The present investigation was conducted on automation and CAD/CAM adoption in designing by knitwear industry of Ludhiana. Data were collected from 110 knitwear units of Ludhiana consisting 56 small, 29 medium and 25 large scale knitwear units by using interview schedule. The sample was selected according to the probability proportional to size by following stratified sampling technique....

Knitwear industry is the most significant component in the textile industry of Bangladesh. It is the second largest sector in the country constituting a 32% of share in the export market. Availability of abundant and cheap labor, easily trainable workforce, and policy support of the Government offer competitive advantages to the industry. Along with the increase in exports, backward linkages capacity also has increased gradually....

During the past two decades, Bangladesh has developed a successful export oriented garment industry. More particularly, the knitwear industry has witnessed a phenomenal growth. Today, knitwear from Bangladesh is exported to 90 countries; worldwide. Analysis by the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) revealed that the country has secured 12% higher export orders during October 2008...

This paper assesses the technical efficiency and profitability of the knitwear industry in Bangladesh taking into account the sector's role in poverty reduction. While stochastic frontier analysis was invoked to assess technical efficiency, three alternative measures, namely the rate of return, total factor productivity and the Solow residual,...

The perils of dressing for the British climate have boggled women - as well as some men - throughout the ages. After all, the woollens don't just come out in autumn and winter: they stick around in spring and often even into summer months. And when chunky knits aren't in favour on the catwalk, it can cause problems for...

The design of knitted garments is an activity shared by knitwear designers (who are almost all young and female) and knitting machine technicians (who are almost all male and usually older). The process involves programming knitting machines using CAD systems, which are designed for and used by the technicians. The designers get much less training and access to the CAD systems than...