Supply Chain of the Cotton Dress Shirt

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Supply Chain of the Cotton Dress Shirt

Introduction

The cotton dress shirt has been worn for centuries. It is worn by nearly everyone. First everyone wears the cotton dress shirt as the uniform to school. Then, they also wear it daily as the formal dress for the office. Cotton dress shirts are very comfortable. These are very good to wear and everyone wants to wear these cotton dress shirts. Additionally, cotton is one of the staple crops of USA. Therefore, cotton dress shirts are not very expensive in the United States and nearly everyone can wear these shirts. People often wear cotton undergarments underneath their shirts. So, cotton is the most comfortable cloth available in the world. Everyone loves wearing cotton, especially the cotton dress shirts. It is also one of the most widely worn pieces of clothing in the United States (Fit Custom Shirts, 2011).

Supply chain of the cotton dress shirt

The supply chain of the cotton dress shirt is very simple. The cotton originates from the various cotton farms in the United States. Cotton is widely produced in the agricultural farmland of America. This cotton then reaches the cotton ginning factories. These factories prepare the cotton gin which involves removing the cotton from the cotton buds and the straw. This also involves the removal of the seeds from the cotton. Then, this spun cotton goes in for cotton yarning. Here, the spun cotton is yarned in order to produce the cotton yarn. The raw material for this manufacturing stage is the cotton lint which is manufactured into the yarn.

The yarn of cotton then enters the textile mill. The textile mill spins this cotton yarn to knit and produce the fabric. This cotton fabric then becomes the raw material for the apparel manufacturers who ...