Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine Magazine April 2018 | Page 6

CONTENT Cover Story Japan – Land of the Rising Business Opportunities! Renowned as the land of the rising sun, Japan is strongly emerging as the land of immense business opportunities, especially in readymade garments. p14 24 Exporter Strategy Utah Fashions Ltd. : A conglomerate of ‘LEAN’ and ‘AUTOMATION’ Buyer Blog New wage board and its ramifications… Secretary General of the Bangladesh Garment Buying House Association & CEO of City Apparel Tex shares his perspective on the impact of wage hike on overall business... p28 Resource Centre Vol. 6 ISSUE 12 APRIL 2018 64 FFT Trends F/W ’18 - TREND ROUND-UP Geo Chem ready to launch services in Bangladesh With the Bangladesh industry growing by leaps and bounds, scope for the service industry to support this growth in tune with global norms is also growing. Many international brands in the Testing, Inspection & Certification (TIC)... p29 Tech Review Technology in focus Taking forward from the March issue – wherein we gave you a synopsis on the 17th edition of Garmentech Bangladesh and the innovative and cutting edge technological interventions on display – in this issue of AOB... p32 52 Tech Management Flexible Automation from Vibemac – VIII Vibemac is known for its jeans and casual trouser automation machineries and innovative solutions to upgrade product consistency. Automation means mechanization in process to deskill the operation.... 6 Apparel Online Bangladesh | APRIL 2018 | www.apparelresources.com World Wrap The menswear market is heating up like never before p74