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Cutting Wastage Control
Cutting Wastage Control
So, if you can save at least 1% fabric from the total order you can save huge money per year.
Fabric saving can be measured by a reduction in actual fabric consumption than your current
consumption
In turn, you need to purchase less fabric. It can be defined as a reduction in total cost incurred in
fabric purchasing for the given order
Fabric saving can be also related to fabric utilization%. Let's say your fabric utilization is 100%. So,
there is zero
So what are the possible causes that reduce fabric utilization percentage?
If you improve fabric utilization in the current order, the excess fabric can be used
in your future orders (provided same fabric can be used in the future orders). Even
if you need to source a different fabric, in the next order you can plan to purchase
less fabric to complete the same order quantity, because you have improved fabric
utilization in the cutting room. This reduces the actual fabric consumption per
2. Marker planning
Some end bits can be utilized on the current marker by splicing method.
You can lay the end bit on the running lay as splicing if it covers at least one
marker.
Where splicing is not possible, keep the end bits aside and later lay a
separate marker with the end bit.
2. Marker planning
Follow the rule of max marker length and maximum lay height.
By increasing maker length you can reduce fabric waste in end loss.
Plan a size ratio in the marker to reduce the number of total markers
If the finished fabrics are dyed and printed fabrics, you will receive fabrics with shade variation from
By sorting fabric shade wise and cutting the cutting fabric rolls of same shade band in a marker,
Once you sort the fabric according to the fabric width, you can prepare multiple markers depending
This way you can improve fabric utilization by reducing edge loss that normally happened when we
Reprocess the defective fabrics, if the reprocess can fix the defects.
using cut order planning you can save fabric in the cutting room.
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6. Reduction of fabric wastes
When you cut fabric following traditional method - spreading manually,
do marker making manually using paper pattern, and don't follow the
cut-order-planning you may waste fabric as end bits, end loss, width
you can reduce waste generation in fabrics and can save a lot of fabrics.
8. Purchasing fabric of low shrinkage
If the fabric shrinkage is more than the acceptable tolerance, consumption of the
Control the fabric shrinkage or purchase fabric from good suppliers who ensure the
fabric shrinkage to wash and shrinkage to other environment remain within the
allowance level.
9. Keep a record for each meter of fabric
You should keep record of fabric usage at every stages.
How much fabric was purchase? How much fabric is utilized?
And how much fabric remain in the stock?
Prepare fabric reconciliation report after order completion.
Do data analysis and prepare the fact sheet on various parameters,
like fabric utilization%,
fabric waste%,
left over fabric%, and different reasons for fabric waste.
The numbers in the fact sheet will motivate you improving fabric handling,
and saving fabric by applying above methods.
Conclusion
You have just read a number of ways you can save your valuable