May, 2015

Given the dynamic nature of the industry, apparel manufacturing sourcing hubs have developed new product capacities. Picking this pulse of the industry, the current edition of StitchWorld carries an exclusive analysis of product strengths of four growing manufacturing destinations in Asia – India, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Myanmar – and the emerging products that look promising. It is noteworthy that these locations have not only developed new product competencies but registered consistent growth as well in the past couple of years. Supplementing these important developments and trends, the key directions for technology suppliers to invest in have been identified. This issue kick-starts our new series on Realization of Quality Management System in Textile and Apparel Manufacturing. The first article deliberates the reasons for failure of QMS initiatives in needle trade and also explains step-by-step procedures for implementing TQM in textile and garment factories. In another interesting read, the evolution of fabric spreading technology and the gradual improvement of features have been chronicled. In the coming issues, a plethora of garment manufacturing machineries and equipment will be reviewed. This issue also carries the ninth article in the series IE in Apparel Manufacturing. This time the series discusses minimizing Start-up Losses; how fast and effectively one can adjust to the requirements of different orders is one of the keys to success for any organization and quick response manufacturing systems which can handle low volume – multi styles with faster throughput and efficiency are the need of the hour.