How can we reduce the cost of shoe ?

• Selecting the leather according to the design.

• By economic purchase activity
• By inventory control
• WIP(work in progress)
Costing of finishing
• Finishing cost for domestic shoe 8 to 10 rupees
per pair of shoe
• Finishing cost for export shoes RS 10– 15 per pair
of shoe
• Finishing of shoe made of finishing of leather
compatible with leather finish
Not compatible condition for
finishing
• Poor colour fastness
• Tackiness
• Finishing cracking
• Patching
• Colour changing
• Bronzing effect
• Buffing is done on FLESH surface. Snuffing is
done on GRAIN surface.

• Skin – it is made up of calf animal

• Hide- it is made of mature animal e.g.- cow ,buff

Cross sectional structure of raw hides and skin

DERMIS – it is a true leather .
It has two layer
• Grain layer
• Corium layer
DERMIS
it has three layers
STRUCTURE OF HIDE AND SKIN
HCFG - but portion
EGHD – Shoulder portion
Above ED is neck portion

Belly
Belly
portion
portion
Chemical constituent of finishing solution
• Binder
• Dye
• Pigment
• Plasticizer
• IPA
Binder – it form the binding
between Finish film and
leather.
Properties of binder to effect the
property of finish.
Dye – It gives colour only
Pigment – it is a colour particle but the
Main time it cover defects also.
Plasticizer – the function of plasticizer to give
Flexibility in the finish film.
It is used for full grain and corrected grain leather
For better flexibility.
 Shoe exercise
s.no areas Comments
1 Style
2 component
3 No.of component per pair
4 Upper materials ( a) outer
(b) lining (c) Hill grip
5 Sole material
6 Upper materials required/pair
7 Cost per pair
8 Quality checking points
9 Minor faults
10 Corrective action for minor
faults
11 Preventive action for major
faults