Supply chain for Mens Denim Jeans

Natural Eco- Systems Disrupted

Water Intensive Process Workers: Working Conditios(Chemicals Exposed)
Fossil Fuels For Farm Equipment
Cotton Growm( Raw Pesticides Chemical Fertilizer
Material Collection)

Energy
Workers ( Exposure To Cehmical Dust from Pesticide Residue)
Waste can be: Composed, or used as soil nutrients)
Refine Raw Cotton (
Process Cotton Gin)

Fabric s are treated with synthetic dyes such as sulfur and other chemicals
Dying mills use energy to process the chemicals
Waste such as excess water used in the process is disposed off
Cotton Raw Material Working Conditions: Workers are Once again Expoesed to Chemicals
Transprted to Dyeing
Mills

Figure A: Supply Chain- Raw material procurement to factory transportation

 Fabric is then woven in the factory
Organic Pollutants produced are disposed off
Dyed Fabric
Woven

Fabric Rolls are sent to the cutting department wherein the fabric is cut based on markers
provided in the tech pak
Cut fabrics are bundled and segretated according to shade and are then sent to the sewing
Dyed Fabric ( department
Cutting Excess waste in the form of scraps are disposed off and stored away in case of order shortage
Department)

Tailors follow a progressive bundling system wherein each part is stitched and sent along the
line.
At the same time PP samples are made and sent for size set approval from technical managers in
the company and approval of the buyer
Bundled fabrics Juki machines are used for the stitching process.
are sent to the Waste such as excess water used in the process is disposed off
(sewing section) Organic Pollutants: Solid Waste
Copper Rivets: Cotton Thread

Bundled fabrics (Stitched) are washed according to the washing recipe as specified in the tech
pak
Stitched Fabrics Washing manager also makes sure garment is dryed before moving it on to the finisieding
sent (Washing department
Section)

Chemical sandblasting is done on the denim using silica

Waste is produced in the form of silica, pumice sandpaper etc.
Jeans Distressed
(Finishing_

Labels are attached to the stitched garment

Resources used- labels, buttons, washing labels etc.
Trims attached & Waste produced: excess plasti containers for the garment
packaging of Garment packed size wize/ratio wise as specified by the buyer and transported to warehouse
stitched garment
(finishing-2)

Figure B: Supply Chain- Process flow chart in the factory

 Finished garment sent to warehouses via shipping or other means of transport
Transportation
(Finished garment
to warehouse)

Goods are transferred from warehouses to various intermediaries such as retailers

Second/third grade garments are shipped off to other countries or are sold whrough
Warehouse wholesalers/ factory outlets
transportation to
various
intermiediaries))

Some garments produced are donated to charities, churches to generate goodwill for the
brand

Donations to social
needs group/

As the garment enters it penultimate phase in the life cycle, it may be recycled for making
into a new product, prior to which it is dispoed off at a landfill

Recycle garments/ It may also be recycled into a new product after waste is procured from landfill.
Reuse garments

Figure C: Supply Chain- Process flow chart in the from warehouse to decline phase in product life cycle