A Handbook on Indian Apparel Industry

The book is the result of extensive research done in Apparel field for its manufacturing Retail aspects and presents precise content for the basic understanding of the Apparel manufacturing and Retail industry. Apparel and Retail industry undergoes a huge roller coaster across world due to world ascending and descending political and governmental polices which is further capped with FDI terms and conditions. In order to get the glimpses and know how is the book meant for and written. The book serve the purpose to students and apparel industry professionals by serving them with standard trouser manufacturing operations scenario of Indian retail and its evolution skills requirement in the Apparel Industry by shop floor level employees and training requirements. The content are well arranged under the chapters: Introduction to Apparel Industry; economic and Skill status of Indian Apparel Industry; Indian Apparel Retail Industry; Apparel manufacturing Process; Skill Analysis of Apparel Industry; and Future of Training in Apparel Industry further supported by cases.The book is endowed with the information related to initial understanding of apparel manufacturing process of manufacturing through a case study of standard trouser engineering the Apparel Retail industry presence in India and its prospects in coming years. The book also presents the results of research done to know the training aspects of employees working at shop floor level at domestic brand trouser manufacturing and international brand trouser manufacturing. The result of research is presented in the form of suggestive standard training processes to employees for soft skills and technical skills.