South Africa's Textile Industry Has Seen A Huge Turnaround, With A Slowdown In Employment Rate.

South Africa Spin The industry started late. clothing It is the eleventh largest export industry in South Africa. But the management of clothing and textile industry must support the operation of the supply chain. This field has been neglected for a long time, which is not conducive to the costumes of South Africa's clothing industry to compete with other competitors in the world. The South African government is currently developing textile and clothing competitiveness through the Ministry of planning industry and trade, providing professional training and exchange of experience to promote the competitiveness of member companies. At present, South Africa's clothing and textile industry has seen a great turnaround, and the trend of employment decline has slowed down.

South Africa's textile industry started late. Before World War II, there were only manufacturers of household textiles such as sheets and blankets. By the 50-60 century of the last century, woven woven fabrics, cotton yarns and worsted wool (velvet) manufacturers came into being. Clothing is the eleventh largest export industry in South Africa. Gary Nate, President of South Africa's supply chain management, told Durban member of the KwaZulu-Natal textile and garment industry organization that South African textile and garment manufacturers must have a more efficient supply chain strategy to catch up with international counterparts. The CTCP program supported by the Ministry of industry and trade of South Africa includes the two parts of the production incentive plan and the competitiveness enhancement plan, and has been implemented in some member companies of KwaZulu-Natal organization. It is committed to promoting the advantages of local retailers' member companies in improving product production, processing and logistics efficiency, and promoting their member companies to enhance their competitiveness through professional training and exchange of experience. Members of the KwaZulu-Natal group have benefited from the implementation of the textile and clothing competitiveness program (CTCP). The Organization recommends that member companies analyze air freight costs for textile and apparel and do more research on supply chain solutions. These studies include the certification of information technology systems and customs import procedures. "These details are important, because this is a key factor in the competition between our apparel industry and other competitors around the world and cost savings," Knight said.

The CTCP project includes production incentive plan and competitiveness enhancement plan. The Ministry of industry and trade provides funds to promote the competitiveness of member companies through professional training and exchange of experience. The program is committed to motivating member companies to focus on product production, processing and logistics efficiency. Knight said: "the management of clothing and textile industry must support the operation of the supply chain. We have neglected this field all the time, often outsourcing this sector to the other side or the third party. "

He encourages members to share costs, such as transportation costs, quality control system costs and other costs, which may make the supply chain more efficient and convenient. Knight encourages Member companies to share costs, including transportation and quality control, so as to make the supply chain more efficient and convenient.

Trade and Industry Minister rob Davies said the 2013/14 industrial policy action plan was launched earlier this year. Leatherwear Harmony system shoes Industry will get a turning point. The competitiveness enhancement plan will prevent the employment rate from falling, and 12205 new jobs will soon emerge.

Local retailers promise to purchase locally as far as possible to support local manufacturers. It depends on the implementation of the plan. In the next three years, the output of footwear companies will grow from 52 million to 100 million pairs.

The plan will operate for four years, including two years in the KwaZulu-Natal clothing and textile manufacturing base. Many garment manufacturers are working hard to compete with counterparts around the world, especially from Asian counterparts. Compared with foreign enterprises. Domestic companies have more advantages. They can use near land advantages to provide better products and services to their customers.

Knight said that the management departments of clothing and textile industry must support the operation of the supply chain and carry out it in person. The business sector has not always attached great importance to this field, often the Department to third party management, so this business competition is fierce. He encourages Member companies to share costs, such as transportation costs, cost of quality control systems and other costs, which may make the operation of the supply chain more efficient and convenient. Wood hopes that in the next 2 years, textile and garment enterprises will have more improvements. "Many enterprises in South Africa are now trying to give up competition with their rivals, especially those from Asia," he said. But local clothing companies know more about local consumer demand than international companies. This is their advantage, which means they will be able to provide better services for the market in the future.

It is reported that Allwear, Celrose clothing, DurbanOverall, Eddels, Zorbate and SaddlerBelts&LeatherCraft these member companies have been supported by the Ministry of industry and trade. Two weeks ago, South Africa's minister of trade and industry, Rob Davis, in Thornton, Johannesburg, said that the development of South Africa's clothing, textile, leather and shoemaking industry will be changed through the implementation of the 2013~2014 industrial policy action plan. He said: "the competitiveness enhancement plan will prevent the employment rate from falling, and has created 12205 new job opportunities."

Retailers have also begun sourcing locally to support the development of local textile and garment manufacturing industry. One example is the Foschini group's reduction plan, and PrestigeClothing has also participated in the CTCP plan. It is understood that at present, the South African Trade and industrial sector has helped 469 textile, clothing and footwear enterprises through the program. The Department said that in the next 3 years, the output of shoes companies will grow from 52 million pairs to 100 million pairs.

Local retailers promise to purchase locally as much as possible to local manufacturers. The KwaZulu-Natal industry cluster has built up projects through capacity, which has helped 9 companies to enhance their competitiveness through professional training and inter industry communication. Mike Wood, chairman of KwaZulu-Natal, said the project will last 4 years, while KwaZulu-Nata's local textile and garment industry cluster will last for 2 years.

Davies, Minister of trade and industry of South Africa, said that the South African clothing and textile industry has seen a great turnaround, and the trend of employment rate has slowed down. Local enterprises have already won the domestic market share by 0-, and have formed a partnership with the government, retailers and other manufacturers. The 2013-14 industrial policy action plan (IPAP) launched by the South African government will also support the development of textile and garment manufacturing and other ancillary industries.

The Ministry of industry and trade of South Africa has led the implementation of the textile and garment industry's "competitiveness incentive plan", providing training for enterprises, promoting exchanges in the industry, and integrating supply chain to enhance the global competitiveness of local clothing and textile industry. After the implementation of the plan, the declining employment trend will be prevented and the annual output of shoes and clothing and textile industry will be increased. The plan is expected to bring export business opportunities to China's upstream textile and garment products. South Africa's integration of the textile and apparel industry chain will bring export opportunities to China's upstream textile and garment products, and textile machinery, clothing raw materials and other industries can pay more attention to the country's market.