Improving Quality, Productivity, and Cost Aspects of a Sewing Line of Apparel Industry Using TQM Approach

Table 5

Defect categorization.

Defect name	Minor defect	Major defect	Critical
Broken stitch	—	✔	—
Drop/skip stitch	—	✔	—
Needle hole	✔	—	—
Joint stitch	—	✔	—
Up-down	—	✔	—
Uncut thread	✔	—	✔
Twisting	—	—	—
Pleat	✔	—	—
Open seam	✔	—	—
Uneven	✔	—	—