Simulated workplace
Department
Pattern Room
The Pattern Room builds blocks, drafts and grades patterns, drapes where needed, cuts and sews prototypes and produces costed markers. It owns the fit process, records every pattern change against the tech pack and releases approved patterns and markers to the cutting room.
Responsibilities
What the team is accountable for
- Construct and maintain stock size blocks
- Draft first patterns and grade to the size range
- Run fit sessions and record pattern alterations
- Produce digital markers and marker efficiency reports
- Release patterns and markers to Production through the tech pack
Performance measures
How we know it is working
82%
Fit approved within two rounds
84.5%
Average marker efficiency
100%
Pattern changes recorded in tech pack
People
Who works here
MC
Mei-Lin Chau
Pattern Room Supervisor
Mei-Lin has drafted and graded patterns here for fourteen years and owns the block library, fit sessions and marker efficiency reporting.
Systems
Where the work is recorded
Tech Pack Register
Holds the product specification record for every style and controls which version Production is allowed to cut against.
Materials and Trims Stock
Keeps the stock record for fabric rolls, leather hides, trims, thread and chemicals with location, quantity and supplier compliance status.
Scenarios
Assessment tasks in this department
Documents
Documents the scenarios use
- Quality Policy Policy
- Sample Approval and Tech Pack Release Procedure Procedure
- Tech Pack Template Template