T-shirt operation bulletin (OB)

byPrasanta Sarkar-August 14, 2021

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In industrial t-shirt manufacturing, an OB is another tool used by the production team. The full form of
OB is Operation Bulletin. Normally, an operation bulletin is prepared by the industrial engineering
department prior to the line setup. OB making and getting standard time of the t-shirt design is
important for labor cost estimation. The main purpose of making an OB is explained in this article.

In this post, I will be sharing an OB of a crew neck t-shirt. A t-shirt with neck rib and back neck tape. No
moon patch is there in the back yoke. No pipping is attached to the shoulder seam.

The machine calculation and manpower calculation are made for making 1200 t-shirts daily. Stitch and
finishing and packing operations are added in this operation bulletin. Being a newcomer, this OB (in
sequence) will help you understand sewing operations. And standard time will give you an idea of how
many manpower requirements and machines need to be allocated. In this OB, I have also shared
machine types to be used for different operations. 

In this operation bulletin, manpower and machine requirements are calculated at 80% line efficiency
and 5% operator absenteeism. 
You can use the above template for making your t-shirt OB. In case, stitched garment checking, ironing
and packing done in different section, remove the last three operations from the above OB.  

Notes:

 List of operations will change for a different t-shirt design.

 Machine requirements for making t-shirts will vary for different designs

 The number of sewing machines and operators' requirements will depend on the daily
production target.

 SAM value shown in the above OB may vary from case to case.