Question

Completely and thoroughly explain how any type of shoes or boots are made. Discuss the major manufacturing operations in detail and explain the sequence in which the operations are performed and explain why the operations are done in that sequence

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Answer 1

There are several stages to the manufacturing of shoes. The stages are as follows:

1. Designing: First an overall outline or design of the shoe is made, show casing the particular style, colour or cut required.
2. Lasting: The lasts of the shoes are developed, these are moulds which perform the function of fitting of a human foot, all shoes are made on the basis of this last. The last is of different sizes in order to make different sizes of shoes.
3. Stamping: The leather required on the shoe is marked and cut up in the pieces required, it is a very technical job, different types of leather have different qualities, therefore it is important to pick up the right part of the leather for the right part of the shoes.
4. Stitching: All parts of the leather are stitched together on the basis of the last and the stamping. The upper of the shoe which is the part on the fore of the shoe is made first.
5. Assembling: All the different parts, materials and heel boxes of the shoe are put together in this stage.
6. Finishing touches: The finishing touches take place in terms of polishing, if a different gradient of colour is required that is adjusted, the toe drop off is also adjusted in this phase.

All these operations have to be done in this particular sequence to be able to put a shoe together with the highest quality and the most efficient manner.