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INTRODUCTION
Duke is synonym with the international quality T-shirts and in fact the harbinger
of T-shirt culture in the country. After making a modest beginning in the early
1970’s Duke has been a great success story in the Indian apparel market
today.
The duke group is one of the largest manufacturers of knitted fabrics and
garments. Apart from the well established domestic market it is into exports
also.
“It is the power of dreams. Dreams are what drive us. Ever since our inception
in 1966 we have continued to deliver innovative knitwear and fabric that have
made key style statements.”
DUKE HIERARCHY
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The chairman of Rs. 150 crore Duke Group is soft spoken and self effacing
and doesn’t have any affectations of some self made tycoons. HE started as in
trader in Ludhiana in 1960’s with an investment of Rs. 50,000. Thus the journey
of Duke Group began 42 years ago, with chairman Sh. Komal Kumar Jain. The
steps were firm and full of dreams.
The Family is originally from Ambala, Punjab. In 1962, at the age of 15, he
completed his high school and went to Ludhiana to get his training in the
hosiery business form relatives who had a factory there. In 1966 after the death
of his father the family moved to Ludhiana. With a small investment of Rs.
50,000 he opened a small shop and started as DK Knitwear’s at Dal Bazaar in
Ludhiana. Initially the group was only into mufflers, but after three years we got
into the business of manufacturing as well.
CORPORATE TRACK RECORD
The Duke saga commenced about four decades ago, in Ludhiana, the fashion
hub of Punjab.
Duke Fashions (India) Limited pioneered the T-shirt culture, and gradually
established several new trends in knitting garments and fabric research. In
1998, Thermal wears were introduced for the first time in India, under the
brand name “Neva”, by Mr. Nirmal Jain, Younger brother of the founder. Two
other group constituents – Venus Garments (India) Limited and Venus cotsyn
(India) Limited, Glaze Garments (India) Limited, is headed by Mr. Anil Jain, the
youngest of the brothers.
Today Mr. Kuntal Jain, son of the founder, is steering the flagship brand in the
new millennium. Thanks to his dynamic Programs, Duke is acknowledged
today as the undisputed leader, with a turnover Rs. 65 crores.
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The knitting division is fully equipped to make single jersey, double jersey, auto
stripes for ribs, fleece, velour, feeder stripes, terry and computer jacquards in
diverse gauges, Our fabric choice ranges from 100% cotton to techno-blends
with polyester, acrylic, linen, polymix, lyocell, viscose, modal spandex, nylon,
rayon etc.
The design studio of the company is well laced with expert professionals and
latest software. At the beginning of each season, our design team carries out
extensive research-based forecasting to ensure that we stay at the pinnacle of
contemporary fashion.
PHILOSOPHY
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THE PORTFOLIO
Every design that DUKE create, every contact that DUKE accept, DUKE
execute it with the strictest regulation. No impractical designs, no cutting
corners, no compromising on quality for our valued customers and vendors.
Customer satisfaction begins at our drawing board. Every design is created
with the need of customers foremost in our mind – DUKE considers how they
will fit our designs around their lifestyle.
* T-shirts
* Jackets
* Sweaters
* Track – suits
* Sweatshirts
* Shirts
* Trousers
* Denims
* Lounge Wears
* Lowers
* Bermudas
* Thermal Wears
* Innerwear
* Accessories
STARTERGIC APPROACH
The Duke group’s strategic approach is entirely brand centric and strategically
defined to reach divergent markets in India and around the World, especially in
Nepal, Sri Lanka, Canada and U.S.A. with the help of extensive advertising and
promotional campaigns. Our seasonal product catalogues are successful in
positioning our brand at the top echelons of quality and value for money.
Make it easy for the network to build positive relationships and increase sales.
Understand market segments and changing demands.
Communicate feedback to the Group headquarters.
We are the only national brand with international standards. Our well-rounded
and multi-leveled marketing approach incorporates a wide assortment of
image management and customer interactive programs.
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»» Duke fashions (India) Limited has received the most coveted ISO 9001-
2000 certificate from DNV, the largest certification body in India.
»» ORG_MARG, the largest market intelligence service in Asia, has
proclaimed Duke T-shirts as the number one selling T-shirts brand in India.
»» Mr. Komal Kumar Jain, founder, was awarded the prestigious Udyog
Patra Award by the Institute of Trade & Industrial Development for his
contributions towards economic growth.
»» DFU publications have felicitated Duke with the “Inside Fashion” award,
or excellence in retail.
»» Safety award from Director of factories and Punjab industrial safety
council Chandigarh.
»» TID Quality Excellence Award for manufacture of T-shirts & Ready-made
Garments from Shri. S. Vaghela (Hon’ble Minister of Textiles, Govt. of India)
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COMPANY WORKFLOW
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COMPANY WORKFLOW
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS
»» Knitting
»» Fabric Store
»» Sampling
»» Marketing
»» Advertising
»» Designing
»» Production and Planning control
»» Quality Control
»» Embroidery
»» Recieve and Dispatch
»» Purchase
»» Loose Store
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Knitting Department
Machines used for circular knitting are:
Top Knit KEMYONG:
o Interlock, single jersey, pique
o 38”, 28 gauge and 90 feeder setup.
Jumberica Spain (sinker)
o Sinker, single pique, doubles pique and miss knit.
o Solid color designs
o 30”, 28 gauge and 72 feeder setup.
Well knit By KAFO group
o Single jersey, single pique and double pique.
o 36”, 144 feeders 20 gauge.
Jumberca Guamtex SL
o 30”, 24 gauge and 48 feeder.
o High speed 24 rpm.
o Make striper in 6 colors
Tarrot
o 30”, 24 feeder and 24 gauge
o Interlock pique and ponte
Fakuhara
o 30”, 24 gauge and 48 feeder.
o Max 4 color jacquard
o Single jersey , single pique, intarsia, stripers, jacquards.
Orizio
o Used to make auto striper fabric in 4 colors
o Single jersey, interlock, fleece and pique
o 30”, 24 gauge and 48 feeder
Mayer and Cie
o Used to make auto striper fabric in 4 colors
o 30’, 24 gauge, 44 feeders.
o Stripers, single jersey, interlock, pique, jacquard max 4 colors.
PPC Department
PPC means PRODUCTION PLANNING and CONTROL. But nowadays it is being
recognized by PPP, which means PRODUCTION PLANNING and PRECUREMENT.
It is of two types, i.e., IN HOUSE and OUT HOUSE.
In house Out house
Costing (after duplicate pieces) Design in house
Issued fabric to production unit Dispatch In this process the quality manager is sent
after quality to the place where production is being
carried out
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DESIGNING PROCESS OVERVIEW
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DESIGN PROCEDURE
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In the first SET Looking at the market trend new shades and colors are decided by
the design team, then the new colors of pantone chips are given to the fabric dyers,
which are further given to the laboratory to give them Lab dips which are in form
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of yarn or fabric, thus the color of yarn is sourced or else the fabric is dyed later.
The Lab dips are in the process are approved by both the manufacturer and the
design team. The approved colors are then used throughout the year with few new
outsourced shades added with each set.
The actual work starts when the proposal is given by the marketing department
which comprises of a collection of garments. The fabric and the designs is designed
on Corel, by taking as an inspiration from current fashion trends and the market
surveys.
For certain samples like Jacquard and stripers, the designing dept. sends the
design sample to the knitting department through a sample order form. In the
sample order form various aspects of sample like quality, repeat design, GSM are
specified. All these are checked by the Knitting Dept. and decided if they can be
achieved or not. The necessary changes are then approved by the HOD and a small
batch of fabric around 10 KG is knitted for the sampling process.
First initial sample is made by design team, and then the sample coordinator
makes a specification sheet report, and gets the sample approved by the HOD’s
i.e. production head, design head, marketing head, managing director,a and finally
by the chairman. Before sending the garment for approval the sample is sent to the
PPC (Production and Planning dept. for calculating the estimated wastage.
Once the sample is approved by all the HOD’s its again sent to PPC for assigning
a article no. And calculate the costing of the garment. If the garment is going above
the required costing its rejected. So after the Final approval by the PPC dept. 20
more same sample’s are created, 1 piece for the sample room, 1 for the PPC
department and 18 samples to be sent to buyers and distributors for orders.
SPECIFICATION SHEET COST SHEET
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