Garments Industry

Garments Industry

Industry Background and Importance

The clothing industry of New York has gained global recognition for their significant contributions to the world of fashion (Brooks, 2007). There is no contention to the fact that New York is home to some of the most skilled and talented fashion designers to have possibly graced the world. Even before its emergence as the center of the international garments and clothing industry, the New York clothing industry traditionally had a heavy dependence on the garment industry of New York. However, the emergence of a myriad of critical issues, such as burgeoning costs of rent and the introduction of stringent zoning ordinances, threaten to cripple apparel manufacturing and sample-making businesses that cater to the needs of the New York-based clothing industry and have already caused many fashion businesses to close down shop (Ward, 1992). Above 6,000 garments complex companies and more than 6,500 plants have been reported in the statistics of U.S. Department of Commerce and the Bureau of Labor. The cotton fiber sales were recorded to be $58 billion in 2000. 1.4 million Jobs were provided in the garments industry to the people of US by that time. The main reason for the study is to discuss the supply chain management in the garments industry and the processes followed for supply flow (Brooks, 2007).

Supply Chain Management (SCM) in garments industry

According to Zuckerman supply Chain Management (Supply Chain Management - SCM) is the process of planning, execution and control in terms of cost savings flow of raw materials, WIP, finished goods, services and related information from point of origin to the point of consumption (including imports, exports internal and external migration), i.e. to meet customer satisfaction (Zuckerman 2002, 66). The essence of the concept of "supply chain" is a review of logistics operations throughout the product life cycle, ...