post show report · 10/09/2017 · the upcoming trends of the world manufacturing and how...
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ApparelTech-UpChittagongForum2017washeldon26thAugustatRadissonBlu – BayView,Chittagong.Theeventwasorganised byappareltechnologyleaders– ThreadSolwithspeakersfromGherzi,FastReachandGSD.
The event saw a large turn out fromthe Apparel Manufacturingfraternity of Chittagong withpresence of over 60 highmanagement representatives from32 manufacturing groups includingMr. Mr. Syed Md. Tanvir, Director ofPacific Jeans, Mr. Ranjith, GM KDSGroup, Mr. Md. Sahariful Alam,Director JMS Group and Mr. ErajMendes from Univogue Garments.
TheeventbeganwithanotebyMr.Navdeep Sodhi,Partner,Gherzi.
Hediscussedthechangesthataretakingplaceinthetextilevaluechainandthefactorsimpactingit.Hefocusedonthedisruptivetechnologythatwascausingthesechanges.
Carrying on the discussion of disruptive technologies, Anas Shakil, Senior Partner– Global Sales, ThreadSol lead the second talk on the morning. He elaborated onthe upcoming trends of the world manufacturing and how ThreadSol solutionspowered by Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Mobility can aid manufacturers.
Hesaid,“Thetrendsallovertheworldarechanging,Amazon(Ane-commercecompanybasedinUSA)holdsa6.6%shareofthefashionretailinUSAanditisexpectedtoriseto16.2%inthenext5years.Thisimpactoffastfashionwillgreatlyaffecttheglobalapparelmanufacturing.Fromouranalysisof154factoriesacross15countries,weseenumberofstylesperseasonarerisingataCAGRof17.9%.By2020,manufacturerswillhavetoplantwicethenumberofstylesastheydotoday,whereastheoverallquantitywillremainconstant.”
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Theeventconcludedwithaninteractivepaneldiscussiononthetopic–“ManufacturingExcellence– People,ProductsandProcesses”.ThepanelistswereMr.Anas Shakil (ThreadSol),Mr.Navdeep Sodhi (Gherzi),Mr.Tanzim Beg(GSD)andMr.Habibur (FastReact).ThepanelinvolvedthreeprimarysectionsdiscussinggrowthofBangladeshApparelIndustry,thelowlabour costadvantageversusthepoorproductivityinBangladeshandifBangladeshwillcontinuetobeacheapmanufacturingdestination.Thepanelalsosawhighaudienceparticipationviareal-timepolling.
This was followed by Dinner and Networking.
S P E A K E R S
ANASSHAKIL
NAVDEEPSINGHSODHI
MIRZATANZIMHOSSAINBEG
HABIBURRAHMAN
LendsdirectiontoGSD’severincreasingfootprintinBD.Leadstheirstrategicinitiativesforbettercompetitiveadvantage&uniqueservicesupportsformajorretailbrands.
HasacorevaluedunderstandingofManufacturingExcellenceofthewholesupplychainfromfibertogarments.
HeadsBusinessStrategyformarketslikeIndia,Indonesia,Bangladesh,SriLanka,Africa. HasacoreunderstandingoftheApparelsupplychain,leadingkeyinitiativeswithretailchains,brands&manufacturers.
Previously,workedsettingupmanufacturingunitsinSouthAsia,foranAmericanBasedFashionRetailer
Hasextensiveexpertiseinleadingenterprisetechnologysystemsinmanufacturingsetups.
Ledconsultancyandadoptionstrategiesfortechinlargebusinesses.CurrentlyleadingbusinessgrowthinBDforFastReact.
SENIORPARTNER- GLOBALSALESTHREADSOL
PARTNERGHERZITEXTILORGANISATION
COUNTRYMANAGER- BDFASTREACTSYSTEMS
REGIONALCOMMERCIALDIRECTORCOATSGLOBALSERVICES
StrategicmanagementConsultanttotheinternationaltextile&clothingvaluechainwithfocusonAsiaandAfrica.
Hisexpertiseincludesstrategy,technologyandinternationaltradeandinvestment.
60ParticipantsFrom32Companies
Audience comprised
of CXO and decision
makers of the
company.
Audience found the
content of the event
to be very good for
their business.
Audience would like
one more event to
be organized in the
next 2 months.
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“TheeventwasveryusefulfortheChittagongApparelIndustry.EventslikeApparelTechUphelpbringthecommunitytogethertodiscusscommonproblemsanddiscoverthesolutionswithtechnology.”
- Nawarathna,Univogue BD
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AboutApparelTechUp
ApparelTech-UpisaninitiativebyThreadSoltostartanengagingdiscussionaimedtounderstandhowtechnologycanbeanenablertohelptheGlobalManufacturersstaycostcompetitive.
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