Bangladesh Dyeing

1. 1. Introduction
Origin of the report
This report is about the operation of Shepherd Textile (BD) Ltd was authorized by
the faculty of Business Communication as part of Business Communication
report.
Problem and purpose
Our report is about the operation of Shepherd Textile (BD) Ltd where will discuss
about the Technical and Management processes.
Our investigations will help the readers to know the operation of modern textile
mill.
Historical Background
The Shepherd Textile (BD) Ltd was established in 1997 in Dhaka Export
Processing Zone (DEPZ) at Savar. Initially it was an acrylic project and it was a
good profitable industry as well. It was Joint venture business of Bangladesh and
Taiwan. In the year 2007 it was converted into Knit Composite Industry. Day by
day the production is increasing. It is hoped that in the near future it will become
a profitable industry.
Limitation
We could not include quality of their product, number of workers, salary of
workers and their financial status. If we included the readers would be benefited.
Scope
Our report on a private textile mill in Bangladesh.
Sources and method of colleting information
All our information about the operation of Shepherd Textile (BD) Ltd we gathered
by visiting the mill. Also we got some information by browsing internet as well.
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2. Definition, Initializes, and Acronyms
The Shepherd Textile (BD) Ltd an export quality mill performing a composite
project.
The word composite is used because of the mill is doing here knitting, dyeing,
finishing and garments making.
Report preview
Our report about the operation of Shepherd Textile (BD) Ltd will include the
technical processes where will be described about machineries and the system
of knitting, dyeing, finishing and garments making. Then about the management
system we will discuss about order receiving, how they export product and import
raw materials.
2. Background of Shepherd Textile (BD) Ltd.
Established in 1997 with its factory located at Dhaka Export Processing Zone
(DEPZ) at Savar in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The factory produces 100% export
oriented best quality 100% acrylic sweater yarn. From the very beginning they
are maintaining quality of their products and strictly maintain delivery schedule.
All kind of fancy sweater yarn 3GG/5GG/7GG/10GG/12gg.
The division of our project work –
1. Technical system.
2. Management system.
3. Technical system:
As a composite mill their technical system includes knitting, dyeing, finishing, and
garments making. By all of these system fabrics are made from their industry.
They hire the qualified worker from different places for making the good fabrics.
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3. In their technical system they are using modern machineries. These machineries
are bought from the Taiwan and Pakistan.
The sequence of their technical system as follows in next page –
Knitting Machine
Folding Machine
Jet Dyeing Machine
Hydro Machine
Dryer Machine
Finishing Machine
Sewing Machine
Figure-1: Technical system
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4. 3.1. Knitting system:
Knitting system is a system where clothes are made from wool or cotton thread
using to long thin knitting needles on a machine. For knitting they use the
machines bought from Taiwan such machines are modern quality machines so
that one worker can operate two machines at a time easily. The operator gives
wool or cotton thread in the machine according to system. Then the machine
makes clothes automatically without hand touching. After finishing the knitting
clothes are fold by folding machine. The picture of knitting machine is given
below –
Yarn
Needle
Main Body
Figure – 2: Knitting Machine.
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5. 3.2. Dyeing system:
It is the second system of technical operation. White clothes are dyed by using
special liquid or substance for scoring they use H 2 O2
, NaOH
. For color dyeing
they use NaCl +Na 2 co3 + 1000.Hac
JQ
these chemicals come from Taiwan. After
dyeing chemicals and water are removed by hydro machine. Dyeing machine
give output as per as it’s unit capability. The dyeing machines they use are called
Jet Dyeing machine. In their industry they have 11 Jet Dyeing machines. Clothes
are dyed as per as buyer choice. Then the clothes are dried by dryer machine.
Figure – 3: Jet Dyeing Machine.
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6. 3.3. Finishing system:
After dyeing clothes are taken to finishing machine. The merchandisers decide
about the weight, GSM, and width of the clothes as per as buyer choice.
Finishing machines cut the clothes according to instructions. There have some
scales to measure the size of the clothes. In this mill they have got 2 finishing
machines. They actually use modern quality finishing machine those have come
from Taiwan. This is the last operation before the garments making.
Input Clothes
Figure – 4: Finishing Machine.
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7. 3.4. Garments Making:
Then the appropriate sized clothes are taken for garments making. They use a
large sector for garments making. The tailors decide about the sizes of garments.
First they draw the size in a hard paper and cut it as a sample. The tailor cuts
clothes as buyer given pattern. After deciding about the size of the garments
clothes are sent to sewing worker to make garments. In this mill they have 50
sewing machines. These machines are modern quality machine so that they
work speedy. After making garments these are sent for quality checking. The
checkers check whether the garments are appropriate for selling. In this mill they
make T-shirt, Guernsey and sweater. The products need to iron, after finishing
the iron the products are packed by the worker. The system of garments making
are following –
Cutting size
Sewing
Quality check
Iron & Package
Figure – 5: Garments processing.
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8. 4. Management system
4.1. Marketing department
There is a marketing department of Shepherd Textile (BD) Ltd. They receive
the order from the buyer. They sell their product outside of the country by Letter
of Credit (LC) in a Bank and local cash transaction of payment in cash. According
to buyer order they produce and dyed and then supply by LC. Marketing
department always moving outside of the factory to receive the orders as
because factory production depends on the basis of sufficient order.
4.2. Accounting department
The accounting department receives the LC in cash through the bank and local
transaction of payment in cash or by cheque. Their payment system in US dollar.
That dollar is converted by bank to taka. They pay money to workers as
gradation. Salary gradation already set by the Bangladesh Export Processing
Zone Author (BEPZA). These grades are A, B, C, and D.
4.3. Administration department
Requirement system always through advertisement or get notice as per as
requirement concerning department. The leave administrative action transport
controlled by administrative department. Administration department also look
after the welfare of workers and stuffs.
4.4. Store department
Another department is store their function is to receiving the goods, yarn, fabrics,
and delivery the finished goods.
4.5. Commercial department
They are preparing all invoices packing list to export their fabrics. All sorts of
import and export are done by commercial department. All customs, vat is also
done by them.
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9. 4.6. Control authority
In their mill, have a control authority to control their department. All departmental
head control by General Manager. There is also board of direction which is
headed by chairman. All sorts of big decision have come from board of direction
as well as chairman.
An organizational chart of “Shepherd Textile (BD) Ltd” is given bellow –
Chairman
General Manager
Marketing Commercial Accounting Control
Department Department Department Authority
Figure – 6: Organizational Chart
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10. Year wise fabric production of Shepherd Textile (BD) Ltd –
Yarn wise Fabrics production
4550
4050
3550
3050
Fabrics
Min.metre 2550
2050
1550
1050
550
50
19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007
Fabric production
Figure – 7: Fabrics production
5. Conclusion
We want to conclude our report here about the operation of Shepherd Textile
(BD) Ltd. It is a composite mill, includes knitting, dyeing, finishing, and garments
making. After knitting a fabric, is ready to dye. They use color as per as buyer
choice. Chemical and water are removed by the dyeing machine from the cloth.
Finishing machine takes weight, width, and GSM. Then clothes are ready to
make garments. In management system they have marketing department, order
receiving department, payment department separately. The head of the
department is the chairman who controls all departments and takes all big
decisions. General Manager also controls the technical and managerial sector.
The Shepherd Textile (BD) Ltd, a modern textile mill, situated at Dhaka Export
Processing Zone (DEPZ), ownership of Taiwan is a profitable industry. Though
the mill is controlled by the authority of Taiwan, they control it properly.
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11. As the authority of Shepherd Textile (BD) Ltd bring standard quality raw materials
and machineries from Taiwan and Pakistan that’s why they can produce
standard quality products. As their work is on the basis of receiving orders so
they need to extend their marketing department.
If they can provide standard quality products like they are providing in the recent
year it would be a good profitable and popular textile mill as well.
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12. 6. Bibliography
http//:www.shephered.bd.com
http//:www.shephered.taiwan_st.com
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