GL-OM-06 · Weekly Production Report (WPR) & Meetings
Scope
Scope: Covers the end-to-end Weekly Production Report (WPR) and meeting process, including production status tracking, inspection planning, sample handover, weekly review, and follow-up actions.
Purpose: Ensures production plans, inspection schedules, approved samples, critical requirements, and changes are accurately reviewed, communicated, and aligned each week.
Owner: DMR owns and coordinates the Weekly Production Report (WPR) and meeting process, including cross-functional review, updates, and follow-up actions.
Applies to: Applies to FT, GT, PMR, QA, and relevant MR, factory, and Compliance personnel involved in production planning, inspection, and Pre-Production activities.
Requirements
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R1 — PMR — The MR team reviews the WPR and verifies that the production site, production calendar and other information are progressing in line with the original plan
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R2 — QA — The Technical team prepares the following week's QA and factory inspection plan according to the production calendars received
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R3 — GT — The approved Gold Seal is provided to QA if Gold Seal is approved; otherwise the approved Red Seal sample is provided
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R4 — FT — The MR team hands over the approved bulk fabric, print and embroidery samples to the responsible QA by Monday
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R5 — QA — The inspection calendar is confirmed with the manufacturers and the availability of the approved samples is verified
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R6 — QA — Do not include products whose PP Meeting is not completed before Monday in that week's inspection calendar (QA staff must be at the factory at 09:00 on weekdays)
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R7 — PMR — If an unapproved production site is identified in the WPR, inform the Compliance team immediately and have an unannounced audit carried out; no production may be planned at an unapproved location
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R8 — PMR — Update the WPR in CRM by the manufacturers by 12:00 every Friday
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R9 — QA — Do not prepare pilot, Inline and Final inspection plans for orders with no WPR entry in CRM
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R10 — PMR — Send the WPR to the MR team by the manufacturers by 15:00 every Friday
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R11 — PMR — The WPR report is printed and compared with the styles going into production that week
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R12 — PMR — The MR, QA and GT teams review the styles together over the approved samples at the Monday weekly handover meeting
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R13 — QA — Customer comments, critical requirements, measurement method and points, shipment date/method and carton, packaging and labelling requirements are reviewed at the meeting
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R14 — PMR — Send a confirmation e-mail listing the meeting participants as evidence
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R15 — PMR — The MR team reviews the production calendar and forwards it to the Technical team
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R16 — PMR — Send a revised WPR if there is any change to the production calendar
Workflow
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Tutorial
This training video supports the Weekly Production Report (WPR) & Meetings process. It does not replace the numbered steps.
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Exam
Exam for the Weekly Production Report (WPR) & Meetings process. Take it after you finish the process article, including the tutorial video.
| Pass mark | Expected duration | Attempts |
|---|---|---|
| 80% | About 10 minutes | 1 (one attempt per person) |
Pass mark 80%. 10 single-choice questions, one point each.
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Changelog
Changelog
| Date | Changed by | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | Order Management | Training video added and exam published. R3: "Gold self manufacturers" corrected to "Self manufacturers". |
| 2026-09-30 | Order Management | Converted from process to guideline (GL-OM-06). |
| 2026-09-15 | Order Management | Added related process references. |
| 2026-09-11 | Order Management | Article Added |