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Module 2 — Product Use and Reverse Flow
Covers product-use behaviour and reverse logistics for apparel.
What you will be able to do
Manage what happens after the sale: help customers use and care for the product, run returns and reverse logistics efficiently, and feed what comes back into design and quality.
The practical work
Take one month's returns report for one category: classify the return reasons, split avoidable from unavoidable, and write the three fixes — fit guidance, care information, packaging or quality — with owners.
Prerequisite: Read module 1 and pass its quiz first.
Reading for this module
Read these 3 Garment Ed subjects in order, then take the quiz below.
Practical worksheet
Take one month's returns report for one category: classify the return reasons, split avoidable from unavoidable, and write the three fixes — fit guidance, care information, packaging or quality — with owners.
- Identify requirements and assumptions.
- Record evidence and calculations.
- Choose a decision and containment action.
- Assign an owner and verification check.
Module quiz
5 questions on Module 2 — Product Use and Reverse Flow. Answer them all, then check your score before moving on. 4 correct or more is a pass. Your best score is saved on this device, and to your account when you are signed in. This is a self-check, not an accredited assessment.
1. In apparel e-commerce, what is usually the single largest return reason?
2. Why does an inaccurate care label cost the brand money?
3. Why can processing a return cost more than shipping the original order?
4. What does grading returned goods mean in practice?
5. How should returns data reach the design and quality teams?
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