Bon Ton Apparels (Pranshu, Jai, Akshat)

UL Verification Services(ULVS), Inc. has been designated to conduct

Bon-Ton quality inspections for all required third party product inspections
(at Bon-Tons discretion) prior to shipment. The cost of these inspections is
the responsibility of the vendor and/or factory.

Standard Inspection Package (SIP)

To ensure the best performance of the inspection and obtain the most reliable
result, a Standard Inspection Package (SIP) must be supplied by the factory. The
SIP includes, but is not limited to the following items:
2 Preproduction samples or TOP samples
An 8 x 8 inch fabric swatch for each approved color/print
Bon-Ton approved wash shades should be provided (i.e. denim Pigment dye,
etc.)
Size specifications including tolerances approved by Bon Ton via PLM
Sketches, photos, or drawing of the products.
Bon Ton How to Measure for every style
Approved actual accessories, hang tags and labels
Assortment sheet indicating style number, quantity, delivery, and color
assortment.
Packing instructions
Regulatory documentation General Conformity Certificate (GCC) as required by
law, corresponding testing reports and results, current factory social compliance
audit and results
Any other information the factory deems important to the inspection.

Completion of Inspection

INSPECTION DISPOSITIONS

The third party inspection service will issue an inspection report to the Bon-Ton
QA Department and the vendor/factory within 24 hours of receipt of the
inspector's detailed report of the inspection. However, all inspections will require
a sign off by an Bon Ton official.

If the result of the inspection passes the AQL adopted by the Bon-Ton QA
Department, the final typed report and disposition will be emailed within
48 hours to the vendor so that the shipment can be released.
If there is a failing or doubtful result, the shipment will be rejected. ULVS
will notify the Bon-Ton QA Department immediately. A disposition will be
communicated to the vendor and internally.
The Bon-Ton QA Department will review the inspection report findings and
determine the severity of deficiencies found with the appropriate Bon-Ton
merchandising staff. If deficiencies found are considered to be
commercially acceptable, the QA Department will release the final report
with comments and acceptability.
In cases where inspection results are deemed to be a concern and would
result in unacceptable quality to be shipped to our stores, the Bon-Ton QA

Department will meet with the appropriate merchandising staff to

determine final disposition and communicate action steps to the
factory/vendor accordingly.
All samples of defects should be sealed by inspector and kept at the
factory for one (1) year. No sealed boxes should be compromised.

FABRIC INSPECTION

CUTTING INSPECTION

SEWING LINES

Fabric rolls need to be tagged with relevant information / identification.

The 4-point grading system should be employed by all mills and
factories. The vendor must ensure consistent application across their
entire factory base.
Fabric inspectors within the factory require proper training.
Fabric inspectors must cut swatches from the beginning of the roll and
match the color shade to the middle and end of the roll.
Fabric inspectors must build their own library of defects.
Fabric inspectors must generate detailed reports to help factory
management communicate effectively with the mills/factory production to
resolve various problems.

Cutting inspectors must be properly trained to ensure the matching of

all cut parts as well as ensuring color consistency.
Cutting inspection forms must be standardized from one factory to
another.
Cutting problems must be reported to the sewing / production supervisor
to ensure the necessary corrections are made.
In-line inspection procedures must be implemented to check collars, cuffs,
necks, lap seams, and placket assembly. This will ensure correct
topstitching, symmetry, matching of shoulder seams at collar, correct lap
seams, and proper matching of stripes and plaids.
Factories must position inspection stations within the sewing lines for
checking major parts and assemblies.
Critical parts and / or assemblies must be 100% checked instead of
randomly audited. This will result in defective parts being identified.
One operator and one inspector must be utilized for checking critical parts
that have potential safety hazards, i.e. snaps on childrens garments.
Pre-production meetings must be held with the factory and critical
inspection checkpoints must be established.
Factories must avoid sewing dark color garments in the same sewing line
with light color garments to avoid contamination.

FINISHING LINE

Finishing line operators must be properly trained to handle pressing equipment.

This includes using

the correct temperature based upon the fabric in question and avoiding heavy
pressing those results in shiny appearance.
Packaging area must be organized and properly supervised. This is a critical
inspection checkpoint, as Bon-Ton has zero tolerance on packaging
discrepancies.
Supervisors must ensure that the correct hangtags, price tickets, etc. are provided
to the proper production packing stations to avoid any possibility of mislabeling.
Worktables should be cleared of all merchandise, tags / tickets (that are not
applicable) prior to starting another size / color or style.

IN-LINE INSPECTION (Only when required by BonTon)

FINAL INSPECTION

6.1 The following in-line inspection procedures are to be used in conjunction with
the final inspection procedures outlined
6.2 The purpose of an in-line inspection is to help a new factory, the vendor, and the
Bon-Ton to identify potential problems early enough in the manufacturing
process that they can be fixed and the quality of the product improved.
6.3 The in-line inspection shall be conducted on finished garments when the
production stage is at least 20% complete and have been through the factorys
own QC. Garments are not required to be packed.
6.4 Results of this inspection are discussed, in detail, with the factory management
so that the factory can develop, and present to Bon-Ton, corrective action /
preventative action plans that address any deficiencies found. Note: The ULVS
inspector cannot give opinion or advice regarding how to correct defects.

7.1 The final inspection shall be conducted on finished garments when the
production stage is 100% complete. Garments are required to be at least 80%
packed and sealed, unless otherwise noted by Bon-Ton. Bon-Ton Requirements
and Procedures Bon-Ton Incorporated Quality Assurance The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.
GARMENT INSPECTION PROCEDURES.
7.2 If the factory is short/over shipping and the amount is greater than +/- 5% the
inspector shall provide a comment in the report and describe the percentage
from the order quantity.
7.3 ULVS will inspect each Bon-Ton style individually and treat each as an individual
lot for random statistical sampling purposes. However, each style (lot) can
include various colors and size ranges and multiple shipping destinations. These
will be combined within one report.
7.4 The inspections are to be conducted in accordance with ANSI/ASQ Z1.4- 2008,
Normal Inspection, General Level II. The AQL is 0 for Critical defects, 2.5 for
Major defectsincluding critical measurement points that are out of tolerance
and 4.0 for Minor defectsincluding non-critical measurement points that are
out of tolerance. This requirement may only be changed, in writing, from Bon-Ton
to ULVS, and the written instruction must specify the orders where the change
will be applied. All points of measure for each style should be measured. If all
measurements are not taken another inspection will be required.

CLASSIFICATION OF DEFECTS

Zones for garments

CONCLUSION

Defect Definitions Defects are classified into three main categories: (1) Critical Defects (2) Major Defects (3) Minor Defects
The classified defects can then be divided into three subcategories: (a) Material Defects (b) Production Defects (c) Packaging Defects

CRITICAL MEASUREMENTS (Major Defects)

Tops
Neck Stretched:
A minimum neck stretch measurement must be provided by the Bon-Ton for
garments that require pulling over the head.
Neck Width Collar band button to button hole Across Shoulder Chest / Bust
from 1 below armhole (unless otherwise specified)
Sweep
Body Length from HPS (unless otherwise specified)
Sleeve Length
Sleeve Opening
Arm Hole/ Arm Hole

(a)
In this manual the specification about the sample is not
defined which will increase the chances of mistake in
production.
(b)
The defects in the manual are described theoretically not
pictorially if described pictorially than it will be better for
manufacturing industry to understand and less rejection of
shipment will happen hence increasing the efficiency.
(c)
The inspection procedure is good here and their are less
chances for rejection.

(d)
The company has hired a third party inspection team
which will inspect for them,as it will be good for company
because the people who are expert will check it and hence
more efficiency. Despite it will increase the cost of the
garment.
(e)
Measurements are not given precisely with diagrams so it
will not be of accurate standards for the company.

Referencehttp://logistics.bonton.com/Documents/BON-TON%20QA
%20INSPECTION%20MANUAL.pdf