Mariemel’s CreationA Methods Study

Operation

Analysis

Operation Purpose

• What steps that you do in order to be able

to create a product?

• Does this operation serve a useful

purpose?

• Is this operation really needed? Are there

ways to eliminate or combine it?

All the dresses, gowns and uniforms that they make

go through the same process. It starts with measuring,

making a pattern, cutting, sewing, and the finishing that

includes the ironing of the finished product, attachment of

buttons which is done manually.

It serves a useful purpose, because through those

operations, they are able to create dresses and uniforms

where they can earn a living.

Yes, all of the operations are needed and there is no

way to reduce or eliminate it because clothes are made

step by step.

Part Design

• Is it difficult for you, that the designs of the

product will come from the customers?

• How do you reduce processing

operations?

• How do you utilize better materials?

At first, it is difficult for them to create the same

design given by the customers. But then, they try their best

to be able to meet the customer’s requirements and also

the deadline.

There is no way that they can reduce their

operations because all of the operations are essential and

needs to be executed in sequence.

Materials to be used are ordered by them to trusted

suppliers from Divisoria, Makati and Taal. And they make

sure that it is of high standard.

Tolerances and Specification

• What do you do in order to prevent

malfunctions with the clothes that you

create when worn by the customers?

They add extra allowance to make sure that when a

fabric shrinks, the risk that the clothes will be smaller to the

customer is reduced.

Material

• Are your materials expensive or

affordable?

• Is it abundant?

• How can you assure the quality of the

materials to be used?

• Do you consider using substitutes, that is

less expensive but of the same standard

and quality?

The materials price vary depending on the type of

fabric to be used and also according to the customers

request. Materials are abundant, there won’t be any

problem in searching for those.

They can assure that the materials have a high

quality, because they get it from trusted suppliers. When

defects in fabric occur, like for example when they know

that a fabric shrinks after being washed, they are the one

who makes adjustment by providing a bigger allowance.

They consider and suggests substitutes to

customers that prefer materials which is less expensive but

of the same quality.

Raw Materials :

Raw Materials :

Raw Materials :

Manufacturing Sequence &

Tools

• What are sequence in making a product?

• Do you find it more efficient?

• What other sequence do you use?

• Do you consider using machines or prefer

doing things manually?

The sequence in making a dress:

It starts with measuring, making a pattern, cutting, sewing,

and the finishing that includes the ironing of the finished

product, attachment of buttons which is done manually.

They find it efficient because through following those

steps, they can finish a set of product in about one and a

half hour. There are no other sequence that they use

because it is already the simplest form. Machines are a

great help to them because they can finish a product

without consuming too much time, and also they provided a

generator in case that there is no electricity.

1st Process:“Measuring”

2nd Process:“Making a Pattern”

3rd Process:“Cutting”

4th Process:“Sewing”

5th Process:“Finishing”

Finished Products :

Setup, Tools and Fixtures

• Will the setup, fixtures or tools be used

enough to justify their expense?

Yes, because all the tools and machine are used

frequently that they can recover the expense when they

bought it, and for its maintenance.

Automated Sewing Machines

Material Handling

• How do you store your materials, where?

• Do you make sure of it if it is properly

stored?

• Do you have any systematic way of storing

it? To reduce time spent in making up

material?

They store their materials inside their office, where

there are cabinets provided that the fabrics are arranged

according to color, texture or type.

Materials are assured to be properly stored,

according to the label on its container that indicates a fabric

to be placed in a cool place, away from sunlight.

Having a systematic way of storing materials helps

reduce time in the production.

Storage:

Plant Layout

• How did you place materials, tools, and

machine, according to what?

• Did you consider having a plant layout?

Product layout? Process?

Materials, tools, and machines are placed inside the

working station according to function, they find it more

efficient because it is easier that the machines are close to

each other. Tools are stored in containers, and placed in

the working station where it is frequently or most used.

They considered the both types of layout because

machines are placed in the order that it is used and at the

same time it is grouped by type.

Layout:

Layout:

Work Design

• What operation do you think can be

eliminated or combined?

No operation can be eliminated nor combined. All of

the process should be done one at a time because

according to them, “We don’t make clothes as fast as we

could, because we make sure that the quality wouldn’t

be sacrificed”. Time doesn’t matter to them, because they

are not required to reach a specific number of finished

products per day as long as they can meet the deadline for

delivery or pick-up.

With the owner:

Mariemel M. Abe

Prepared by:

• Arriola, Marjorie Ann B.

• Cueto, Anne Klein E.

• Badillo, Patrick Nicole M.

• Comia, Manny R.

• Quinto, Kim Christian D.