Product and Garment Manufacturing (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student understands the basics of clothing and textile products manufacturing process and the planning process requirements.
The student can explain the textile product manufacturing process and required versatile technologies. The student is aware of issues affecting product quality and product pricing in the value chain.
The student knows how production is planned and controlled, understands the process from product design to manufacturing.

Content (course unit)

Textile product and garment manufacturing process and engineering techniques.
Manufacturing and assembly design
Modeling and product development process, CAD design softwares
Machines,auxiliary machinery for cutting, sewing, assembling and finishing
Seam structures for different materials and products
Production process and quality control, production planning and ERP, pricing of products

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Knowing: The student can define the basics of product and garment manufacturing process and knows the most essentials technologies and processes related to the topic.

Acting: The student is able to analyze simple tasks related phenomena like discussed examples. The student manages the assigned tasks under supervision/assisted.

Being: The student can give and receive feedback, can work in a group, takes responsibility for his/her own work.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Knowing: The student has versatile ability to understand and analyze the product and garment manufacturing processes and has deep understanding of these issues.

Acting: The student can search for diverse solution alternatives, justify his/her choices and try new courses of action, assesses diverse solution alternatives, combines solution alternatives creatively or creates new ones.

Being: The student can cooperate responsibly, flexibly and constructively, develops his/her own and the group's interaction, works responsibly and in a committed manner considering the community and field requirements and needs.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Knowing: The student has a comprehensive knowledge about the course topic and shows understanding at more advanced level.

Acting: The student can search for diverse solution alternatives, justify his/her choices and try new courses of action, assesses diverse solution alternatives, combines solution alternatives creatively or creates new ones.

Being: The student can give and receive feedback actively and constructively, can cooperate responsibly and is ready to develop his/her interaction skills. Recognizes and follows the important courses of action in the field. Takes responsibility and commits to the group activities in addition to his/her own work.

Location and time

Third and forth period, Kauppi campus

Exam schedules

Dates and times are given in Moodle

Assessment methods and criteria

Given in Moodle

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Lectures, group discussions, company visits, exercises

Learning materials

Carr and Latham's Technology of Clothing Manufacture (2008), edited by David J. Tyler, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.
Glock, R. E. & Kunz, G. I. (2000) Apparel manufacturing : sewn product analysis. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River (N.J.): Prentice Hall.
Karthik, T., Ganesan, P., & Gopalakrishnan, D. (2016). Apparel Manufacturing Technology (1st ed.). CRC Press.
Robinette, Kathleen M., et al. (2024) Product Fit and Sizing : Sustainable Product Evaluation, Engineering, and Design, Taylor & Francis Group,
Sayem, A.S.M. (Ed.). (2023). Digital Fashion Innovations: Advances in Design, Simulation, and Industry (1st ed.). CRC Press.
Lecture slides in Moodle

Student workload

5 credits: 135 hours student working
50 hours contact teaching
85 hours indipendent learning