Journal of Krishi Vigyan

The knitwear industry has been neglected in terms of supply chain management research. There have been major changes in the industry, particularly with global sourcing and high levels of price competition. This research assesses the various attributes of supply chain to understand the level of support available to the knitwear industry of Ludhiana and to identify the areas where there is dire requirement for improvement. Interview schedule method was used to collect data from twelve knitwear manufacturing firms regarding the status of support services available in the knitwear cluster. It was revealed that the support services in the field of finance, technology and quality management are abundantly available in the knitwear cluster of Ludhiana and there is healthy competition among stakeholders who have good understanding of market and its ever changing status. The major areas of concern were the factors affecting pricing policies like import duties on raw material, cost of power, labour cost in terms of gross salaries and the manpower quality in terms of skilled workmen, competent managers and the training facilities for skill up gradation of employees.