Improving Efficiency in Product Development - Evaluating Alternatives to Extensive Physical Sampling in a Buying Office Context (Asmara International Sri Lanka)
Sumanasekara, Poojani (2026)
2026
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This thesis examines inefficiency in the apparel product development process, featuring a particular focus on unnecessary physical samples in a buying office framework at Asmara International Sri Lanka. The research analyses how excessive sample development affects efficiency in operations on the basis of cost, time, also workload, and examines possibilities for improvements using optimization of processes and digital solutions.
The study takes a mixed-methods strategy, merging quantitative evaluation of sample
development and selecting facts with qualitative observations gleaned from semi-structured
discussions with important parties engaged in the product development procedure. The quantitative aspect evaluates the proportion of developed and selected styles, whereas the qualitative observations investigate into the fundamental causes of inefficiency including communication deficiencies, repetitive sample sequences, and decision-making restrictions. The results demonstrates that a considerable portion of developed samples fail to make it to final selection, revealing inefficiency in the existing sampling procedure. The research additionally discovered that large number of physical samples raises workload, slow down product development time frames, and results in excessive utilisation of resources. Respondents also mentioned inadequate usage of digital technologies and lack of team
coordination as significant contributing elements.
The study reveals that enhancing product development efficiency requires the removal of
unnecessary physical samples with more effective decision-making structures, improved
cross-functional interactions, and the use of digital sampling technologies. These modifications have the potential to minimise timelines, reduce expenses, and maximise overall efficiency in the buying office context.
The study takes a mixed-methods strategy, merging quantitative evaluation of sample
development and selecting facts with qualitative observations gleaned from semi-structured
discussions with important parties engaged in the product development procedure. The quantitative aspect evaluates the proportion of developed and selected styles, whereas the qualitative observations investigate into the fundamental causes of inefficiency including communication deficiencies, repetitive sample sequences, and decision-making restrictions. The results demonstrates that a considerable portion of developed samples fail to make it to final selection, revealing inefficiency in the existing sampling procedure. The research additionally discovered that large number of physical samples raises workload, slow down product development time frames, and results in excessive utilisation of resources. Respondents also mentioned inadequate usage of digital technologies and lack of team
coordination as significant contributing elements.
The study reveals that enhancing product development efficiency requires the removal of
unnecessary physical samples with more effective decision-making structures, improved
cross-functional interactions, and the use of digital sampling technologies. These modifications have the potential to minimise timelines, reduce expenses, and maximise overall efficiency in the buying office context.