What is Pre-Production Meeting (PPM)?

What is Pre-Production Meeting (PPM)?

A Pre-Production Meeting is known as PPM or PP meeting in garments industry. In This meeting discuss about all important issues related to bulk production. So that respective participants can ensure products quality and successful shipment of ordered goods. In the pre-production meeting what type of precautionary measures that need to be taken by the company is being set. A pre-production meeting is basically an important meeting before starting bulk production to set required parameter and core discussion for production to be done.  This definition for all about garments industry.

Procedure of PPM (Pre-Production Meeting)

To conduct a Pre-Production Meeting, Need to make a meeting plan. In the meantime IE Person have to make layout. In the meeting need to review Pre-Production Sample (PPS), Size Set Sample (SSS). Discuss all about the processes parameter with all section who are participating at that meeting. Review All Checklist of PPM. To Giving Special instruction and comment for the bulk production. Should be find out all construction structural defects of PPS, SSS. Need to talk about all type of machine attachment, guide, etc which is required. IE person also talk about process and smv which is required, and which is not required. And everybody should note down all thing what has discuss in the meeting. Before finish the meeting need review all thing which has discuss. And merchandiser should confirm that all required item are already in-house and store person has to ensure, those information right or wrong which is given by merchandiser.

PPM Meeting Participant’s List.

1. Buying QC
2. IE Concern Person.
3. Planning Concern Person
4. Merchandiser
5. Production Concern Person.
6. Quality Concern Person.
7. Sample Concern Person.
8. Cutting Concern Person.
9. Finishing Concern Person.
10. Maintenance Concern Person.
11. Technician Concern Person.
12. Store Concern Person.

PPM Conduct by

Buying QC and IE Person.

Arrange By

Merchandiser & Quality Concern.

Required Materials to conduct PPM (Pre-Production Meeting)

1. Buying file.
2. PPS (Pre-Production Sample )
3. Need to collect P.O/ order sheet.
4. Cutting report.
5. Sewing workment Sheet.
6. Measurement & Fitting Report
7.  Safety Issue Report. (Pull test etc.)
8. Size set report.
9. Packing Direction Report.
10. Inventory Report.

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PRE-PRODUCTION MEETING (PPM) .

• Review all PO details, development, manufacturing necessity and standard to follow in production before mass cutting.
• Review and checking all the material quality to ensure they can meet the necessity.
• List down all production issues with team and create blue print of solutions before starting bulk production.
• Examine all pending raw material issues and make a plan with target in-house date which should be regularly followed.
• List the quality checking points based on the quality control required.
• All potential making issues are examined and need to advise best corrective plan.
• Validate time required to deliver quality product based on the production capacity.

Engr. Md. Rayhan Kabir