1. SUMMER PROJECT
Visit to An Export House
“Richa & Co.”
Submitted by :
Dimpu Vivek
DFT-III
NIFT

2. Company profile
Company Name: Richa & Company
Established in: 1977
MD : Vinay Uppal
Address: 239,Udyog Vihar,
phase 1,Gurgaon
Work force: More than 15,000
Capacity: 4,50,000 to 5,00,000 p/m
Annual turnover: US $ 130 Million
(group turnover)
Main production: Men, Women and kids
wear

3. Mission and Vision
 To extend its spheres in garment industry
 To capture the Leadership positions in all areas
of its operations
The vision of the Company is to become a
leading manufacturer and exporter of apparel by
continuously excelling in quality, service, and
customer satisfaction using the best
technology, processes and people

4. EXPORT ?
 Export in simple words means selling goods abroad or outflow of
goods and services and inflow of foreign exchange.
 Each country has its own rules and regulations regarding the
foreign trade.
 The documentation procedure depends on the type of goods,
process of manufacturing, type of industry and the country to
which goods is to be exported.

5. Export Performance
•Marked its Presence in Over 15 Countries
including USA, UK and Canada
• Awarded International Supplier of the Year
for 2006 by Wal-Mart

6. Export Performance

7. Company Workflow
Interaction with the buyer Costing and negotiations Sample and pre production
approval On approval, purchase order made by purchase department
Sample tested by testing lab
On approval, bulk material received
Inspection and testing of raw material
Production planning
Issue of Material to store according to plan
Issue to cutting department

8. Contd…
Cutting Procedure
Issue for special processes like washing and embroidery
Issue to production department
Production Procedure
Issue to finishing department
packing
Dispatch
Order Completion formalities

9. Department structure
Fabric Store
Purchase Dept.
Sampling Dept.
Cutting Dept.
Trims & accessory store
Merchandising Dept.
Production Dept.
CAD Dept.
Finishing Dept.
Packing Dept.
Washing Dept.
Shipping Dept.

10. Workflow of the Merchandising Department

11. Sampling
 Sampling is the Product development stage
 The sample section operators are highly skilled and are capable of tailoring a
complete garment.
 On receipt of the tech pack, the basic patterns are made by the pattern master.
 The sample size set is made, examined completely by the merchandising team
 Forwarded to the buyer for their comments.
 If he is satisfied with the samples, he gives approval for going ahead with the bulk
production.

12. Tech pack received from merchant
Develop patterns
Workflow of sampling
Costing CAD Develop sample
marker
Develop fit/proto sample
If any comments If no comments
Revise Fit/Proto PP sample
sample
If any comments
If no comments
comments
Revise PP sample Size set sample
If any comments
If no comments
comments
Incorporate buyer Sealer sample
comments
If any comments
If no comments
comments
Incorporate buyer Bulk production
comments (shrinkage to be
added if it’s a
wash program)

13. Workflow of the Sampling Department
Sample requisition sent by merchandiser
Pattern are made as per Po
Fabric, accessories etc. Issued
Cutting
Embroidery
Sewing
Button hole

14. Contd… Button attachment
Washing
Measurement checking
Alteration (If any)
Thread cutting
Spotting
Ironing
Packing

15. Details attached to the Sample Garment
Ref no.
Color
Fabric
Composition
Description
Quantity
Style no/ Size

16. COSTING
 Costing of the garment in bulk is calculated on the basis of quality of
material and their requirement in the garment.
 Calculation of consumption of fabric and threads to produce one garment
 Calculation of cost of fabric per garment
 Calculation of cost of trims and threads
 Cut-make cost
 Poly bag cost
 Cost of carton box

17. Major fabric & Thread Sourcing Suppliers
 Salem
 Tirupur (Jerscy Fabric)
 Ludhiana (Jerscy Fabric)
 Vardaman(Woven Fabric)
 Bobay Rayon(Woven Fabric)
 Mill Made fabric sourcing is from Arvind Mills & Vardhman.
 For GEORGE : Nominated SourceMafatlal industries ltd, Nadia
 Coats
 Oswal, Pashupati

18. I.E DEPARTMENT
 The Industrial Engineering department (IED) has a role to play in various stages of
garment production.
 IED is involved in different departments like sampling, cutting, sewing, finishing,
etc.
 The main functions of the Industrial Engineering Department are:
 Target setting
 Line balancing
 Type of machines & folders to be used in sewing is decided by IED to provide
maximum output in the minimum time.
 Monitoring production & providing solutions

19. STITCHING DEPARTMENT
 Stitching department is the most important department of any
garment manufacturing unit.
 When a new style comes over; the various information like
operation breakdown, sewing details, critical operations etc. is
put up on the display board.
 A sample of the garment is also put up in front of the sewing line
for any type of reference.

20. Testing
The garment samples is sent to the laboratory with a
list of tests that has to be carried out as per the buyer
specification.
List of test
 Count
 Colour fastness to washing
 Colour fastness to crocking
 Fabric strength
 Button breaking test
 Coloured laces and tapes are tested for Colour
fastness

21. Conclusion
Richa & Company is one of the export house which always maintain their
quality standard according to the buyer requirement.
After doing 15 Days internship with Richa & Company this report on "Visit to
an Export House” has been prepared. After a part of my analysis, I was able to
understand what exactly the basic working or need of a garment industry and
what their demands are. The product development team ensures the samples
should be what the buyers are looking for. They strive to be aesthetically
pleasing and cost effective as well.

22. References
• http://richagroup.com(Accessed 28st
August, 2012)
• Fibre2fashion.com, “the fascinating world
of small people”

23. THANK YOU ….