{"id":8183,"date":"2021-06-22T07:36:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T07:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/?p=8183"},"modified":"2023-03-27T10:42:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T10:42:51","slug":"garment-manufacturing-supply-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/garment-manufacturing-supply-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"IT Designed to Suit Garment Manufacturing Supply Chains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From increasing demand for customization to ever-stricter regulations, these are exciting times for garment manufacturers \u2013 if they embrace digitalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Significant changes in the industry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Significant changes are underway in the garment and apparel manufacturing industry. In many cases, they are both driving and being driven by digitalization in the sector. If the UK’s many smaller garment manufacturers are to treat these changes as opportunities rather than threats, they need to become part of the emerging digital ecosystem, and the entry-level foundation for that is a competent ERP\/MRP system<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are almost 4,000 UK enterprises manufacturing wearing apparel and 99.7% of these count as SMEs. There are of course further companies in the related fields of textile production, footwear, accessories, not to mention a small army of unincorporated individuals ranging from high-end designers and their networks of artisan makers to the many, often exploited, out- and home- workers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manufactures range from fashion to workwear, and the factory may be the atelier of a couture house or a contract manufacturer<\/a> for retailers and brands. UK companies booked sales of \u00a31.6 billion, at factory gate prices, in 2019 whereas the retail value of UK apparel sales is north of \u00a350 billion. That partly reflects the dominance of cheap, and sometimes ethically dubious, imports in the mass market but also suggests that UK firms are failing to capture as much of the value chain as they could. If they can exploit the emerging trends, UK firms could improve their share significantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ethical and environmental concerns of consumers, increased geopolitical trade friction, the post-pandemic emphasis by brands and retailers on supply chain resilience, and rising costs in \u2018cheap\u2019 source markets are fuelling some degree of reshoring of manufacture, and a greater appetite by consumers for the local, natural, ethical and \u2018authentic\u2019. Fast, throwaway, bulk fashion is less desirable or acceptable. Such shifts do not have to be massive to transform prospects for many small producers.<\/p>\n\n\n

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