Research Article

Effects of Physical Sample Approval Practice on Performance and Competitiveness of Export-Oriented Garment Industries in Ethiopia

Table 1

Company A, date-wise sample approval data taken from five different orders.

Order no.Photo sampleSize set samplePreproduction sampleProduction sampleShipment sample
Sending dateApproved dateSending dateApproved dateSending dateApproved dateSending dateApproved dateSending dateApproved date

112/02/201902/03/201906/03/201924/03/201928/03/201919/04/201925/04/201920/05/201929/06/201915/07/2019
209/04/201930/04/201903/05/201922/05/201925/05/201906/06/201909/06/201921/06/201910/08/201929/08/2019
305/02/201901/03/201906/03/201928/03/201903/04/201925/04/201901/05/201920/05/201913/06/201927/06/2019
406/06/201902/07/201906/07/201928/07/201905/08/201927/08/201902/09/20823/09/201924/10/201901/11/2019
521/07/201929/08/201903/09/201930/09/201905/10/201923/10/201928/10/201924/11/201918/12/201930/12/2019
Mean26 days22 days19 days21 days14 days
Total lead time in days = 102