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Compile and use Bills of Materials for sewn products in the clothing
industry
Level
4
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify and record all the
components used in production; establish or calculate a usage yield for each
component; produce a standard cost value for each component; produce
Bills of Materials (BoM); and calculate the approximate delivery times for
each component.
Subfield
Clothing Manufacture
Domain
Apparel Production Planning
Status
Registered
Status date
19 June 2009
Date version published
19 June 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0030
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
This unit standard is for departmental managers, supervisors, and company owners
in the clothing industry.
2
Performance of the elements must comply with the Health and Safety in Employment
Act 1992.
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Definition
Workplace procedures refer to the verbal or documented procedures for performing
work activities and include health and safety, operational, environmental, and quality
management requirements. They may refer to manuals, manufacturer's
specifications, codes of practice, or policy statements.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Identify and record all the components used in production in the clothing industry.
Performance criteria
1.1
List of component raw materials is complete and matches requirements of
design specifications.
Range
base material, trims, thread, packaging materials and
manufacturing sequence.
1.2
Size alternatives are documented according to workplace procedures.
1.3
Department using each component is identified and documented according to
workplace procedures.
Element 2
Establish or calculate a usage yield for each component in the clothing industry.
Range
company products.
Performance criteria
2.1
Yield per one production item is calculated according to the specified materials
and components for that item.
2.2
Allowances for wastage are calculated for all components and documented
according to workplace procedures.
2.3
Thread usage is calculated according to stitch density and machine used, and
documented according to workplace procedures.
Element 3
Produce a standard cost value for each component in the clothing industry.
Range
company products.
Performance criteria
3.1
Cost is calculated and documented according to workplace procedures.
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3.2
Purchase currency is recorded and a New Zealand conversion calculated for
overseas sourced material.
3.3
The process of standard costing is described.
Range
currency fluctuations, alternative suppliers, price fluctuations,
supplier and consumer demand, work instructions, product
specifications, price today, purchase price based on historical
data, world trends, environmental impacts.
Element 4
Produce BoM in the clothing industry.
Range
company products.
Performance criteria
4.1
All internal departments using a BoM are identified and described in terms of
their role in the production process.
4.2
The effects of an incorrect BoM are described in terms of impact on the
company.
4.3
The relevance of an accurate BoM is described in terms of a computerised
stock control system.
4.4
Total cost is calculated and documented according to workplace procedures.
4.5
Costs are recorded and sub-totalled for each department according to
workplace procedures.
4.6
Packaging costs are calculated, and frequencies are checked for validity.
4.7
BoM is produced and documented according to workplace procedures.
Range
unit supply, total cost, department sub-totals, packaging cost and
frequency.
Element 5
Calculate the approximate delivery times for each component in the clothing industry.
Performance criteria
5.1
Manufacturing time is calculated if not ex-stock.
5.2
Delivery times for overseas sourced goods are estimated.
Range
shipping time, customs clearance.
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5.3
Manufacturer's minimum order quantities or other limitations for each
component are recorded according to workplace procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
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