Garments product development includes three main processes which are as follows.

1.Pre-adoption
2.Line-adoption
3.Post-adoption

PRE-ADOPTION:
The processes that are done before the garment manufacturing stage, it involves
many processes like meeting with the customers and looking forward to what kind
of garment they want to have, sample development, approval and research work
and testing of the raw materials e.t.c.
Pre-adoption processes are very important for a healthy and efficient production.
Pre-adoption has the following processes in it:

1. Meeting with the buyers

In this stage the buyer shows the design of what kind of design he wants and also
some times can ask the designer of what kind of new design he has which are to be
latest designs. The designer has to show the customer the latest trends.

2. Initial samples, fabric deveopment and designs

The samples are made from the available fabric and trims. The fabric is also
developed with the demands of the buyer. The designs are also made using
sketches or by the use of modern computer software for e.g (CAD) , in this design
computer aids the process. This design is made specifically according to the
demands of the buyer and the design he wants.

3. Costing of the garment

This is the most difficult phase because if the ccost of the garmen to be developed
is too high then the order may be lost but if it is that low prices then it wont have
that profit for the manufacture. So the estimation should be very good keeping in
mind the initial raw material cost and its testing, and other datas as well.

4. Pattern developments/ sample developments

This pattern is the first pattern and in this pattern the comments of the buyer are
also taken and then this pattern can also be changed as a result after the first fit
size.
The samples are made in the sampling department and then they are sent to the
buyer fpr their final rejection or approval. If the buyer approves the sample then it is
approved and if the sample is rejected the further corrections are made and thus
again submitted to the buyer.

5. Production, material and line planning/ placinf fabric order for

acessories and trims
Planning is very important phenomenon because if the production is started lately
and the it is not processed before the dead-line of the buyer then it may result in
the loss of the profit margins.planning is also required for the production capacity
and material supply. For style fabric trims and buttons are required.

6. Testing
Testing of the fabrics and other raw matrials is done in the testing lab this is very
important. After this the sapmle is approved and studied.
7. Production planning
After the samples are being received and approved by the factory and the order
received then the factory plans for the raw materials like fabrics, trims, sewing
threads and tags e.t.c , hence the factory plans dead-lines and every body job is
defined.

Line adoption:
1. Cutting
In this process the fabric is layered onto a table at a certain height. Plies are made
and then they are cut using a cutting machine into garments and other shapes and
thus seperated from the layer. Fabric cutting is very important because it involves
cutting of the most used and expensive raw material of the garments
manufacturing, cutting also determines the quality of the garment. After this
process is done then the cutted garments and other shapes are sent into the sewing
or stitching department.

2. Sewing or stitching
Garments panels from 2D forms are sewed together using sewing machines and
transformed into 3D. using sewing threads the garments pieces are sewed together

and this is done by a sewing machine run by a machine operator. Machines are
selected according to the stitch requirement.

Post-adoption:

1. Thread trimming
After the process of stitching hanging threads are present so these are removed by
a hand trimmer and they can also be removed with the help of an auto trimming
machines. Threads inside the garment are also removed. This is also one of the
basic checked quality of the garment.

2. Washing
This process is done only and only if the buyer wants his garment to have some
special qualites and respectively washing is done.

3. Finishing
This process is mainly done to check the garment in many ways to provide the
buyer a standard garment, which does not have any oil stain and any other creezes.
The quality checker checks the garment and see whether is is made per buyer
standard or not.

4. Packing and folding

Folding of the garments is done using a card board or with a tissue, it varies product
to product and buyer to buyer. Then the hand tags, speial tags and prices tags are
attached using threads and then packed accordingly into poly bags. Here also the
quality of the packed garment is checked randomnly and they ensure that only
quality garments are being packed according to the buyer standards. The shipment
is as a result accepted by the buyer and the factory delivers all the goods to the
buyer respectively.

References:

http://www.onlineclothingstudy.com/2013/05/garment-manufacturing-process-flowchart.html
http://www.onlineclothingstudy.com/2011/11/apparel-industry.html
http://apparelmanufacturingmanagement.blogspot.com/2010/12/apparelmanufacturing-merchandising.html#
http://www.apparelsearch.com/terms/P/Product_Development_Process.htm