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What to Look for in a Textile Supplier?

Author: Indianyellow Pages
by Indianyellow Pages
Posted: Jan 22, 2014

The textile industry forms a major part of the manufacturing production, employment, and trade in many of the developing and developed countries. And, India’s textile industry is one the leading industries around the world. The economic liberalization of Indian economy in 1991 gave the much needed thrust to the textile industry in India and since now, it has achieved a place in one of the largest industries in the world. The textile industry largely consists of textile manufacturing and export, playing a major role in the economy.

Indian textile industry is divided into several segments that are listed down below: -

  • Cotton textile
  • Woolen textile
  • Silk textile
  • Readymade garments
  • Jute and choir textiles
  • Hand-crafted textiles

There are many factors that affect the outsourcing and supplier’s performance in the domain of textile industry. Strategic selection of the employers is done to reduce the risk of supply chain disruption and the total cost of products. And in the operations of textile supply chain, the performance of the suppliers is of great performance. Some of the factors that should be considered while determining the supplier selection and their performance in the sourcing process are listed below: -

What to Look for in a Textile Supplier?

  • Reliability- The reliability of the textile supplier is very much important while choosing him. He should be capable of supplementing the same performance in the country’s current political and currency situations. Apart from this, he should offer appropriate warranty policies.
  • Delivery- He should be able to provide his services to various geographical locations. Besides, he should have knowledge about freight terms and other trade restrictions. It is also very important that all the deliveries are completed within the given time frame.
  • Flexibility- The supplier should be flexible in terms of supplying capacity and inventory availability. Depending upon the situations, the supplier should be able to offer customized services to its clients. There should be a smooth flow of operations with the help of proper information sharing.
  • Cost- The supplier’s internal costs should be cost effective so as to avoid any increment of product prices. Other costs such as of ordering and invoicing should also be not very overwhelming.
  • Quality service– This can be seen as a very crucial aspect to look in any supplier. It should offer timely shipments of the products. With the help of continuous improvement programs, it should ensure and provide the best customer service to its clients. It should be approachable making it easy for the manufacturers to trust them.

The aforementioned points will offer a realistic and reliable way to evaluate the supplier’s performance and will help in their selection by the textile manufacturers.

About the Author

Ankit Gupta is the CEO of IndianYellowPages.com. Ankit has been blogging since Dec 2009, and he developed his own interest in E-commerce, B2B, Web Development and Internet Marketing field. For more detail plz visit: http://www.indianyellowpages.com

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