Ethiopian Textile and Apparel Industry, case study on ERP

ISBN-13: 9783659781537 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 84 str.

Merertu Wakuma Rundassa; Sudha Singh; Ankush Wadhwa

Opis

In today's this dynamic and turbulent business environment the survival guide to competitiveness is to be closer to the customer and deliver value added product and services in the shortest possible time with the proper utilization of the limited resource. This, in turn, demands integration of business processes of an enterprise. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is such a strategic tool, which helps the company to gain competitive edge by integrating all business processes and optimizing the resources available. Textile and apparel industries are one of the buyers driven globalized industries which are facing the globalization competitiveness challenges. Therefore, the purpose of this case study is to evaluate the IT applications in Ethiopian Textile and apparel industry especially the ERP to enhance their integrity and competitiveness in the global and local market. In this book the background and current statuses of the sector is reviewed with their trends of using IT system in their resource and customer management.

O autorze

Merertu Wakuma, born in Ethiopia is currently a PhD student in Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa institute of Technology. She received B.S.C degree in Textile Engineering from Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia and her MFTech degree in Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) from National Institute of Fashion Technology in India.