19 January 2023, Mumbai

The vertically integrated manufacturing model of textile production as a bit of nuance is essentially a combination of forward and backward integration of various process/production units of textiles, which we typically use mostly for textile apparel (T&A) / fashion textile (F&T) as there is a lot at stake.

Therefore, vertical integration is similar to a 'One-Stop-Shop' for large customers/groups who need to fulfill their product demands from the same manufacturing center or source.

Prologue

This manufacturing center or cycle can maintain the customer's supply chain from their production or process of every stage, from raw materials to the finished goods they need. Most enterprises in the natural fibers sector grow their cotton, jute, hemp, wool, and silk, which are then processed through ginning, spinning, weaving, knitting, bleaching, dyeing, printing, coating, bonding, and laminating before being cut, stitched, labeled, washed, and packaged.

From synthetic (petrochemical) polymerization to extrusion, molding, spinning, or wet spinning to weaving, knitting, own ward cutting, stitching, labeling, washing, and packing apparel/clothing.

Demerits; The drawback of vertical integration is that it increases the pressure to optimize supply chain efficiencies by lowering inventory while at the same time maintaining ultra-responsiveness to fluctuating market needs.

The supply chain in the clothing industry

Traditionally, a supply chain for clothing is vertically integrated. A single market organization handles acquiring raw materials, spinning, weaving, dyeing, processing, designing, manufacturing, and selling to branded retail stores and concessions.

Vertical integration of the apparel/garment supply chain gives businesses the innate capacity & predictability to control every step of their workflow. 

However, the main advantage is the capacity to spot trends and develop collections faster than manufacturers or merchants with a more dispersed supply chain.

There is a fundamental relationship between the many fashion product categories that shops manufacture (basic, basic-fashion, and high-fashion) and their relative demand uncertainty, which may worry businesses operating in more than one demand grid sector.

The correlation between the volatility of the three major product categories and the necessity for an apparel supply chain adaptation at the top and within the product portfolio is highlighted.

Successful supply chains will be built on assessing vast amounts of heterogeneous data and making wise decisions. Optimized processes and controlled costs represent the Holy Grail for clothing manufacturers and retailers.

Trends and new operations in the industry

The main trends affecting supply chain management for vertically integrated garment manufacturers and retailers are examined in this white paper, emphasizing the necessity of reevaluating systems and procedures to enable retailers to fully satisfy today's empowered consumers.

Vertical integration is a tactic that allows a business to streamline operations by directly controlling different stages of the production process instead of depending on outside suppliers or contractors.

Instead of outsourcing these operations, a company might achieve vertical integration by acquiring or forming its manufacturers, distributors, and retail outlets. However, due to the significant initial capital expenditure needed, vertical integration may be risky with potential drawbacks.

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 16 January 2023, Mumbai

The fashion space has witnessed the phenomenal rise of private labels in both the online and offline retail domains through the years.

Anecdotally the apparel segment has witnessed the introduction of private key labels like Netplay (formal office wear), Performax (specialized activewear), Fusion (fusion-wear for women), Avaasa (ethnic wear for women), and Rio (fashion wear for working women).

The fundamental premise driving synergies here is that private-label products are getting sustainable favour & appeal from consumers across sub-sets within the fashion & retail space.

Prologue

“Islands of Certainty”.

The innate advantage it enjoys is that of high availability besides providing great control over pricing one over the other/established brands

Private labels provide a remarkable play helping retailers design promotions, advertising, or even the packaging of the label to the business requisites. One would reckon dozens of Indian private brands famously known as private label and store brands, are typically designed to be made and sold for a specific celebrated retailer to stay relevant & competitive.

Case study

"Reliance Retail", India’s largest & biggest retail company mirrors 'the shape of things to come'. It is an entity with Rs 1,49,925 crore of revenues in FY21, having launched ver four dozen private-label brands across all consumer wearables, consumables, grocery segments, etc.

Its annual report in FY21 reports that the company has earned over 75% of its revenue from its fashion and apparel, footwear chain "Reliance Trends" entailing in-house brands, where the contribution of private labels to its revenue is a whopping 60% or thereabouts.

Myntra, the case is no different, having an army of private labels most specifically across a lower price spectrum accounting for say 35% of its revenue. Here the spotlight shifts to the plethora of private labels involving/developed/backed by celebrities such as Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone brands like 'HRX' and 'All About You' respectively.

The advantages overweigh prompting Amazon & Flipkarts of the world not to shy away from investing reasonably in their private-label portfolios than ever before.

Growth triggers

Growth levers; It is nothing new as prominent retailers like the Future Group, Reliance Retail, K Raheja Corp-owned Shoppers Stop, and the Aditya Birla Group have already seen private labels' demand tailwinds clocking impressive performance on the back of ease of getting credible ‘contract-manufacturing’.

All major e-commerce sites, including Amazon India, Flipkart, Snap deal, and Shopclues, are always opportunistically looking at giving a fillip to their online sales, featuring a wide range of offers and steep discounts to lure consumers.

Secular trend

It is nothing new as prominent retailers like the Future Group, Reliance Retail, K Raheja Corp-owned Shoppers Stop, and the Aditya Birla Group have already seen private labels' demand tailwinds clocking impressive performance on the back of ease of getting credible ‘contract-manufacturing’.

Umashan Naidoo, head, of customer and beauty, Trent operates Westside, alludes that," Their brands in apparel, footwear, and other accessories contribute over 99% of sales".

Science of translating private labels into powerhouse brands

Therefore, the advantages overweigh prompting Amazon & Flipkarts of the world not to shy away from investing reasonably in their private-label portfolios than ever before.

What is remarkable is that the platforms’ popular private brands Teamspirit, Mix N Match, and Avaasa are hands-down ahead of the top-selling brands in many cases.

Private labels have helped online retailers attract new consumers and many first-time customers giving them greater customer buying insights and, also filling in gap lines identifying & underpinning these gaps strategically in order to fill them with distinguished and top-quality product/s Or product lines creating differentiability to tap into underserved/underpenetrated niche opening scope for headroom growth and making business proposition big.

There are interesting instances where Private Labels have even been launched in the open market to compete fairly & squarely in the marketplace stimulating growth.

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 12 January 2023, Mumbai

It is hard to believe but is the truth of the day is that a country as big as India with a population of almost 1.4 billion people was totally ignored when it comes to sizing as little seriousness was attached to this initiative.

The absence of a standardized size chart hinders the expansion of the domestic textile and Indian garment industries, notwithstanding the recent noteworthy increase in the e-commerce retail sector.

“IndiaSize - National Sizing Survey of India”

Additionally, it is designed to result in more sales and fewer rejections, according to the then (DG) director general of NIFT undetaking this comprehensive anthropometric research study well intended to develop a holistic body size chart for the Indian population mandated by Ministry of Textiles.

India's first country-specific size chart is being created by the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) to provide Indians with better-fitting clothing. "Indians will appear more beautiful and feel more confident wearing clothing customized using a size chart created explicitly for the size and shape of the Indian body.

Nuts & bolts

Essential information like gender, location, and age was compiled for the mapping survey. The poll was divided into two phases: the first examined a size chart for people aged 15 to 65, and the second map sizes for youngsters and footwear. Each scan required a total of 15 minutes to complete.

In Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Shillong, NIFT were to install full-body scanners.

For the poll, NIFT had explicitly expressed its intention to involve critical stakeholders in the market, including major e-commerce companies.

Under the direction of the Ministry of Textiles (MoT), the Government of India, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi, had earlier launched a massive national sizing survey to create an anthropometric database of measurements for Indians that is genuinely representative of the entire Indian population.

Government’s role in the size initiative

The study of Indian apparel consumption was started by the textile minister survey over three to six months to determine the country's overall apparel consumption allowing for more realistic business estimates, improved marketing plans, and investment in the sector.

The ministry’s National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) based in New Delhi was mandated with the project that involved gathering anthropometric comprehensive data from more than 25,000 gents and ladies between 15 and 65 years of age Pan-India using 3D whole body scanning technology approach & methodology.

The cities involved are New Delhi (North), Mumbai (West), Chennai (South), Hyderabad (Centre), Kolkata (East), and Shillong (North-East). "NIFT is happy to be associated with MoT's project of "INDIAsize," was alluded confidently by Shantmanu, IAS, the then DG NIFT.

In this scientific experiment, human-safe 3D whole-body scanner technology is used to gather anthropometric data from a sample population to develop a standard-size chart. This will adhere to all international size survey criteria and be a true reflection of the Indian population, allowing the garment industry to embrace it.

The study seeks to fill the information gap on the home market's scope, size, and breadth.

To create a statistically sound database that may be used as the basis for research on growth patterns in the upcoming year, the study will strive to identify regional and product category consumption patterns across the nation. 

Other connected initiatives

The initiative continues to have blessings of the MoT as was echoed even by the former Textile Minister, "The govt. is committed to making sure that those looking to train individuals in stitching, tailoring, garment manufacturing, and retail come together under Ministry initiatives and embark on a new path in the skilling segment".

Stepping back The then Minister of Textile (MoT) had stated that the CMAI and its members have decided to work with the Ministry of Textiles to identify power loom clusters from which sufficient resources for retail enterprises can be obtained, with help from the government to power loom weavers.

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 18 January 2023, Mumbai

A global quota-free trade environment presents the local clothing and textiles industry with several significant challenges, including globalization, emerging technologies, constant firm-level re-engineering, regulatory and workforce pressures, managing change, and meeting world-class performance standards in terms of productivity, price, quality, design, and innovation.

The staff, from the CEO to the sweeper, must be increasingly disproportionately relied upon to meet these difficulties. Whether our company plans depend on innovation, scale economies, price, logistics, or marketing expertise, success can only be attained with a highly-skilled, competitive workforce worldwide. People are what drive businesses forward.

The proportion of highly skilled workers is likely to increase sharply compared to unskilled workers to satisfy sophisticated consumer preferences, meet delivery targets, offset unit labor costs, and ultimately meet price points in the marketplace. In other words, there will always be a place for low-end and intermediate skills in the sector, given the labor-intensive nature of manual work. To steer this industry towards a different development trajectory in the face of these shifts brought on by technology breakthroughs, specialized skills development interventions are required.

Reality check on the new schemes

The sad reality is that businesses in this industry are shrinking, getting meaner, and doing whatever it takes to survive. To gain market agility, large garment and textile companies are increasingly re-engineering themselves into a variety of smaller interlocking business units.

Therefore, it is typical for manufacturing companies simultaneously manufacture, import, and wholesale certain product lines.

This variety of roles is leading to more complex organizational structures in businesses and offering a wealth of new opportunities for skill development outside of the traditional leadership, apprenticeship, and technical training offerings, which is also crucial to enhancing the sector's firms' competitiveness.

To reduce costs and boost quality at every stage of the activity chain, mastery of the value chain is becoming increasingly important in all business activities. Today, a company's success or failure is determined by how quickly raw materials are moved from entering the facility until the finished product is delivered to the consumer.

For businesses to continuously reengineer structures and enhance processes in response to internal and external market changes, these imperatives call for complicated managerial talents.

As part of their everyday duties, managers must develop and oversee smooth interfaces between human resources, technology, finance, procurement, logistics, operations, marketing and sales, and customer support. Additionally, they require the ability to join global supply chains.

Various ongoing projects on skills development

Several projects and programs for skill development have been developed in the textile industry in India. 11.14 lakh people were taught in textiles and apparel, jute, spinning, weaving, technical textiles, sericulture, handloom, and handicrafts as part of the Integrated Skill Development Scheme, with 8.43 lakh of them finding employment.

Samarth's program aims to educate young people about the textile industry so they can obtain lucrative and long-term jobs. Ten lakh individuals will be taught, with nine lahks coming from the organized sector and one from the traditional industry. Thus, the system encompasses the textile value cycle.

The event's features will include textiles, handlooms, handicrafts, and carpets. As part of the skilling outreach across states, opportunities for women in tailoring at the district level will be found.

Samarth has created a few modules and courses in clothing production. In the textile industry, women make up around 75% of the workforce. The program also includes encouraging the development of the traditional jute, sericulture, handicraft, and handloom sectors.

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14 January 2023, Mumbai

Indian consumers have expressed a strong desire to buy more discretionary products during recent months despite concerns over inflation thankfully the demand hasn't softened in many categories and, the planned spending during coming months is likely to see a spike across age groups in all types given the strong undercurrent.

No surprise that the increasing frequency of transactions fuelled by event-based marketing promotional sales are now could be experienced throughout the year in the apparel and fashion space. This has been driven by accelerated digital adoption and increasing penetration in Tier II cities and beyond. Online purchases remain strong though to a lesser extent than during the peak of the pandemic.

Context setting

Event-based marketing is a strategic approach that uses events to promote products, increase brand awareness and drive sales. By hosting or participating in events, companies can engage with their target audience and create a memorable experience that leaves a lasting impression.

The interactive nature of events allows companies to build personal relationships with their customers, which can lead to increased customer loyalty and repeat business.

Furthermore, events can provide valuable data about customer preferences and behavior, which can inform future marketing efforts and product development.

In addition to driving sales, events can also support other business objectives, such as building brand equity, generating media coverage, and establishing thought leadership. Overall, event-based marketing is a highly effective way to build relationships with customers, create brand awareness, and drive sales.

Event marketing per se is fast arriving in the marketing professional space designed to populate and give a catalytic push to product marketing Vs. what was hitherto typically used to be a strategic tool in the marketing communication field. 

The same was necessitated essentially looking at incrementally there was a rise in corporate disillusionment in recent times with so-called conventional media, heightened cluttered marketplace due to increased noise and chatter; as there is an acute need of the day to have frugal management yet super-efficiency created opportunities on the back of event-based marketing.

The semblance of the festive season 

The festive season in India typically starts on July 28 with festivals like Eid al-Adha, Nagara Panchami, Raksha Bandhan, and Varamahalakshmi & the season continues till January, covering bigger festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi, Dusherra, and Diwali, Christmas, New Year, and Makar Sankranti.

Indians are typically bargain hunters Most e-commerce sites and even firms that have advertised during festive season & Republic Day deals and sales claim that consumers are buying hysterically.

During the festival sales online gross merchandise value (GMV) grew 25 percent year on year during the festive month amounting to Rs76,000 crores and, sales went up both online and offline during the festival month says Redseer.

The study further states it is documented that occasion-based buying emerged as a strong reason for purchasing across categories and consumers reported an increase in overall satisfaction with online platforms.

Consumer buying behaviour

Most of the brands have a preference for selling at full price as simple as this and not to offer discounts but circumstances and competition pressure, end of season push over inventories, at times over/wrong production, and not inspiring seasonal sales or weak revenue guidance at times are factors pushing sellers/merchants to indulge in event-based marketing to influence 'Consumer buying behaviour'.

All major e-commerce sites, including Amazon India, Flipkart, Snap deal, and Shopclues, are always opportunistically looking at giving a fillip to their online sales, featuring a wide range of offers and steep discounts to lure consumers.

The trend of robust growth is seen as more pronounced in the event-based marketing generating alpha than in normal circumstances.

Raising a flag

However, the festive season’s share of the online retail gross merchandise value (GMV) is dropping, due to the increasing frequency of transactions fuelled by sale events throughout the year; GMV is the total value of merchandise sold over a specific time frame.

India in a sweat spot

The optimism in the Indian economy is fantastic given the economy's resilience witnessed in recent quarters. Clothing and lifestyle retailers, as well as malls, are seeing record growth in sales in the past few weeks and are expected to have an encouraging run rate going forward and that is not an unreasonable expectation.

Urban consumers are buying discretionary products though there has been a slight slowdown in value or mass-priced products in non-metros and rural and that is the place to start.

Category-wise this festive season, the fashion category is expected to see robust growth driven by an increasing shopper base from Tier II cities.

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 11 January 2023, Mumbai

Numerous initiatives to enhance working conditions, develop skills, and promote the well-being of women employees have been inspired by the significant attention given to women's contributions to and issues within the global apparel business over the past ten years.

Individual companies, industry coalitions, NGOs, and international organizations are in charge of these projects. Even if these measures have resulted in advances, more work has to be done.

Supply chains in the apparel industry are evolving, as are the demographics and day-to-day experiences of the people who are a part of them, so programs must be prepared to change and advance.

Essential programs for women in the field

Government programs and international development efforts are still crucial. Still, the business has a chance and a duty to be the driving force behind real, long-lasting change.

With these improvements, female employees will be able to reach their full potential and get the most out of their involvement in the global garment industry. This study suggests three crucial areas for global textile sector investment—in cooperation with other sectors—to enhance the economic empowerment of women workers and further strengthen existing efforts' success.

These domains revealed through examining broad trends and critical findings from ICRW's research, do not function independently but are interrelated. On the other hand, unmet needs in one area may have a detrimental impact on the results of efforts in another. Work to advance one place can encourage efforts in another.

The study strongly promotes collaboration throughout the whole value chain and beyond to address core issues and support improvements that stick for the long term.

The recent relaxation of labor laws announced as an emergency move to support the sector during COVID-19 is a hasty choice.

It may fail to achieve its claimed goal of raising productivity. In particular, due to their effects on workers, the general increase in working hours and the relaxation of the industrial dispute process must all be discussed. A tripartite method for addressing employer and labor concerns must replace unilateral decision-making with progressive and well-considered labor reforms.

Importance of women in this field

The biggest clothing companies should formally unite and declare their support for human rights throughout their supply chain.

Brands must encourage improved working conditions and consider the human costs of pressuring manufacturers to produce more with fewer resources. Additionally, brands need to pool their resources to establish mechanisms that improve working conditions and encourage ethical behavior in factories.

Examples of such efforts already exist, such as Marks & Spencer's and other garment manufacturers' Providing Opportunities to Women on Equal Rights (Control) Project in India, which encourages a safe workplace and gives women workers in its supply chain's manufacturing facilities more power.

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18 January 2023, Mumbai

The seventh annual State of Fashion report from The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company, The State of Fashion 2023: Resilience in the Face of Uncertainty, reveals the industry will experience a global slowdown in 2023 as macroeconomic tensions and declining consumer confidence undermine 2022's gains. It emphasizes that a worldwide recession in the fashion industry is expected in 2023.

While inflation is the most significant concern, the best potential is down-cycle exposure and sustainability. Fashion executives are on edge as they look ahead to 2023 due to the industry's harmful effects of deteriorating macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions in the second half of 2022.

According to 85% of fashion executives who participated in the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion 2023 poll, the market would continue to face challenges from inflation in 2019. Meanwhile, 58 percent of executives think the fashion sector will suffer due to the energy crisis and supply chain disruptions brought on by geopolitical unrest, particularly the continuing conflict in Ukraine.

The dichotomies that formerly defined the fashion business are predicted to reappear, with McKinsey projecting global fashion sales growth of 5 to 10 percent for luxury items and between -2 and +3 percent for the remainder of the industry in 2023.

Report analysis on the future of the industry

The report emphasizes the necessity for fashion companies to reevaluate their business strategies. To focus on essential growth possibilities and react more skillfully to risk, many organizations may alter their organizational structures, adding new roles or elevating existing ones.

Brands might work with manufacturing partners to hone their supply chain strategies throughout the coming year. To better adapt to rapidly changing consumer demand, nearshoring may be necessary.

It may also be required to rely more heavily on data analytics and technology to manage inventory effectively. Global Fragility, Regional Realities, Two-Track Spending, Fluid Fashion, Formalwear Reinvented, D2C Reckoning, Tackling Greenwashing, Future-Proofing Manufacturing, Digital Marketing Reloaded, and Organization Overhaul are the ten themes that will drive the fashion industry in 2023.

How is the business going

The dichotomies that formerly defined the fashion business are predicted to reappear, with McKinsey projecting global fashion sales growth of 5 to 10 percent for luxury items and between -2 and +3 percent for the remainder of the industry in 2023. Regional disparities will be noticeable in addition to those between luxury players and those from other sectors.

While Covid-19 outbreaks and precautions continue in China, the US economy is anticipated to be stronger than other major global economies despite the slowdown. In contrast, Europe is struggling with an oil crisis and a weaker euro versus a strong US dollar.

The global landscape for industry growth is changing against this background. Markets that historically had strong economic potential are now exposed to various dangers, from harsh weather to political or social turmoil. To attract new customers, firms may need to further localize their designs, marketing, and merchandising in other regions like the Middle East.

However, when fashion executives evaluate the changing geographical realities of their companies, they must consider more than just financial risks and opportunities when developing their scenario plans.

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13 January 2023, Mumbai

Supply chains in the apparel industry are evolving. The industry's total market size now is US$ 122 billion, including exports and local consumption. India could reach a US$400 billion market by 2030 with a growth of 9% in the local market and 8% in exports.

Manufacturing quality is the primary factor that guarantees any industry's continued success.

Support system

India's first country-specific size chart is being created by the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) to provide Indians with better-fitting clothing. "Indians will appear more beautiful and feel more confident wearing clothing customized using a size chart created explicitly for the size and shape of the Indian body.

The textile ministry on its part has launched several initiatives to promote the brand India on various global platforms by showcasing its strength in sustainability, ethical sourcing, and manufacturing, labor standards, and women's employment.

Initiatives like undertaken earlier by trade nodal agency, AEPC implementing an ambitious project “Common Code of Conduct – DISHA” for capacity building in apparel/garment/clothing sector with financial support from the Ministry of Textile (MoT) have gone a long way in the given direction to promote the brand India.

Skill development

Concerns mounting as if India has to hit 100$Bn as per what the Government of India targets set as a pathway to growth in the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' national initiative as appealed by Hon'ble PM, Narendra Modi of India to achieve US$ 100 Billion export for textile products by 2030 Vis-à-vis $42 of the previous year.

Numerous initiatives to address the Skill Gap's needs to enhance working conditions, develop skills, and promote the well-being of women employees have been inspired by the significant attention given to women's contributions to and issues within the global apparel business over the past ten years.

Women empowerment

Importance of women in this field; Three crucial areas for global textile sector investment—in cooperation with other sectors—to enhance the economic empowerment of women workers and further strengthen existing efforts' successfully via collaboration throughout the whole value chain and beyond to address this core issues and support improvements.

Examples of such efforts already exist, such as Marks & Spencer's and other garment manufacturers' Providing Opportunities to Women on Equal Rights (Control) Project in India.

Employers Employees kinetics The industrial relationship is a function of Employers' Employees for understanding the underlying robustness of any workplace to gauge the deeper issues of workforce productivity and sound business health and its sustainable future

Where do we go

The evolution from analog to digital technology was accomplished using integrated systems in apparel sector as Apparel 4.0 is perceived by people with its implementation.

The industry will need to restructure, perform, and modify its traditional functioning and outlook to meet this ambitious growth aim. It is high time Government looks into these 'Apparel 4.0 as Industry' technologies as high-priority sectors and creates world-class technology companies that will make India truly "Atmanirbhar" and bring foreign currency on export.

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10 January 2023, Mumbai

India's textile and garment (T&C) sector has made a name for itself as a major exporter and consumer market. The industry's total market size now is US$ 122 billion, including exports and local consumption.

India could reach a US$400 billion market by 2030 with a growth of 9% in the local market and 8% in exports. The industry will need to restructure, perform, and modify its traditional functioning and outlook to meet this ambitious growth aim.

Manufacturing quality is the primary factor that guarantees any industry's continued success. Powerhouses of the world's manufacturing, like China, have risen to the top by relentlessly pursuing large-scale production setups to produce high-quality goods at competitive prices.

Manufacturing scenario around the globe

Industries worldwide are working to increase their competitiveness by altering how they conduct business and emphasizing activities that support their core activity. These adjustments result in a comprehensive improvement in the processes that support the achievement of manufacturing excellence.

The industry must adopt specific structural adjustments to maintain the boom that the Indian textile sector has seen. The disorganized structure and lack of necessary scale are the main problems with India's textile and apparel sector. The Indian textile and garment industry has been unable to realize its full potential.

The Indian textile industry must take some action to obtain an advantage over its rivals in the increasingly price-competitive global textile business, such as China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and others.

The future of the Indian industry lies in achieving industrial excellence through sustainable growth. To facilitate extensive conversation on achieving manufacturing excellence and building a sustainable and innovative future for the Indian textile industry, this conference intends to provide a shared forum for various industry players and policymakers.

The conference's talks and deliberations will provide several conclusions, suggestions, and corrective actions that, in the long run, will be advantageous to industry stakeholders along the entire value chain.

Future of manufacturing in this industry

Getting as near as feasible to predetermined goals is the process of manufacturing excellence in the apparel industry. These goals or objectives include a wide variety of topics that, when taken together, ensure the survival and success of a manufacturing company. Some of these goals will need to be adjusted as the industry changes.

Owners initially entered the clothing manufacturing industry solely intending to make money, which could be done through very straightforward methods.

The need for efficiency improvements, more suited equipment, appropriate setup, process improvements, novel products, improved quality, reliability, and consistency eventually arose, and all of these things could only be accomplished in tandem with the right employees having the proper training, empowerment, and result-linked compensation.

Today, manufacturing is a passion where excellence is sought at every step. As a result, management is guided through a set of KPIs to assess where we are vs. where we want to be, and, in response, improvements are made. Manufacturing excellence is what we refer to as the entire process.

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