Apparel Online India Magazine March 1st Issue 2019 | Page 24

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STRENGTHS THAT
DEFINE GARMENT
MANUFACTURING
DESTINATIONS
THE SEARCH FOR THE BEST CONTINUES…
Whether we talk about reshoring, nearshoring, offshoring, or outsourcing, it is
all about procuring desirable products at a given price, quality and on-time
delivery. And for this, it is imperative for sourcing teams to continuously
explore new vendors and the unexplored manufacturing destinations. As far as
companies selling in India are concerned, apart from China and Bangladesh,
other manufacturing destinations have not delved into the Indian market
that much. China is already exporting (to India) more than Bangladesh, but
the potential that Bangladesh presents is huge and still largely unexplored.
In an attempt to search for the most suitable sourcing destination, Apparel
Online analysed the major aspects and strengths of many sourcing destinations
covering Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
As trade barriers are emerging in different avatars in the Western world, these
countries are looking for newer markets, including India. A majority of these
countries are lacking in fabric strength and thus depend mostly on China,
India or any other fabric producing country, which is one of the main issues
that constrains the growth of the country as a manufacturing destination,
more so as turnaround times shrink in the fashion industry.
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