MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

UPS:

• an advanced clothing manufacturing system
• developed from an older system in which a single garment is progressed through a sequence of operations
• a garment is automatically transported via computer-controlled overhead hanging system, designed to reduce the amount od handling
• used to plan, control and direct the flow of work
• takes work from one station to the next
• the section of the procuct is brought over on the carrier by an overhead conveyor as close to the operator as possible
• each garment is tracked within the system
• is cost and time efficient
• allow manufacturers to respond quickly to market demands as many as 40 different styles can be manufactured at any one time
• labour costs reduced - no handling of…