The impact of supply chain management is increasing day by day as business is becoming more and more competitive. As profit margin is shrinking specially in the apparel manufacturing industries, managers are looking for more and more options to explore that add to their profitability. Supply chain collaboration or SCC can be such a tool that can optimize systems and minimize costs in business operations. This article describes what SCC is all about and analyses a case study from Vietnam.What is

HSBC and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Sri Lanka recently launched a project for a cohesive low-carbon development transition strategy for the domestic apparel industry. The strategy will be developed in partnership with the Joint Apparel Association Forum of Sri Lanka (JAAFSL), National Cleaner Production Centre (NCPC) and the Board of Investment (BOI).Pic: ShutterstockAccording to Mark Prothero, chief executive officer of HSBC Sri Lanka and Maldives, with this proje

Garment units continue to open in Cambodia despite the looming threat the country faces of losing its Everything-but-arms (EBA) status from the European Union (EU), according to a recent report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Seventeen readymade garment (RMG) factories were set up in the last two years, generating 11,502 jobs in the sector.Pic: ShutterstockThe investors are from Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, China and Australia, and the factories produce handba

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) recently approved three investment projects in the bags and garments sector with a total capital investment of $8.8 million. The projects are a bag factory of Quan Ming Handbag (Cambodia) Industrial Co Ltd, a bag and belt factory of Gd New Sky Leather Products Co Ltd, and a garment factory of Tao And Kiven Garment Co Ltd.Pic: ShutterstockCDC said the factories will generate 3,448 jobs. These will be located in Phnom Penh, and Kandal and Kampong S

Genesis:M&J is set to target more in depth high fashion denim market in Europe with renowned proposals towards a more authentic, comfortable and sustainable denim offer. The first output to underline the new approach is the high-end capsule collection realised in collaboration with PG Denim, that premiered at Denim Première Vison London (December 3-4) show.Pic: Genesis:M&JA collection where the great industrial experience and quality in garment manufacturing of Genesis meets, in a perfec

Ralph Lauren will use renewable electricity to power all of its globally owned and operated offices, distribution centres and stores by 2025, and join RE100, a group of influential businesses committed to the use of renewable power. The initiative on sustainability builds on the commitments outlined in the company’s Design the Change strategy.Pic: Ralph Lauren CorporationThe announcement advances the company’s work to integrate citizenship and sustainability across its global business.In additio

© Messe Frankfurt.The UK, Pakistan and Switzerland are the winners of the secondNew & Next university competitionat Heimtextil (7-10 January 2020). Three renowned universities from these countries won this year's design competition in the run-up to the 50th edition of Heimtextil out of a total of 18 international submissions.Following the successful launch of the competition at the last event, the 50th edition of Heimtextil also offered budding textile designers the chance to submit thei

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (ABFRL) recently launched an open ‘Innovation Challenge’ with Circular Apparel Innovation Factory (CAIF) to spearhead a change in packaging and find innovative alternatives to plastics. The company endeavours to lead industry practices around sustainability, ABFRL managing director Ashish Dikshit said at the launch.Pic: Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail LtdInnovation Challenge aims to find solutions to plastics, one of the industry’s biggest challenges.Accordin

Cost-cutting pressures, competition from low-cost countries and constantly emerging incremental technologies have become industrial norms these days.How can industries such as textiles and manufacturing survive in these competitive climates? It is a luxury to utilize resources and talents belonging to others by creating win-win situations. This is ‘Resource Outsourcing,’ which is turning out to be a boon for industries ranging from semiconductors to bio-medicine to advanced textiles.Figure: ‘Res

Over 7.447 million bales of cotton have arrived in 2019-20 season at various ginneries in Pakistan, as on December 1, 2019, down 20.49 per cent over arrival of 9.336 million bales during the corresponding period of last season, according to the latest fortnightly report on cotton arrivals, released by Pakistan Cotton Ginners’ Association (PCGA).Pic: ShutterstockIn the major cotton producing province of Punjab, total cotton arrivals decreased by 24.06 per cent year-on-year to 4.141 million bales,