Silver Star Fashions makes use of simple but effective techniques to monitor inventory levels and control the non-conforming materials in the trims store and fabric store. Silver Star Fashions was founded in 1967. It makes dresses for women and children.

Trims are stored style-wise and issued on the basis of the trim card. Inventory levels of each trim are indicated on a board installed at the beginning of each row of racks for each trim stacked in that particular row of racks. The fabric store on the other hand is segregated in two parts – the fabric store and the bonded fabric store. While the fabric store is used to stock inventory that is either under inspection or to be inspected, the bonded fabric store stocks only the inspected fabric.

The bonded fabric store uses color coded racks to segregate ready to issue goods (green) and approval pending goods (yellow). These racks are kept covered using poly bags. The inventory level for ready reference is again monitored using the system of boards by each row of racks.

The factory has invested in Optitex CAD systems for pattern making and cutting floor management. Tracking an order’s introduction in the factory’s ecosystem, the first exercise is the feasibility analysis of the style. Technical feasibility is taken care of by the industrial engineering team. For execution of the orders, the production planning department calculates the productivity of the style based on its SAM, number of operations involved, fabric and order quantity.