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1. VISTERIA CONSULTING SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED. SAP Solutions for Textile Industry.

[Audio] In this presentation, we are going to talk about textile industry basic processes, industry challenges and corresponding SAP Solutions to address the challenges..

[Audio] The textile industry is primarily concerned with the design, production and distribution of textiles: yarn, cloth and clothing. The raw material may be natural, or synthetic using products of the chemical industry. The textile industry in India traditionally, after agriculture, is the only industry that has generated huge employment for both skilled and unskilled labor in textiles. The textile industry continues to be the second-largest employment generating sector in India. It offers direct employment to over 35 million in the country..

[Audio] Clothing is the basic human need. Clothing is the final product of textile manufacturing. Textile manufacturing or production is a very complex process. The range of textile manufacturing is so long. It starts from fiber to finished products. In the given flowchart, we have a detailed step in textile industry process from cotton to wearable garment. This flow chart starts with spinning. Spinning is a crucial step in turning raw materials like cotton fibers into yarn, which is then used to create fabrics and textiles. Yarn is the basic material used to create fabrics for clothing, towels, sheets, and more. Weaving is the process of fabric manufacturing by interlacing two sets of yarn called warp and weft. There are three types of the fabric manufacturing process are weaving, knitting and non-woven. The woven fabric is produced by the weaving process. The knitted fabric is produced by inter-looping by the knitting machine and non-woven fabric is produced by applied pressure. Dyeing, Printing and Finishing processes include preparatory treatments used before additional treatment, such as bleaching prior to dyeing; treatments, such as glazing, to enhance appearance; sizing, affecting touch; and treatments adding properties to enhance performance, such as preshrinking. Garment Manufacturing process helps to produce ready to wear clothing involves many stages of processing, starting with the concept or design concept and ending with the finished product. The process of manufacturing garments involves product design, fabric selection and testing, pattern making, grading, marking, distribution, cutting, folding, sewing, compression or folding, finishing..

[Audio] High Volume of waste material – Exposure to Chemical Hazard More than 5% of the total volume of landfills worldwide are textile wastes. According to a recent survey, textile manufacturing was found to be the second-largest pollution-generator (after the oil industry). The growing demand for 'fast fashion' products is exacerbating this problem further. A wide range of ionic chemicals, acids, industrial enzymes, and alkaline solutions are used in the day-to-day operations of the textile industry. Many of these chemicals can pose serious health hazards (e.g., cancer risks). Paucity of Quality of Raw materials – Raising Costs and Supply bottleneck In terms of cotton production, India has a unique problem. While our country contributes more than 25% of the total cotton production area in the world, annual production is only around 8% of the global value. As a result, there is an unhealthy over-reliance for cotton imports from other countries (like Kenya, Egypt, USA, Peru, etc.). A spurt in pollution levels in many units across Europe, China and other countries, along with availability issues, has also resulted in raw material prices for the textile industry skyrocketing. This, in turn, this impacts overall costs of production. Overdependence on Manual Effort; Infrastructure Problems; the Issues of An Unorganized Sector The textile industry, both in India and abroad, has traditionally been a labor-intensive sector. Our Indian textile manufacturers are yet to pick up the technology advancement. Textile manufacturers are yet to pick up the technological advancements, particularly in terms of process automation & tracking. The top spinning mills in India are, thankfully, switching to a more automated process – to boost control, visibility, and ROI. Heavy Noise Pollution and Rising Environmental Concerns The textile industry is a noisy one – there are no two ways about that. This is a serious point of concern for everyone working in textile mills – specifically when the sound pollution goes beyond the 1000 dB mark. In a bid to maximise productivity levels and smoothen out the supply chain movements, environmental concerns often get relegated to the background by textile industry stakeholders. Inadequate Attention Paid to Technology Upgradation and Regular R&D Fragmentation and Skill Shortage are Affecting the Indian Textile Industry While the average size of textile units (say, weaving units) in India is smaller than those in the US and China, the bigger problem is the acute fragmentation. Only around 5% of the apparel industry can come under the 'organized' classification – hurting the profitability of the fabric manufacturers and stakeholders in general. The skill shortage in the Indian textile manufacturing landscape also warrants a mention. On average, 7 out of every 10 workers in this sector have a very basic education (or are illiterate) – and hence, are unable to take their skillset forward, or help the sector grow beyond a certain point..

[Audio] There are various solutions available from SAP to support the business challenges in Textile Industry..