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Developing accurate industrial standards to facilitate production in apparel manufacturing based on anthropometric data
Author(s) -
Hsu ChihHung
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
human factors and ergonomics in manufacturing and service industries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1520-6564
pISSN - 1090-8471
DOI - 10.1002/hfm.20148
Subject(s) - clothing , production (economics) , manufacturing engineering , computer science , set (abstract data type) , industrial production , industrial engineering , range (aeronautics) , engineering , economics , history , archaeology , keynesian economics , macroeconomics , programming language , aerospace engineering
Clothing and apparel are high value‐added products, and body measurement standards are crucial industrial standards in apparel manufacturing. These standards enable manufacturers to predict sales of different sizes and set production quantities accordingly, resulting in accurate material control and production planning. Many standards use a range of approximate girth differences based on anthropometric data to determine figure types, but these figure types cannot be accurately classified. Moreover, little research has been done to apply the girth ratio approach to identify figure types. This study proposes an accurate girth ratio approach to identify figure types for middle‐aged women; the approach can then be used to develop industrial standards. By applying these findings, figure types can be precisely classified. New body measurement standards can then be developed. These industrial standards can help manufacturers improve the fit of mass‐produced apparel, and their application in manufacturing can reduce production costs and increase market competitiveness. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.