Method for Calculating Cost Per Minute

of Sewing Line in Garments Industry:

An industrial engineer can easily calculate cost per minute of sewing line in apparel industry by following
the two different formulas. Those are in the below:

1. Cost per minute of sewing line,

2. Cost per minute of sewing line,

Now, two examples are enough to clear all the confusions from the above discussion.

Example for the formula number-01:

Suppose, in Nishat garments ltd. total salary of sewing line for one day is 10000taka, no. of manpowers
for 20 machines is 30 and line efficiency is 50%, then calculate cost per minute in 8 working hours of each
sewing line for that garments.

Solution:
Here,

Total salary of sewing line for one day = 10000 taka,

Total no. of manpowers = 30,
Total working hours = 8,
Line efficiency= 50% = 0.5
Now,
Cost per minute of sewing line,

= 1.39 taka
So, cost per minute for each sewing line of nishat garments is 1.39 taka.
Example for the formula number-02:
Suppose, in Abonty fashion ltd. actual salary per day of all the operators and helpers is 15000, total
garments produced per day is 400, where standard allowed minutes (SAM) for the garments is 20. Then
calculate cost per minute of each sewing line for that garments.
Solution:
Here,

Actual salary per day of all the operators and helpers = 15000,
Total no. of garments produced = 400,
Standard Allowed Minutes (SAM) for the garments = 20
Now,
Cost per minute of sewings line,

= 1.875 taka

So, Cost per minute of sewing line is 1.875 taka.

 How to Calculate Sewing Time By Using
Machine RPM?
Mayedul Islam
Merchandiser at Fashion Xpress Buying House.
Badda, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Email: mayedul.islam66@gmail.com

Introduction:

Sewing time calculation is an important matter in readymade garments sector. Its not a tough task that
we have normally seemed. As its importance in garments manufacturing, today I will present here an
easy method for calculating sewing time by using machine RPM (Revolution per minute).

Method of Sewing Time Calculation by Using Machine RPM:

Before calculating garments sewing time by using machine RPM (Revolution per minute), an industrial
engineer should confirm about the below points:

1. Stitch per inch (SPI) of the garments,

2. Seam length in inch of the garments,

3. Sewing machine RPM (Revolution per minute).

Now by using the below formula, an industrial engineer can easily calculate the required garments sewing
time from machine RPM (revolution per minute).

Machine cycle time or sewing time (in second),

Now, I will present here an example to clear all the confusions from the above discussions.

Example:
 Suppose, for a lock stitch sewing machine, machine RPM is 1500. How much time needed to sew a 40
super imposed seam, where stitch per inch (SPI) is 10?

Solution:

Here,

Sewing machine RPM= 1500,

Seam length in inch= 40,
Stitch per inch (SPI) = 10.
Now,

Machine cycle time or sewing time (in second),

= 16sec.

So, machine cycle time or sewing time is 16sec.

Note: During 16sec sewing time, no machine stopping occurred and this time is calculated by ignoring all
the other factors.

Speech from the writer:

If you read this article with full concentration then you can easily answer the below questions in the
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1. How to estimate sewing time by machine RPM?

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