Merchandising Bom | NOSK Life

Advanced Technical Reference

Merchandising & BOM

Tech packs, bills of materials, consumption, costing, approvals, critical paths, and pre-production readiness.

Tech Pack & Product Definition

Merchandising translates the buyer concept into one controlled product specification shared by design, development, sourcing, production, and quality teams.

Confirm style description, sketches, colourways, size range, and target market
Control measurement chart, construction, artwork, labels, packing, and testing pages
Track revision number, date, author, change description, and factory acknowledgement
Resolve conflicting documents before sampling or material booking
Maintain approved comments, samples, and deviations in one source of truth
Issue only current controlled documents to production teams

Bill of Materials Control

The BOM defines every material, trim, label, packaging item, consumption, supplier, colour, placement, and approval requirement.

Assign unique item codes and descriptions to prevent substitution
State composition, construction, size, colour, finish, unit, and supplier
Link each component to placement and relevant artwork or standard
Calculate net consumption, process loss, wastage, and order quantity
Track lab dip, strike-off, trim, bulk, and test approvals by colourway
Reconcile BOM revisions with purchase orders and factory stock

Costing & Consumption

Accurate costing combines validated material consumption, labour content, processing, overhead, commercial terms, and risk allowances.

Calculate fabric consumption from marker, width, GSM, shrinkage, and wastage
Include thread, trims, labels, packaging, testing, washing, printing, and embroidery
Use approved SMV and labour rate for cut-make cost
Separate variable cost, overhead, finance, freight, duty, and margin
Record currency, exchange rate, incoterm, MOQ, lead time, and validity
Update costing whenever specification, material, process, or order quantity changes

Critical Path & Approvals

The time-and-action calendar protects delivery by linking dependencies, ownership, planned dates, actual dates, and escalation rules.

Plan proto, fit, size set, pre-production, shipment, and photo samples
Schedule lab dips, strike-offs, trims, fabric, tests, and bulk approvals
Work backward from ex-factory date using realistic transit and production lead times
Flag dependencies and identify the true critical path
Escalate late approvals with quantified delivery impact
Hold pre-production meeting only when readiness evidence is complete

Pre-Production & Troubleshooting

Production release requires approved product, materials, capacity, quality controls, and commercial alignment.

Verify PP sample, graded patterns, BOM, test reports, shade bands, and packing
Confirm capacity, line plan, machines, attachments, skills, and subcontractors
Late material: prioritize approval, source risk, split delivery, or recovery plan
BOM mismatch: stop issue, reconcile revision, and quantify affected quantity
Cost overrun: identify specification, yield, price, or productivity variance
Document every approved exception with owner, scope, validity, and buyer authority

Apply buyer-specific manuals where requirements are stricter.