Sizes and Cutting
A Production Batch declares what it intends to make — by size and variant. The Batch Size Plan section is where that declaration lives. The Cutting Orders section is where the actual cut quantities arrive once the cutting room has done its work.
The two have to reconcile. The Batch Size Plan says "I plan to make 100 black M tees." The Cutting Order says "we cut 102 of those." Whether the Batch reports 100, 102, or somewhere in between depends on how reconciliation is handled at completion.
The Batch Size Plan
The Batch Size Plan section is a child table (Production Batch Size) — one row per size × variant combination, with the planned quantity. It's typically populated from the Production Order's batch planner, so you rarely type into it directly.
What matters about the Size Plan:
- The order quantity flows from here. When the Batch completes, GarmentFlow reconciles cut vs planned per row, and the closing quantity is what posts to finished goods.
- The IQ template and quality alerts key off these quantities. Inspections are scheduled against the planned units.
- The cost rollup divides by these quantities to give cost-per-garment at the end. A wrong Size Plan means a wrong cost-per-garment.
Get this right at Batch creation. Edit it later only when you've decided the plan really has changed (cancelled a size, added a color), not as a workaround for over- or under-cut quantities.
Cutting Orders linked to the Batch
The Cutting Orders section on the Batch lists every Cutting Order feeding this Batch. For an Individual Batch with a single cut, that's one row. For a Batch covering multiple lays (rare, but possible), it's several.
Each Cutting Order goes through its own workflow (Pending → Marked → Spread → Cut → Handed Over). When the Cutting Order reaches Handed Over, the cut quantities are reflected on the Batch — that's the moment the floor "receives" the cut bundles and can start the next operation.
When cut quantity diverges from plan
This is normal. A marker is never exact, fabric shrinkage varies, and the cutting room often cuts a few extra to cover defects. Two scenarios:
- Over-cut. Cutting Order Handed Over with more units than planned. The extras either flow into the Batch as bonus quantity (if the size mix still works) or land in a Quality Hold for redirection.
- Under-cut. Cutting Order Handed Over with fewer units than planned, usually because of a fabric shortage or defect. The Batch carries on with the reduced quantity, and reconciliation is honest about it at completion.
GarmentFlow records the difference; it doesn't hide it. Your cost rollup, your fulfilment quantities, and your reports all reflect what actually happened, not what was planned.
Image: A Production Batch with its Batch Size Plan on the left and the linked Cutting Order on the right, showing planned vs cut quantities per size.
What to do next
Once sizes are settled and a cut is on the way, Materials and execution covers everything else the floor touches.