The document discusses the internship experience of Preeti Solanki at Shah Safari, Inc. It provides background on how the company was founded in 1975 and has since grown to design, produce, and distribute trendy men's sportswear internationally. It describes the main departments Preeti worked in, including sampling, production, shipping, and fabric. Preeti learned about processes like fabric development, ordering, and quality checks. She also learned about washes applied to fabrics. Overall, Preeti felt the experience was wonderful, she learned a lot, and her colleagues and director were very supportive.

1. Presented by :-
Preeti solanki.
Roll no -15
T.Y.TSAD

2. INDEX
 Introduction
 Departments
 What I have learned
 Overall experience

3. In 1975, Raj and Akhil shah founded shah safari, Inc. to design, manufacture,
market and distribute trend setting young men’s sportswear.
At the time they founded their company, Raj (19) & Akhil (17), were both
students at shoreline community college just north of Seattle.
Shah safari grew rapidly into thriving business. Innovative designs, reliability,
sourcing strength, and popular price points rendered a huge market share of
the young men’s woven shirt business in the U.S.
In 1982 shah safari, Inc. launched its INTERNATIONAL NEWS, INC. division
to address a more upscale young men’s sportswear market.
I.N was one of the pioneers of the urban sportswear trend with the
internationally popular brand, MECCA.

4. The design, manufacturing , marketing and distribution of trend setting
sportswear brands which included :
RAWEDGE,ROAD,AMERICANWARE,REACTOR,PUNCH,QUEST,MECCA
USA,A.TIZIANO,ALPHANUMERIC,JEEPNEY,TRIGELLE THE YEAR
OF,ETIENNE OZEKI,TRIKO
Several years ago, Raj and Akhil shah were awarded the prestigious “Northwest
Entrepreneur of the year award” sponsored by Merrill lynch and Ernst and young
LLP.
Shah Safari, Inc. international headquarters and domestic distribution centers
remain in Seattle. The company operates international offices. Showrooms,
design studios and production facilities in NewYork, London, Hong Kong,
Mumbai, India and Kenya.

5. Departments
 Sampling department
 Production department
 Shipping department
 Fabric department

6. Sampling
 Fabric development sheet
 Fabric swatch
 Aprroval
 Order

7. Production
 Cut copy
 Order the fabric
 Working out accessories
 P.O copy for factory
 Checking the garment
 Approval

8. Shipment
 Documents and details of garment
 Content of the fabric with quantity
 Coordinate with transporter
 Preparing of packing list

9. fabric
 Textile engineers look after the department
 Development of fabric
 Also looks after Printed garments
 Coordinate with their printers

10. What I have learned?
 Colour pallete
 Challan
 Buttons
 Zippers
 Study the sample
 Washes

11. Types of washes
 Stone wash
 Ball wash
 Crack wash
 PP wash

12. MY EXPERIENCE
 It was a wonderful experience.
 Learned many new things.
 Learned out of the box.
 Colleagues was very suportive,encouraging and helpful
 Taught me many new things
 Motivated me to do new things
 Work place was relaxing ang pleasing
 They also involve me in their work
 In beginning I was afraid
 Day by day I get very much comfortable
 We also had fun together

13.  We celebrated my last day in office
 My director Mr.Chacko Puthoor was very friendly that I can
clear my doubts without hesitating.
 This opportnity gave me a positive feeling, as I was afraid in
beginning but on last day it was completely opposite
 I wish I could be there for longer period of time.