i)Broken Needle policy

k)lshikawa Diagram
PARTC
Q4. Answer any three 3X10Marks = 30 Marks

a. What are the requirements of care labeling? Compare Canadian care label system
with Japanese care label system.

b. Explain Strategic Deployment

C. Describe the product safety in Children's upper outerwear with Drawstrings.

d. Explain statistical process control and statistical quality control.
e. Explain Process capability model for sewing.
 SET A

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY

(Common Examination Board)
(End Term Exam- Session July-December, 2017)

Subject Apparel Quality Management, BFT-V

Time: 03 hours Max Marks: 100

QI. Fill in the blanks

PARTA-Objectivetype 10 X IMark= 10 Mark
1. ..is a Japanese tool for small but incremental changes in daily business life
2. . . . . . tool identifies many possible causes for an effect or problem and sorts
ideas into useful categories
3. The stage at which the organization tends to blame quality department for quality
problem is...... ********
4. Sixsigma was first implemented in this organization -..

5. Quality related costs can be as high as.......of sales

6.7. The L shaped Matrix relates.. groups of items to each
The cost of setting standards come under.
other
Costs
8. PDPC stands for .***********"****
. *****
9. House of quality control concept comes under
10.X-chart, R-chart are generally used for.

QII. Expand the following 5x1Mark= 5 marks

1. DMAIC
2. TQM
3. CSR
4. DPMo
5. FTC

QIII. Match the following 10x1Mark=10 marks

1. Guilds a. Control chart
2. Initial Trilogy Activity b. F. W. Taylor
3. Scientific management c. Decentralized manufacturing
4 .UCL d. Waste
Subcontractor e.Sustain
6. Drawstrings at neck in children's
f.Trade Unions
wear
7. Environmental obligations
g.Safety hazard
8. Shitsuke h. Quality planning
9. Wage slip in local language i.Compliance
10. Over production j. ISO:14001:1996

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 SET A
5x1Mark=5 marks
QIV. State whether true or false
1. VSM is a waste
management tool management an
M Is a system of continuous improvement cmploying participative an
centered on the necds of customer.
3. To establish
quality goals is a part of quality control
4.
he cost of "downgrading' comes under appraisal costs
is the symbol of do not tumble dry .
Part B-Short Answer questions
QV. Write short notes on
any cight 8XSMarks = 40 Marks
1. Pareto chart
2. WRAP
3. List the different
types of benchmarking with examples
4. Explain Benefits of strategic
5.
deployment
Explain Tree Diagram.
6. What is meant by
Quality Planning?
7. Explain
Deming's PDCA cycle
8. Quality Circles
9 5S
10. What is "Safe"
a
product?
11. List the seven new tools for Quality control. Explain any one tool
Part C- Detailed Answer Questions
QVI Answer in detail any three of the following 3x10Marks=30 marks
1. "If acompany provides high quality
the price". How far do
by maintaining standards, the customers have to
you think is the statement true? Give reasons for pay
2. Explain the your answer.
following tools/ approaches in brief
1. Lean
2. TQM
3. What are seven OLD/classic tools of quality control?
context of apparel Explain any 2 tools in detail in
4. Why are the sub
manufacturing.
contractors/fabricators
manufacturing industry in India? How can apparelimportant element of the apparel
an
process capable by using the process manufacturers make sub
initiatives fail? capability model? What are the reasonscontractors that such
5. Define statistical Process control. How can
SPC be
using variable charts and attribute charts? implemented in the apparel industry
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 SET B
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY
(Common Examination Board)
(End Term Exam-Session July-December, 2017)
Subject Apparel Quality Management, BFT-V
Time: 03 hours Max Marks: 100
PART A-Objective type
QI. Fill in the blanks 10 X IMark = 10 Marks
Six sigma was first implemented in this organization . . .
1.
2. i a Japanese tool for small but incremental changes in daily business life
3. The cost of setting standards come under.... .... Costs
4. Quality related costs can be as high as.....of sales
5. The L shaped Matrix relates. groups of items to each other
6. **********. ..identifies many possible causes for an effect or problem and sorts ideas
into useful categories
7. PDPC stands for ... * *
8. House of quality control concept comes under
9. X-chart, R-chart are generally used for * * * * * *** ***
10. The stage at which the organization tends to blame quality department for quality
problem is.....
QII. Expand the following 5x1Mark=5 marks
1. DPM0
2. CSR
3. TQM
4. FTC
5. DMAIC
Q III. Match the following 10x1Mark=10 marks
1. UCL a. Control chart
| 2. Subcontractor b.F. W. Taylor
3 Shitsuke c. Decentralized manufacturing
-
4. Guilds d. Waste
Initial Trilogy Activity e. Sustain
6. Over production f. Trade Unions
7. Wage slip in local language g. Safety hazard
8. Scientific management h. Quality planning
9 Environmental obligations i. Compliance
10. Drawstrings at neck in children's j. ISO:14001:1996
wear
 SET B
QIV. State whether true or false 5x1Mark=5 marks
Q M IS a system of continuous improvement employing participative management and
centered on the necds of customer.
2. To establish quality goals is a part of quality control.
3. is the symbol
4. VSM is a waste of do not tumble dry.
5. The cost of
management tool
'downgrading'
comes under appraisal costs
Part B-Short Answer questions
QV. Write short notes on any
. Explain Tree eight 8X5Marks = 40 Marks
2. What is
Diagram.
meant by Quality
3. Explain
Planning?
Deming's PDCA cycle
4. WRAP
5. Pareto chart
6. SS
7. List different of
8.
types benchmarking
List the seven new tools for
with examples
9. Quality Circles
Quality control. Explain any one tool
10. What is a "Safe" product?
11. Benefits of strategic deployment
Part C-Detailed Answer Questions
QVI Answer in detail any three of the following 3x10Marks=30 marks
. Why are the sub contractors/fabricators an important element of the
apparel
manufacturing industry in India? How can apparel manufacturers make sub contractors
process capable by using the process capability model? What are the reasons that such
initiatives fail?
2. "If a company provides high quality by maintaining standards, the customers have to
pay
the price". How far do you think is the statement true? Give reasons for your answer.
3. Define statistical Process control. How can SPC be
implemented in the apparel industry
using variable charts and attribute charts?
4. Explain the following tools/ approaches in brief-
1. Lean
2. TQM
5. What are seven OLD/classic tools of quality control? Explain any 2 tools in detail in
context of apparel manufacturing.
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 TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION
(Common Examination Board)
(End Session July- Dec-2015)
Term Exam-

Subject-Apparel Quality Management,

BFT -V
Max. Marks: 100
Time: 3.0 hours
Part A
1. Answer the following (15 marks)

i. Fabricators in decentralized manufacturing scenario are good at manual value

addition-True/False
ii. Drawstrings can protrude from the bottom hem of coats, trousers or skirts that are

designed to finish at the ankle. (True/False)

iii. Care symbols do not recommend how to clean a textile article on which they are
affixed. (True/ False)

iv. Check sheet is nothing but a form used to collect data in such a way that it makes
not only the collection of data easy, but also the analysis of the data automatic.
(True/False)
V. The bell shaped distribution curve is called distribution
curve

vi. is the symbol for

vii. are the costs associated with defective products, components and
materials that fail to meet quality requirements and result in manufacturing losses.

viii. Internal and External failure costs are also known as costs of
ix. 80/20 rule is associated with Charts
X. The three elements of Juran's Triology are &

xi. The three important components of Feedback Loop are

2. Elaborate the following abbreviations (10 marks)

PDCA vi. FTC

ii. WRAP vii. TQM

ii. FMEA vii. CPSC

iv. VOC ix. SPC

V. CTQ X. UCL

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 PARTB
Write Short Notes (7*5 marks=35 marks)
on any 7 of the following (300-500 words)
Kaizen
i. Steps in Quality Improvement
.
Strategic Deployment
V.
Relationship between CSR and Quality in Apparel Industry
V. 5S
vi. Sporadic spike and Chronic Waste in Juran's Triology
vii. Six Sigma
vii. Usage of Fish bone diagram in apparel manufacturing
ix. Product Safety in Children's clothing
PARTC
Answer the following-any 4 (800-1000 words) (4*10 marks=40 marks)

1. What is the concept of Benchmarking? Briefly state the different types of

benchmarking? Explain the steps to be followed for Benchmarking?

2. What is cost of quality, explain the 4 different types of cost of quality with examples
from apparel industry. Explain the interrelationship between the 4 costs of quality.
Should COQ ever be zero-Why/Why not-explain.
3. What are seven classic tools quality control? Explain any 2 tools in detail in context
of apparel manufacturing.
4. Why are the sub contractors/fabricators an important element of the apparel
manufacturing industry in India? How can apparel manufacturers make sub
contractorsS process capable by using the process capability model? What are the
reasons that such initiatives fail?
5. As per Juran's Quality Control Proces, what are steps of QC. Briefly explain the steps
in relation to apparel manufacturing.
6. Explain the following tools of quality management(any 2)
a. ISO 9000
b. Quality Circles
C. FMEA
d. QFD
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 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY

(Common Examination Board)

(End Term Exam- Session July- Dec-2013)

V
Subject-Apparel Quality Management, BFT
Max. Marks: 100
Time: 3.0 hours
Part A
1. Match the following: (5 marks)

. Fitness to use a. Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production.

practices, procedures, etc

OSHA b. any deviation from work standards,

. Non-Conformance c. Total Quality Management

d. Occupational safety and health administration

. TQM

V. WRAP e. Quality

2. Elaborate the following abbreviations (10 marks)

i. ISO VI. COa

. QFD VIl. CPSC

. FMEA vii. AOQL

iv. JIT IX. SQC

PDCA
V. CTQ

3. Answer the following (15 marks)

i. Cause and effect diagram is also known as diagram after a Japanese quality
expert who came up with this concept.

number of of an event are arranged in

i. is a histogram where a occurrences

descending order

Data that can be measured on a continuous scale such as a thermometer, a weighing

ii.
scale, or a tape is defined as . ***********

iv. is an example of prevention cost

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IS a
Japanese tool for small but
incremental changes in daily business life.
VI. If
the variation in
process quality
control. is due to causes alone, the process is said to be
in-
vii. The objective of benchmarking
VIll. is to fill the gap.
Fabricators in
decentralized manufacturing
True/False are
good at manual value
X. To
addition
establish quality goals is part of quality control-
a

Relationship diagram is also known as

True/False
XI.
Pareto Chart-- True/False
Internal and External
failure costs are also known
xii. as costs of
Strategic Deployment is defined .

xii. The three elements

as
of Juran's
Triology are &

PART B
Write Short Notes on any 6 of the following
(6*5 marks=30 marks)
.
Benchmarking for Quality
ii.
Steps in Quality Planning
iii. Feedback loop for
quality control
IV. Scatter diagrams
.
Quality Circle
VI.
Impediments to
Quality Improvement Process
vii.
Comparison between Little Q and Big Q
vii. 5S in apparel manufacturing

PARTC
Answer the following -any 4
(4*10 marks=40 marks)
1.
Companies that were successful in their quality initiatives
made use of numerous
Analysis shows that despite differences strategies.
among the companies, there was
lengthy list of strategies was common to most of much
the successful commonality-a
strategies used by companies which "moves companies. List down some common
quality to center stage."
2. What is
Quality Maturity grid as per Philip Crosby; explain the five stages of
quality maturity grid.
3. What are seven new tools quality control? Explain any 2 tools in detail.

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4.EXplain the concept of lean manufacturing and it's significance in apparel manufacturing.

S. Ihere is a symbiotic relationship between CSR, Quality and productivity. Explain the statement

and also explain the various tenets of social compliance in apparel industry.
6. As per Juran's Quality Planning Process-A) What are the 2 different types of customers? B)What
are the different types of customer needs? C}What are the sources through which customers' needs

can be collected?

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY
(Common Examination Board)
(Mid Term Exam- Session July- Dec-2013)

Subject-Apparel Quality Management, 8.F.Tech- V

Time: 2 hrs. Max.Marks:50

PART A

I. Attempt the following (6 marks)

1. A "safe product" is any product which . **************************
2. The abbreviation CPSC stands for . . .

3. The Lshaped Matrix relates. groups of items to each other.

4. In the... *****************ossssssroe**
..diagram method, similar ideas are grouped together after
brainstorming.
5. The Japanese care labeling system has symbols grouped in six categories: washing,

possibility of chlorine-based bleaching, ironing, dry-cleaning.. ..and drying

6. CPSC recommends that children's upper outerwear instead of drawstrings has alternative

closures, such as ****

II. Match the following8 (4 marks)

a. F.W Taylor Plan-Do-Check-Act

b. Walter Shewhart Cause and Effect Diagram
C. Edward Deming Control Charts
d. Kaoru Ishikawa Scientific Management

PART B

I-Differentiate between (any four) of the following 80-100 words (54-20)

a) Big Q 8& Little Q

b) Quality Planning & Quality Control

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c)Pareto Diagram & Histogram

d Random and Non Random causes of variation

e) Tree Diagrams and Interrelationships Diagrams

)Sporadic spikes and Chronic Waste in Juran's Triology

PART C

Attempt in two (word limit 600-750 words) (10 marks*2 =20)

a)What could be the possible reasons for quality failure in Organizations? What is the
process capability model for sewing? State and explain the three golden rules for the
model in the context of apparel manufacturing
b What are two main types of data that can be plotted for SPC charts and what are the

commonly used charts for different types of data?

c) Briefly describe what could be the potential hazards on children's wear which could cause
an unsafe product.

dWhat are the 7 classic tools of quality control? Explain with the help of an example in
apparel manufacturing how can these be used to assess quality.

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