An Investigation To Identify the Challenges in Apparel Supply Chain Management: Bangladesh Perspective

Abstract

The main theme of this research project is the observation and analysis how to maintain the Shipment of the Merchandising Department on Time by expanding Supply Chain Management System. The project also highlights the comparative analysis of the practices followed by merchandisers in the retailer side, mills and those in the Agents, on the basis of the functions which support the supply chain. In the discussion, I have highlighted importance of the Role played by an Agent and by the merchandisers of Buyer and supplier in different situations. By our research work we find out the challenges face by merchandisers and then we come up with some suggestions. By conducting research, we learn about the difficulties that merchandisers encounter and then generate some solutions. This study project was created by getting in touch with visiting and interviewing merchandisers employed by companies like GMS Composite Knitting Ind. Ltd, Palmol Group & GMS Textile Ltd. This research project has been integrated to deliver in-depth understanding about the actions which merchandisers perform in a mill and in a buying house by analyzing the information and data from the visits and the interviews.