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Code of Conduct correct answers Guidelines for contractors & subcontractors regarding the
workplace enviornment and operations
Corporate/social responsibility correct answers a company takes into consideration human
rights, labor conditions, and enviornmental implications when making business decisions.
Cut Make Trim (CMT) correct answers Apparel contractors who make cut and trim the
garment for the apparel manufacturer
807 (9802) Production correct answers when garment peices are cut in the US and then
shipped to contractors in specified countries for assembly, tariffs are only applied to the value
added to the garment
Full Package (FP) correct answers A type of service option whereby the apparel contractor
provides pre production services, fabirc, trims, supplies, & labor
Offshore production correct answers Production outside the US using production
specifications provided by US companies
Quota correct answers Limits on the number of units, kilos, or sq meters equivilent in specific
categories that can be imported from specific countries.
Sourcing correct answers Decision process of determing how and where a company's product
or their components will be produced.
Sourcing Option correct answers alternative for how and where a company's products or their
components will be produced. (domestic or off shore productionss..etc)
Sweat shop correct answers Company that violates labor, saftey, & health laws or that has
work enviornments that arent safe, inhumane, abusive without providing oppurtunities for
workers to organize or negotiate for better terms of work.
Tariff correct answers Tax assessed by gorvernments on imports.
Agile Manufacturing correct answers Us of a combination of technologies that form an
integrated seamless exchange of info linking retailers & suppliers to the manufacturing
facility.
Body Scanning correct answers A 3d computerized body imaging system that captures body
contours. Software is used to translate the image data into body dimension to be used for fit
customization
Counter sample correct answers A sample garment by a contractor and submitted to the
apparel manufacturer for approval.
, Customs broker correct answers A person in the US licensed by the Office of Customs &
Border protection. They assist manufacturers in gaining customs clearance to import goods
produced offshore
export agent correct answers A person located in the country that produced the goods who
assists the US manufacturer with exportation of the products.
Flexible manufacturing system correct answers Production that focuses on optimizing
equipment flow of goods and teams of workers to produce the product as efficently as
possible
Floor Ready Merchandise (FRM) correct answers Merchandise shipped by the manufacturer
affixed with handtags, labels, and price information so retailer can place items directly onto
floor
Freight forwarding company correct answers A company that moves a shipment of goods
from the country where the goods were produced to the United states
garment dyed correct answers Apparel produced as white or colorless goods and then dyed
during the finishing processes
made to measure correct answers where a garment is made specifically for one individual
based on his or her measurements and preferences
manufacturing enviornment correct answers Production circumstances including choice of
production facility, location of production, production process, and cycle time to produce
goods
mass customization correct answers The use of computer technology to customize a garment
style for the individual customer by individualizing the fit to the customers measurements
and style.
Modular manufacturing correct answers flexible manufacturing
piece rate wage correct answers Method of compensation where each production operators
pay is based on individual productivity
production correct answers The construction process by which the materials trims and
findings and garment peices are merged into a finished product
progressive bundle system correct answers traditional assembly line production where
bundles of garments are manually moved from operation to operation
quality assurance correct answers Steps a manufacturer takes to insure that its products are
safe and meet the company's standards.
short cycle production correct answers mass production of goods that can be produced
quickly it is especially suited to high fashion products that are produced close to their market
demand