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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to cost fashion or textile design production
   • Analyse production requirements to determine necessary scale of production
2. Identify features of different production options in line with target market and product specifications
3. Identify and analyse costs associated with each production option
4. Compare cost benefits and cost negatives of each production option according to legal and ethical requirements
5. Review previous production records and consult required personnel to determine cost efficiency of production options
6. Assess influences on production costs
   • Determine factors that affect cost of production
7. Identify quality and industry standards for design and production, and assess their implications
8. Analyse production options according to workplace procedures
9. Identify and assess variables that impact on production costs
10. Identify and compare differences between short-run or design production and large scale volume production
11. Review production options in line with additional information and refine most suitable options according to work health and safety requirements
12. Develop and analyse costing sheets for production
    • Develop costing sheets for selected production options
13. Check calculations and collate data
14. Analyse data from costing sheets to assess most cost-efficient option for production, according to design, quality and ethical requirements
15. Document cost analysis and present to required personnel to review suitability of options
16. Assess options for adjusting variables to modify production costs
17. Finalise cost analysis and complete required documentation