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Pre-Production Submissions by Apparel Search - Terms of Interest to the Fashion Industry
"Pre"
production means "prior" to production or
"before" production...
Have you been requested to submit a pre-production sample? Also, referenced as a "pre-pro" or "pre-pros".
After
completing the product
development process (or some
times "during" the product development process),
your buyer will most likely require your
company to provide pre-production samples.
Pre-production samples are essentially an
example of what will be produced during the
manufacturing process. The pre-production
samples are garments that are produced in the
facility that is planning to manufacture the
bulk order. They should not be made in a
sample room nor at another factory that is not
schedule to run your actual order. The pre-pros
should be an exact representation of what you
intend to ship as final product. The concept is
to present these garment examples to the buyer
"before" production. In summary, the pre-pro is
an example of what you will later produce in
bulk and ship to your buyer.
The pre-pros
are submitted so that the
buyers can review an
example of what the clothing factory intends to
produce. The buyer must view the pre-pro
to determine if all standards have been met by
the supplier. Buyers can check the sewing
construction, body measurements, fabric colors,
trim colors, trim quality and placement, etc.
The pre production samples must be
submitted PRIOR to clothing production so that
the buyer has the opportunity to point out to
the supplier if any errors or misunderstandings
are discovered. For example, the buyer may
notice that the brand label was sewn in the
wrong location. Or possibly the factory
accidentally used an entirely incorrect brand
label in the garment. The factory should
already understand the buyer requirements.
However, issues are often over looked. It is
very important that the buyer has a sample to
review prior to full production.
The primary
purpose of the pre-pro submission process is to
identify problems as early as possible; so that
corrective action can take place before
production begins. Typically, manufacturers are
expected to NOT begin production until the
pre-production samples are reviewed and approved
by the buyers. Make sure to check with the
buyer regarding the number of garments they
require and the clothing sizes that are
required.
The
pre-production submissions should
be manufactured as an example of what you intend
to produce. The samples should be made from
actual bulk fabric (production run fabric). On
occasion, buyers will allow you to submit
pre-pros without all the final trimming such as
hangtags and price tickets. However, the safest
method for everyone involved is for the
manufacturer to provide pre pros with full
trimming so their is no room for mis-understanding.
Note:
pre-production sample requirements are not only
for clothing and fashion accessories.
Pre-production review can be conducted on
fabric, trimming, etc. For example, before mill
move to produce fabric, they should review yarn
colors, yarn construction etc.
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