Production Manager

"Production managers manage the production of styles.  They are primarily concerned with controlling production costs, managing production capacity, increased productivity, maintaining a smooth work flow, and meeting production deadlines.  They focus on simplifying operations, reducing throughput time, and providing appropriate equipment and trained operators.  Production Managers' primary concern are produce-ability with available equipment and operator skills while meeting quality standards and production deadlines.

Production managers are often involved in acquisition of new equipment.  Capital investment in equipment has a long-term impact on finished products.  Production management involves comparisons of available and new equipment relative to product quality, ease and cost of operation, and rate of output.  Production managers may also manage the sourcing of products with contactors.  They transmit markers and production information.  They also might work with agents and custom officials involved in international trade."

(Kunz, (2005) Apparel Manufacturing, Prentice Hall, p. 117)