Supply Chain Management in Garments Industry
The term “supply chain management” has become a popular buzzword, probably first used by consultants in the late 1980s & then analyzed by the academic community in the 1990s. if one wants a simple definition, supply chain management links all the supply interacting organizations in an integrated two-way communication system to manage high quality inventory in the most effective & efficient manner. The supply chain management reflects those actions & values responsible for the continuous improvement of the design, development & management processes of an organization’s supply system, with the objective of improving its profitability & ensuring its survival, as well as the profitability & survival of its customers & suppliers. A firm’s supply system includes all internal functions plus external suppliers involved in the identification & fulfillment of needs for materials, equipment & services in an optimized fashion. Supply management lays the foundation for, and is the key to, successful supply chain management. Meanwhile, to execute order properly we have included supply chain management. We identified these supply chain areas from my own observation managers may apply analysis or decision support tools. We provide a brief description of the basic content mention likely operations research based tools to aid in analysis & decision support. As a merchandiser it is so important to know the supply chain management to control the merchandising system he/she must have proper understanding about the whole supply chain management to ensure smooth handling the merchandising movement in order to succeed the merchandising plan. That is why my total dissertation basically based on the relationship between supply chain management & merchandising department which can able together to supply an outstanding feedback for the apparel industries.
