Investing in upgrading knowledge and skill levels of people in the apparel industry has become a major agenda for both exporters and buyers. The growth of this industry is linked to how much progress can be made in better utilization of resources, both human and infrastructure for better productivity and efficiency, as the global apparel industry becomes highly competitive and price-driven.
In this scenario, skill development and knowledge management have become critical for sustainable growth. While skill development is more related to operator and supervisory level employees, knowledge management is a powerful tool to sharpen skills of middle and senior management. Information sharing of experiences and solutions to various problems that one faces in day-to-day operations is becoming a norm, with companies using different ways of communicating the same from IT-enabled modules to classroom training.
Even the StitchWorld magazine is a knowledge management tool, but with a much wider spread. It may not be company specific, as it caters to a wider segment of the industry, but it is certainly directional with a lot many case studies in different areas which one can mine for specific use. Many critical directions exemplified with case studies have been discussed in fine details. It is for the readers to apply the knowledge for optimal benefit.
We have taken our role as knowledge providers very seriously and in every issue the effort is to provide an insight into information that can be used. It gives us great satisfaction when industry tells us how useful the various articles have been and I have often heard that companies are tearing out relevant pages and handing over to production/management teams for implementation.
Deepak Mohindra
Editor-in-Chief
In this scenario, skill development and knowledge management have become critical for sustainable growth. While skill development is more related to operator and supervisory level employees, knowledge management is a powerful tool to sharpen skills of middle and senior management. Information sharing of experiences and solutions to various problems that one faces in day-to-day operations is becoming a norm, with companies using different ways of communicating the same from IT-enabled modules to classroom training.
Even the StitchWorld magazine is a knowledge management tool, but with a much wider spread. It may not be company specific, as it caters to a wider segment of the industry, but it is certainly directional with a lot many case studies in different areas which one can mine for specific use. Many critical directions exemplified with case studies have been discussed in fine details. It is for the readers to apply the knowledge for optimal benefit.
We have taken our role as knowledge providers very seriously and in every issue the effort is to provide an insight into information that can be used. It gives us great satisfaction when industry tells us how useful the various articles have been and I have often heard that companies are tearing out relevant pages and handing over to production/management teams for implementation.
Deepak Mohindra
Editor-in-Chief
