January, 2013

It has been a very eventful year for all of us with many articles drawing attention of our readers. The issuepresents synopses of the most appreciated articles, broadly divided under four categories – Best Practices, Management Concepts, Product Focus and Technology Reviews. Some of the articles like Going Green: The Orient Craft Way; Madura’s World Class Suit Manufacturing; Tarun Tahiliani’s Quality Couture; Manufacturing a Bra in a Lean setup; and Football Manufacturing seeked much attention, making the issue a collector’s edition for sure. An interesting article under ‘New Category’ is Mohali based orthopaedic aids manufacturer Tynor Orthotics, a part of the sewn product industry with issues similar to garment manufacturers, highlighting the Lean manufacturing setup of the company. Claiming it to be the 2nd largest orthopaedic aid manufacturer of the country, Tynor has made its mark both at the national and international levels. The issue also carries an exclusive interview of one of India’s leading garment manufacturer, Prateek Apparel’s young and dynamic President, Sanjay Dalmia, highlighting the success mantra of the company – focusing on product development and handling smaller quantities.