ARTICLE IN PRESS Int. J. Production Economics 87 (2004) 333–347 A framework for supply chain performance measurement A. Gunasekarana‚*‚ C. Patelb‚ Ronald E. McGaugheyc a Department of Business Administration‚ University of Illinois at Springfield‚ One University Plaza‚ Springfield‚ IL 62703-5407‚ USA b Ace InfoTech‚ Inc.‚ 406 Wellington Drive‚ Streamwood‚ IL 60107‚ USA c Department of Management Information Systems‚ The University of Central Arkansas‚ Conway‚ AR 72035-0001‚ USA Abstract
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HISTORY OF TEXTILE No one knows exact beginning of spinning and weaving of textiles. However‚ it is thought that weaving originated earlier than spinning. Primitive people may have observed the interlaced grass and twigs in the nests of birds or they have seen rushes naturally interlacing as they grew and discovered formation of cloth‚ baskets‚ nets and huts etc. Spinning developed later when people may have thought to improve raw material. People started to use fibers found in nature and hand
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Compiled By: Mirza Rohail B http://economicpakistan.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/textile-industry/ Historically‚ Pakistan’s textile industry and clothing sector has always been a major contributor to the foreign exchange earner and still contributes about 55% to the total export proceeds. The Economist reports that Pakistan is the 4th largest producer of cotton in the world and the 6th largest importer of raw cotton‚ the 3rd largest consumer of cotton‚ and the 1st largest exporter of cotton
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Great Bombay Textile Strike The Great Bombay Textile Strike was a textile strike called on 18 January 1982 by the mill workers of Bombay (currently Mumbai) under trade union leader Dutta Samant. The purpose of the strike was to obtain bonus and wage increases. Nearly 250‚000 workers and more than 50 textile mills went on strike in Bombay.[1] History of Mills in Bombay | | Built in 1887‚ Swadeshi was Bombay’s first textile mill‚ the first of the factories that spread over Girangaon‚
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ABOUT SQUARE TEXTILES LIMITED Square Textiles Ltd. started its journey by establishing the first unit in 1997. One year later the second unit was established. Square Textile is a subsidiary company of Square Group .The Company was incorporated as a public limited company in the year 1994. The operation was started in 1997. It was enlisted in Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) & Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) in 2002. Within a very short span of time the company achieved some significant success. Square
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SIR SYED AHMED KHAN: HIS LIFE AND CONTRIBUTION Sir Syed’s vision and his laborious efforts to meet the demands of challenging times are highly commendable. The dark post 1857 era was indeed hopeless and only Sir Syed could penetrate through its thick veil to visualize the Nation’s destinies. He rightly believed that the past had its merits and its legacies were valuable but it was the future that a society was called upon to cope with. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817-1898) was a great visionary‚
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Thomas Dublin in “Women‚ Work‚ and Protest in the Early Lowell Mills” In Thomas Dublin’s article‚ “Women‚ Work‚ and Protest in the Early Lowell Mills‚” he talks about the conditions of factories. He describes the work and the personal problems that women endured working in factories during the Industrial Revolution. Lowell was originally a rural area. “In 1820‚ there had been no city at all-only a dozen family farms along the Merrimack River in East Chelmsford.” (Dublin 264). A year later‚ a group
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Smart Textiles Market worth 4‚722.81 Million USD by 2020 According to a new market research report “Smart Textiles Market by Type (Passive‚ Active‚ Ultra-smart)‚ Function (Sensing‚ Energy Harvesting‚ Luminescence & Aesthetics‚ Thermo-electricity)‚ Industry (Healthcare‚ Sports & Fitness‚ Fashion‚ Military‚ Automotive)‚ & Geography - Global Forecast to 2020”‚ published by marketsandmarkets‚ the total market was valued at USD 794.55 Million in 2014 and is expected to reach USD 4‚722.81 Million by 2020
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INTERNMENT The Internment by Samira Ahmed is a must-read book that sheds light on the importance of fighting for human rights and the dangers of life. In the story of Layla‚ a young Muslim girl‚ the author highlights the impact of fear and prejudice on a community. The book is a warning of the consequences of discrimination and the importance of resistance. Set in a near future America where Muslims are sent to internment camps‚ the book follows Layla as she and her family are imprisoned and subjected
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Indonesian Textile Industry Sarju Patel Jones International University Leading from a Global Perspective BC607 Dr. Miro Smriga June 25‚ 2014 Indonesian Textile Industry Executive Summary Expansion of our textile manufacturing capabilities in emerging markets is a key strategic imperative for our organization. After careful review‚ it is recommended that we expand textile manufacturing to Indonesia. Investment in Indonesia does pose risks; however‚ these are outweighed by the numerous
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