I have recently been reading a lot about the innovations happening around the world in the garment industry. One thought that struck me was in the field of sewing. Are there other, more plausible, cost-effective and quality assuring methods that can replace sewing in this industry? Well, this article is an attempt to throw some […]
Fabric costs account for more than 70 percent of the total garment’s cost. Hence, it goes without saying how crucial, effective fabric storage and management is to the manufacturing process. Fabric store in a garment factory plays a vital role in garment manufacturing process, by not only offering the factory a storage space for its […]
Inventory in a factory includes raw material stock, work in progress, and finished goods stock maintained in the premises to sustain the running production process. Inventory is a significant constituent of the current assets of the factory and hence has huge financial implications. It goes without saying that managing an optimum level of inventory is […]
You must have heard of non-iron shirts. Wash it, hang it, wear it! Yes, these shirts retain their shape even after multiple wash cycles. You can hang them up right out of the dryer and don’t have to think about them. They’re also even less prone to wrinkling in the course of the day and […]
Compliance can be defined as conformity to a given standard. The garment industry is expected to maintain certain standards or compliance to operate. Some of the common compliances required in garment industry include working hour policy, holiday compensation, and wage for leaves, equal remuneration policy, antidiscrimination policy, no child labour, health, and safety policy, etc. […]
Amazon is known across the globe for selling everything from A to Z. It is the largest online retailer in the US, and now it intends to produce everything too. The might of Amazon is well-known. You can refer to our previous article “The Amazon Effect” for more information. Amazon is basically an “everything store,” […]
Non-woven fabrics are made of bonding fibres together by chemical, heat, mechanical or solvent treatments. Both staple fibres (short) fibres and continuous long fibres are used in non-woven materials. It is basically a sheet of fibres (staple and continuous), that have been formed into a web, bound together by various means, other than weaving or […]
In this article, we will touch upon the USA and China influence on Ethiopia’s journey towards becoming a potential hub for apparel sourcing, globally. How the USA is entering the Ethiopian market? Ethiopia and the US have strong bilateral trade relations. The US has been the largest aid donor for Ethiopia. Ethiopia being the fastest-growing […]
We are surrounded by different types of textiles in our daily lives. Geotextiles is a bit different from them, but are very popular due to their use in over 80 different types of applications around us. These are simply synthetic fibres turned into a fabric with permeable qualities and are resistant to biodegradation. Originally, geotextiles […]
Africa as a continent is made up of 54 countries, inhabiting more than 1.2 bn people together. The Eastern and Western Africa are the most populated regions, accounting for 60 per cent of the total population of the continent. In terms of population, Nigeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, and South Africa are the biggest countries. By 2050, […]
