The Indian Textile and Clothing Industry

The Indian Textile and Clothing Industry
Author: Mausumi Kar
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2015-04-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 8132223705

This book examines the textile and clothing Industry of India and its trade scenario from a global perspective. New developments in international policies related to trade and investment and falling barriers to trade worldwide as well as within individual regional communities have transformed the structure of production and global competition in the textile and apparel industries across the world. Furthermore, with the incorporation of textile trade in the GATT framework following the removal of quantitative restrictions, and the subsequent liberalization of investment opportunities, the Indian market is now home to several international brands, which has led to the present upsurge of FDI in this very important sector of the Indian economy. The book closely examines the nature and impact of such external changes on the industry’s structure and labour-related issues. The key feature of this book is that it presents a snapshot of all the domestic and international policies related to this sector, from the earliest relevant period to the present, and analyses the topical issues in significant detail. The book also offers some empirical analyses to show the impact of external changes on the concentration of firms in this industry and the regional inequalities that have emerged from regional variations in firms’ employment, labour-income and profit levels. Further, it addresses another striking feature, namely the role of preferential trading blocs or Regional Trading Arrangements (RTA) in creating trade-diverting effects related to this sector apart from the implications of foreign collaborations and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Many economists fear that the benefits of these RTAs for the partner countries are much greater than those for India, with net gains of incremental exports from India being small or even negative. This book discusses these critical issues in the context of India’s textile and apparel trade.

The Textile Industry in India

The Textile Industry in India
Author: Bindu Oberoi
Publisher: OUP India
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2017
Genre: Electronic book
ISBN: 9780199469352

The textile industry is one of the oldest in the country, going back several centuries. The industry experienced recession from the mid-1960s to the 1980s. However, this trend is reversed after the early 1990s when domestic demand for textiles products as well as exports increasedsubstantially. What factors have contributed to the growth of the industry? What kind of changes have occurred in the structure of exports of the industry and what are their implications? Has the growth of this labour-intensive industry generated adequate employment? This book addresses such debatesand examines the process of growth of India's textile industry, focusing on its performance on the employment front since the 1980s.Using macro-level data, the book analyses determinants of domestic demand and challenges the general perception that the growth of the industry was primarily driven by an expansion in exports of textile products. It argues that structural changes such as inter-fibre and inter-sectoral shifts andcapacity expansion involving modernization have contributed to decline in quantity as well as quality of employment generated by the industry.

SMEs in Indian Textiles

SMEs in Indian Textiles
Author: A. Anthony
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2016-04-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1137444576

SMEs in Indian Textiles examines how globalisation in its transformative influence affects both firms and workers in the developing economies. This book explores the handloom cluster's value chain linkages to examine whether firms in the cluster gained from their association with global buyers over this extended period, and in what ways.

Advances in Mechanical and Materials Technology

Advances in Mechanical and Materials Technology
Author: Kannan Govindan
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 1422
Release: 2022-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9811627940

This book presents select papers from the International Conference on Energy, Material Sciences and Mechanical Engineering (EMSME) - 2020. The book covers the three core areas of energy, material sciences and mechanical engineering. The topics covered include non-conventional energy resources, energy harvesting, polymers, composites, 2D materials, systems engineering, materials engineering, micro-machining, renewable energy, industrial engineering and additive manufacturing. This book will be useful to researchers and professionals working in the areas of mechanical and industrial engineering, materials applications, and energy technology.

Indian Apparel Industry

Indian Apparel Industry
Author: Rajendra Kumar Aneja
Publisher:
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2020-01-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9781660000302

The Booklet provides an overview and profile of the Apparel Industry in India, impact of various economic and sociological factors on the industry, export-import challenges and opportunities, etc. This booklet can be a handy guide to professionals in the apparel industry and also to consumers. The apparel industry is very challenging and labour-intensive. Manufacturing a garment involves many miniscule processes, to reach it from the factory to the retail shelf. A simple shirt, skirt or jacket, requires multifarious types of materials and accessories, sourced from different parts of the world. These aspects are also touched on.Rajendra Aneja is the Managing Director of a Management Consulting company providing consulting in Sales and Distribution Systems, Rural Marketing, Retailing, Distribution, Business Feasibilities, Productivity, etc.He worked with Unilever for 28 years in India, Latin America and Africa in a range of General Management, Marketing and Customer Service positions. He has worked in Brazil and later as Managing Director in Tanzania, Africa. He has dealt with a diverse range of products and assignments. Rajendra Aneja has worked in the Middle East, as the CEO of a Retail group and a Foods company. He was a Sir Dorabji Tata Scholar throughout his graduation from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics and the Master's Degree in Management Studies from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute. Subsequently he studied at the Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He has written regularly on rural marketing, economic, political and sociological topics for a range of journals in India and abroad.He has authored ten other books viz. "Conquer Rural Marketing Across Countries", "My Experiences in Modern Retail", "Business Express: An Odyssey of Business Ideas, Sensitivities, Engagements & Emerging Global Consumers", "Surviving a Civil War", "Slices & Spices of Life: From Rio to Manila via Dubai, Mumbai, etc.", "A Common Man Writes over One Thousand Letters to the Editor, Volume 1 & 2", "Little Thoughts for a Better World", "Tiny Thoughts for a Bountiful Business" and "Agenda for a New India".

Water in Textiles and Fashion

Water in Textiles and Fashion
Author: Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2018-11-26
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0081026544

Water in Textiles and Apparel: Consumption, Footprint, and Life Cycle Assessment provides a thorough analysis of one of the most urgent issues facing the textiles industry. As water is essential to the textile production system, and as availability of water is reduced due to natural and anthropogenic factors, the industry must respond. With a thorough treatment of both life cycle assessment and water footprint perspectives, this book provides practical strategies for responsible water use across the textile supply chain. Readers will learn essential information from research and industry case studies that will help them understand the textile industry's role in this issue. - Combines different perspectives, life cycle assessment, government policies, businesses strategies, and case studies to provide a holistic view on the topic - Addresses water consumption in every life cycle phase of textile production - Explores emerging strategies for water conservation in the textiles sector

The Textile Industry and Exports in Post-Liberalization India

The Textile Industry and Exports in Post-Liberalization India
Author: Rahul Dhiman
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2020-05-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000076040

This book is a comprehensive examination of the Indian textile industry and the various determinants affecting its export performance, trends in labour, and capital productivity in the post-liberalization years. Employing 45 million people, including skilled and unskilled workers, the Indian textile and clothing industry occupies a significant position in the Indian economy in terms of industrial production, employment, and exports. This work traces the growth and expansion of this industry in the post-reform period and studies its contributions to the economic development of the nation. It discusses global trade agreements, India’s share in international exports, and its major trading partners across the globe including the USA, UK, UAE, Germany, China. It also provides recommendations to Indian policy makers for a possible improvement in the textile exports across the globe. The Textile Industry and Exports in Post-Liberalization India will be of interest to students and researchers of politics and international relations, economics, development studies, labour economics, sociology and social policy, and South Asian studies.

Apparel Manufacturing Technology

Apparel Manufacturing Technology
Author: T. Karthik
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 503
Release: 2016-08-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1498763766

This book aims to provide a broad conceptual and theoretical perspective of apparel manufacturing process starting from raw material selection to packaging and dispatch of goods. Further, engineering practices followed in an apparel industry for production planning and control, line balancing, implementation of industrial engineering concepts in apparel manufacturing, merchandising activities and garment costing have been included, and they will serve as a foundation for future apparel professionals. The book addresses the technical aspects in each section of garment manufacturing process with considered quality aspects. This book also covers the production planning process and production balancing activities. It addresses the technical aspects in each section of garment manufacturing process and quality aspects to be considered in each process. Garment engineering questions each process/operation of the total work content and can reduce the work content and increase profitability by using innovative methods of construction and technology. This book covers the production planning process, production balancing activities, and application of industrial engineering concepts in garment engineering. Further, the merchandising activities and garment costing procedures will deal with some practical examples. This book is primarily intended for textile technology and fashion technology students in universities and colleges, researchers, industrialists and academicians, as well as professionals in the apparel and textile industry.