A Study of Textile Industry Supply Chain Based （纺织业供应链为基础的研究）.pdf

A Study of Textile Industry Supply Chain Based on Modularity Theory MENG Wanhua Economics and Management Department, Shaoxing Arts and Sciences College, P.R.China, 312000 mengwanhua@163.com Abstract: In order to meet the demands of clients, supply chain should go through steps such as manufacturing process, serving the customers and designing and innovation of products. The effective distribution and lean manufacture could provide integration of supply chain and profit allocation; the advanced technology could cut the total cost of supply chain, owing to this, the manufacturer involved could achieve huge cost effectiveness and time efficiency. Based on modularity theory, the paper analyzes applicability of modularity theory in textile industry, and puts forward basic textile industry modularizing physical design in the aspects of textile product mix, manufacturing process and industrial organization. The paper also suggests a new model of textile industry supply chain supported by information technology which aims to stimulate the customer demands with a combined pushing and pulling of production operation system. Keywords: modularity, textile industry, supply chain 1 Introduction st In the 21 century, the focus of market competition has shifted from the companies to supply chains. The pressure resulted from intense market competition forced the companies to the fast restructure of supply chains in order not to miss the chance of competition. With the heated global market competition, the companies realiz