加固弱点:强化纺织供应链

Strong as the Weakest Link:Strengthening the Textile Supply Chain

纺织供应链始于纤维,进而被加工成纱线,然后通过机织、针织或其他工艺加工成面料。面料在成为终端消费品(由许多部分构成,每个部分都有自己的供应链)的组成部分前,还要经过煮练、染色、印花、化学和/或物理整理等加工。据Clariant(科莱恩)纺织化学品业务部供应链项目主管Anjani Prasad介绍,终端消费品还要经过代理商、经销商、物流公司和零售商最终走入消费者的视野。

The textile supply chain begins with fiber.That fiber can be grown in a field,shaved from an animal’s back,or unearthed from fossil fuels deep underneath the ground.The fiber is processed and made into yarn,then woven,knitted,or otherwise formed into fabric.The fabric goes on its own journey—scouring,dyeing,printing,and chemical0 and/or mechanical finishing—before becoming a component in an end-use product(which may have dozens of other components,all with their own supply chain) .The end-use textile-based product eventually—via agents,distributors,transporters,and retailers—reaches the consumer,says Anjani Prasad,head of supply chain management project for the textile chemicals business unit of Clariant.