TNA means “Time & Action Calendar”. TNA is very important part for apparel Sector. Without time & action calendar cannot execute of an order properly. So it is very important task for merchandising life in garment & textile sector. Every step of an order needs to follow up effective & efficiently. It the critical path way to maintain every tasks of an order. Every style has a time line. Every task of an order must follow up properly then it can be on time shipment. Every order prepare plan base on fabric delivery. Without fabric & date wise line plan an order cannot executive right way. That the reason we need proper TNA to follow up every task of an order.
How to prepare an effective TNA.
- Firstly we need to know lead time of an order. Like as 120 or 90 days. Order confirmation to garments delivery date.
- Order Quantity
- Fabric In-house date.
- Trims In-house date.
- Sample Approval.
- Date wise Line plan (Sewing, Washing & finishing complete).
Lead time of an order:
Every order has a lead time. It is depend on customers to customers. It can be 120, 90 or 60 days. Most of the import things that every order needs to calculate time & how to complete this order within this period. Otherwise, TNA will be valueless.
Order Quantity:
We must to know order quantity of an order. Every order need quantity otherwise we cannot calculate how many lines need to complete within this period.
Fabric In-house date:
We must need to know fabric in-house date. Without fabric in-house date we cannot plan when it will be input to line. Based on fabric in-house date we must plan to input date for bulk production.
Trims In-house Date:
We must ensure in TNA all trims & accessories in-house at least one week before bulk production. TNA make sure that all trims will be in-house timely & strictly follow up with regular basis. Otherwise, it is difficult to maintain TNA in real happened.
Sample Approval
We must need to approval all sample before bulk production so every sample must be approval within time frame. So, TNA must mention every sample approval on time. Though we must approved PP sample before bulk production.
Date wise line plan:
We must know date wise line plan of an order in TNA when it will be complete sewing, washing & packing. After that we must ensure how many lines allocate & when it will be complete all production to finishing. So, every task we can follow up time to time otherwise we cannot maintain & properly execute of an order perfectly.
Example
- Lead Time-105 days
- Order Qty:50,000 Pcs
- PCD-22nd Jun
- Fabric In-house date 15th Jun.
Md.Mahbub-Ul Islam
RMG Consultant & Researcher
mahbub.islam54@gmail.com
