Cutting is the final stage before production.

Once your garment is cut, you can no longer change the style, fabric or fit of the garment.

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Usually the fabric is rolled out in layers and cut with a hand-held electric cutter.

Other methods include hand cutting individual panels or using an automatic CNC machine.

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When calculating the unit quantities per style, per size we always advice working within a ratio.
The fabric is then laid and the panels position and cut to fit with the ratio.

We find that the most common ratio is 1:2:2:1 for a size range of S,M,L,XL

though this will alter depending on your brand.
As an example:

If you produce 60 units per style, per colour across 4 sizes S,M,L,XL,

using the above ratio of 1:2:2:1 we would lay 10 layers of fabric and cut 10 units of both S & XL,

and then lay down the patterns of the Medium and Large panels twice  

so that 20 units of these sizes are cut. 
This turns a ratio of 1:2:2:1 into units of 10:20:20:10.

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The cost of cutting is included in the garment  bulk production price.

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Lead times are usually 1-2 weeks but are dependent on the number of styles and how busy the cut department is.