ICAHT-2021: Accelerating Competitiveness In Post-COVID World
The 16th International Conference on Apparel & Home Textiles (ICAHT-2021) of Okhla Garment & Textile Cluster (OGTC) was held in virtual mode on 12th November 2021. Mr. R.C. Kesar, Director General, OGTC welcomed the delegates and speakers by stating that competitiveness in the post covid scenario necessitated different solutions. He further highlighted that new opportunities provide a window to OGTC Members to explore further growth in which HR will play a crucial role.
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The success and failure of any business
finds reflection in whether the industry
has employed the right people or was
forced to rely on the unskilled ones. The
garment industry is perhaps even more
dependent on ‘human capital’ for success
than other big ticket enterprises as people
are central to all activities in this industry
and their competence, level of motivation
and passion drives growth. While the core
theme at this year’s edition of OGTC was
“Innovate, Integrate, Motivate,” the central
theme that emerged was ‘People’ as they
are the immediate reason for achieving
or missing goals. It was highlighted by
most speakers at the conference that no
organization can grow if the people who
make the organization are not tuned
into what the organization is expecting
out of them.
read full report
The success and failure of any business
finds reflection in whether the industry
has employed the right people or was
forced to rely on the unskilled ones. The
garment industry is perhaps even more
dependent on ‘human capital’ for success
than other big ticket enterprises as people
are central to all activities in this industry
and their competence, level of motivation
and passion drives growth. While the core
theme at this year’s edition of OGTC was
“Innovate, Integrate, Motivate,” the central
theme that emerged was ‘People’ as they
are the immediate reason for achieving
or missing goals. It was highlighted by
most speakers at the conference that no
organization can grow if the people who
make the organization are not tuned
into what the organization is expecting
out of them.
read full report
The success and failure of any business
finds reflection in whether the industry
has employed the right people or was
forced to rely on the unskilled ones. The
garment industry is perhaps even more
dependent on ‘human capital’ for success
than other big ticket enterprises as people
are central to all activities in this industry
and their competence, level of motivation
and passion drives growth. While the core
theme at this year’s edition of OGTC was
“Innovate, Integrate, Motivate,” the central
theme that emerged was ‘People’ as they
are the immediate reason for achieving
or missing goals. It was highlighted by
most speakers at the conference that no
organization can grow if the people who
make the organization are not tuned
into what the organization is expecting
out of them.
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Sustainability is all about ‘people’, ‘planet’ and ‘profit’, all of which are now ‘scarce’. While, industry makes effort to take steps for ‘people’, ‘planet’ and ‘profit’ is something which is shrinking by the day with no one having a clear vision how to perk up the same for sustainable existence. Limiting overheads, cost control efforts and sharp costing are already being used as tools to improve margins, but are the export houses doing enough on these fronts, is there still some scope for improvement, are some questions that need to be asked.
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“Human resources are our strength, my team is my biggest asset, and workforce is our base…” Most of us have heard similar kinds of words from many in the industry, over the last few years…, but is it the truth? In some cases yes, but these are taken as exceptional cases and do not reflect ground realities of the situation in most of the apparel manufacturing companies.
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Okhla Garment & Textile Cluster (OGTC) organised its 11th international conference on Apparel and Home Textiles on 31st October, 2015, at India Habitat center with the theme of ‘Competitive Innovation- How to do it Better’ supported by Richa Global Exports and Optitex. Exporters, buyers, media delegates, service providers, students and many others from different regions marked their presence at the conference. The conference was followed by the presentation, case studies, sessions and workshops on different issues and prospects of the industry. The sessions were based on value creation, merchandising, challenges, emerging opportunities and areas of improvisation required in the garment and textile industry of India.
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