The 13 chapters of this book are designed to enhance your understanding of the business preparation stages and apparel manufacturing processes. The focus is on T-shirt manufacturing on a mass scale and from scratch. This book covers a wide spectrum of knowledge from technical to financials for setting up the manufacturing unit. You will learn about knitted fabrics, raw materials, sewing machines and other essential equipment, quality parameters, and technology requirement in production processes.
Furthermore, you will get to know the staff requirements to run a t-shirt business such as direct and indirect manpower. This book will also guide you in preparing detailed project reports. You will also learn to prepare the project estimates (financial projections) on your own.
Finally, this book touches upon the latest business trends and suggests business development strategies for making a successful t-shirt business.
Prasanta Sarkar is an author, a professional blogger, and an employee in an IT company. He is known as a global apparel blogger for his well-known apparel blog Online Clothing Study. He has authored seven books.
In the year 2011, he launched the blog Online Clothing Study (www.onlineclothingstudy.com) and since then he is sharing his learning through his notes and articles. He helped learners to become knowledgeable and informed in the field of apparel manufacturing, production management and apparel supply chain.
He has a B.Tech degree in Textile Technology from Calcutta University. He did his post-graduation in Fashion Technology from National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi. He joined a garment manufacturing and export house. In that export house, he joined as one of the first employees and managed the new factory setup project for making knitted items. He participated in purchasing machines, setting up production floors, and designing line layouts for the production floor.