BrightFuture
Apparel Solutions
Apparel Solutions
In garments merchandising, there is one rule that never changes:
✓ Start It The Same Day
TNA (Time & Action) is not just a chart of dates. It is the roadmap of your shipment.
TNA is the roadmap from order confirmation to final shipment. It helps merchandisers plan sample approvals, knitting, dyeing, accessories, production and shipment activities in the correct sequence.
Before preparing TNA, the merchandiser must clearly understand the product and its production process. TNA becomes practical only when it is prepared according to the actual production lead time.
TNA becomes effective and practical when it is prepared based on the production lead time of the product. Therefore, understanding the product and its production process is very important before making TNA.
For order quantity of 45,000 pcs with sewing capacity of 2,800 pcs per line per day, sewing requires 18 days. (45,000 ÷ 2,800 = 16 days, plus 1 day for the first input day and 1 buffer day.) The sewing start date should be planned 3 days after the cutting start date.
Production lead time means the total number of days required from the cutting start date to the final inspection. After the final inspection is completed, the next step is Ex-Factory, which means the shipment date.
After sewing is completed, the finishing process requires 2 more days to complete. The final inspection is done 1 day after finishing and the goods are shipped from the factory 1 day after the final inspection. Therefore, the total production lead time from cutting start to final inspection is 25 days. If we add 2 extra days, the total production lead time becomes 27 days.
PP (Pre-Production) Meeting should be held 3 days before the cutting start date to ensure that all departments are ready for production.
While planning, factory holidays (Fridays) must be considered.
Fabric should be in-house 10 days before cutting, and accessories should be in-house 7 days before sewing starts date.
For fabric preparation, knitting and dyeing activities must be planned backward from the fabric in-house date. It is important to mention that fabric will move gradually from the knitting section to the dyeing section. At the same time, the dyeing process will continue gradually as grey fabric becomes available from knitting.
Accessories should arrive before production starts. Since accessories normally require around 15 days for production after approval, the approval date must be planned accordingly to ensure on-time delivery.
PP Sample approval should be completed before bulk dyeing starts. To achieve this, Lab-Dip approval, PP Sample submission, and PP Sample fabric preparation must be planned in advance.
Normally, it takes about 10 days to get approval from the buyer after submitting the Fit Sample, Lab Dip, Print Strike-Off, and PP Sample.
Therefore, a merchandiser should submit these items to the buyer according to the required timeline to avoid any delay.
If the submission is delayed, the approval will also be delayed, which can affect the production schedule.
Budget, system entry, yarn booking, fabric booking, and accessories booking should be completed based on the order confirmation date.
All other tasks should be planned through TNA backward planning. This helps complete every process on time and ensures a smooth shipment.
Complete these activities within the required timeline to ensure smooth planning, production, and shipment.
The budget must be approved within 2 days from the order confirmation date.
The order must be entered into the ERP system within 3 days from the order confirmation date.
Yarn booking must be completed within 4 days from the order confirmation date.
Fabric booking for knitting and dyeing must be confirmed within 7 days from the order confirmation date.
Accessories booking must be confirmed within 7 days from the order confirmation date.
Submit → Comment → Approval
Fabric → Submission → Approval
Start based on required kg and capacity.
Run progressively with knitting output.
Start after fabric availability.
Final inspection → Ex-factory.
Every successful shipment starts by planning backward from the handover date.