Modelling apparel sizing systems for children's wear using anthropometric data / Jamil Salleh and Norsaadah Zakaria

The purpose of this quantitative research is to develop a standard sizing system for children's wear using the anthropometric data. 2035 children were measured from 29 primary and secondary schools in Selangor one of the state in Malaysia. Accurate sizing systems for children's clothing ar...

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Main Authors: Salleh, Jamil, Zakaria, Norsaadah
Format: Research Reports
Language:English
Published: Research Management Institute (RMI) 2009
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27117/1/LP_JAMIL%20SALLEH%20RMI%2010_5.pdf
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description The purpose of this quantitative research is to develop a standard sizing system for children's wear using the anthropometric data. 2035 children were measured from 29 primary and secondary schools in Selangor one of the state in Malaysia. Accurate sizing systems for children's clothing are important for both manufacturers and consumers: manufacturers wish to produce clothing in the fewest number of sizes that will cover the majority of potential customers, while customers obviously want clothing to deliver a good fit. Multivariate statistical techniques were used to analyze the data, including principal component analysis, k-means clustering, and decision tree technique. The result was a model of eight different sizing systems totaling to eight size charts covering upper and lower body based on the realities of the diverse population of children in Malaysia, with more than 90% coverage and good aggregate loss. The body sizing system is developed for female and male with different age groups; between 7 and 12 years old and between 13 and 17 years old to fit the upper and lower body. Even though 200 sizes might seem a large number, but when compared to sizing systems used for children in other countries such as Korea and Taiwan, this sizing system has lower total number of sizes. This study provides a sizing model for children's wear, which is recommended to be used for the benefits of both the customers and manufacturers.
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spelling uitm.eprints-71172022-06-08T07:36:45Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27117/ Modelling apparel sizing systems for children's wear using anthropometric data / Jamil Salleh and Norsaadah Zakaria Salleh, Jamil Zakaria, Norsaadah Textile industries Production management. Operations management The purpose of this quantitative research is to develop a standard sizing system for children's wear using the anthropometric data. 2035 children were measured from 29 primary and secondary schools in Selangor one of the state in Malaysia. Accurate sizing systems for children's clothing are important for both manufacturers and consumers: manufacturers wish to produce clothing in the fewest number of sizes that will cover the majority of potential customers, while customers obviously want clothing to deliver a good fit. Multivariate statistical techniques were used to analyze the data, including principal component analysis, k-means clustering, and decision tree technique. The result was a model of eight different sizing systems totaling to eight size charts covering upper and lower body based on the realities of the diverse population of children in Malaysia, with more than 90% coverage and good aggregate loss. The body sizing system is developed for female and male with different age groups; between 7 and 12 years old and between 13 and 17 years old to fit the upper and lower body. Even though 200 sizes might seem a large number, but when compared to sizing systems used for children in other countries such as Korea and Taiwan, this sizing system has lower total number of sizes. This study provides a sizing model for children's wear, which is recommended to be used for the benefits of both the customers and manufacturers. Research Management Institute (RMI) 2009-11 Research Reports NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27117/1/LP_JAMIL%20SALLEH%20RMI%2010_5.pdf Modelling apparel sizing systems for children's wear using anthropometric data / Jamil Salleh and Norsaadah Zakaria. (2009) [Research Reports] <http://terminalib.uitm.edu.my/27117.pdf> (Unpublished)
spellingShingle Textile industries
Production management. Operations management
Salleh, Jamil
Zakaria, Norsaadah
Modelling apparel sizing systems for children's wear using anthropometric data / Jamil Salleh and Norsaadah Zakaria
title Modelling apparel sizing systems for children's wear using anthropometric data / Jamil Salleh and Norsaadah Zakaria
title_full Modelling apparel sizing systems for children's wear using anthropometric data / Jamil Salleh and Norsaadah Zakaria
title_fullStr Modelling apparel sizing systems for children's wear using anthropometric data / Jamil Salleh and Norsaadah Zakaria
title_full_unstemmed Modelling apparel sizing systems for children's wear using anthropometric data / Jamil Salleh and Norsaadah Zakaria
title_short Modelling apparel sizing systems for children's wear using anthropometric data / Jamil Salleh and Norsaadah Zakaria
title_sort modelling apparel sizing systems for children s wear using anthropometric data jamil salleh and norsaadah zakaria
topic Textile industries
Production management. Operations management
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27117/1/LP_JAMIL%20SALLEH%20RMI%2010_5.pdf
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