• The Process and Structure of the Industry
Marketing planning
The technological environment of product development
The production environment
The process of product development
Quick response
• Design and Innovation
The nature of design
Marketing
Clothing and the body
Social psychology of clothing
The design system
The practice of design
Computer aided design
The achievement of shape
Case study
• Management of the Process of Design and Product Development
Growth of a business
Alternative structures
Retail organisations
•Quality Control
Quality assurance
Study of customer requirements
Satisfactory design of the garment
Requirements of the design
Meeting design requirements
Meeting standards
Check on garments
Instructions
User experience and feedback
The designer and quality control
•Materials
Balance of factors
Fibres
Yarns
Fabrics
Dyeing and finishing
Trimmings
Make-up
Sourcing Performance
Testing
Specifications Developments
Compromises in practice
•Manufacture
Garment assembly
Hemming Closing the top
Lining Interlining
Functional parts
Pockets
Surface decoration
Joining
Finishing
Fabric classification Conclusion
•Costs and Profits
Sales revenue
Manufacturing costs
Labour costs Overheads
Marginal costing
•Costs of Product Development
Analysis of design costs
Style or product profitability
Profits of design
Example of design costs and profits
•Operations Management
Flows of information
Levelling
Example season
Production organisation