Chapter 1 - Global overview of apparel industry
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Brief history of textile and apparel industry
1.3 Protectionism in Textile and apparel trade
1.4 Major exporter and importer countries of apparel
1.5 Overview of technology in apparel manufacturing
1.6 Future outlook of the world trade in apparel
Chapter 2 - The Indian apparel Industry
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Early growth of the Indian textile apparel industry
2.3 The regional features and structure of the industry
2.4 The Indian apparel exports
2.5 The Indian apparel industry: Domestic market
2.6 Technology status of apparel manufacturing in India
2.7 Future outlook for the Indian apparel industry
Chapter 3 - What is productivity
3.1 Introduction
3.2 What is productivity
3.3 Productivity measurement methods
3.4 How productivity is lost?
Chapter 4 - Apparel productivity in the western world
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Apparel productivity in USA
4.3 Productivity in European apparel industry
4.4 Global comparison of Productivity
4.5 Conclusion
Chapter 5 - Confrontation with Reality: Apparel Productivity in India
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Productivity status in Indian apparel industry (1988-1999)
5.3 Apparel productivity in Asian region
5.4 Productivity in Indian apparel industry (2000)
5.5 Estimation of world standard
5.6 Actual productivity performance
5.7 Productivity Paradigms and paragons
5.8 Global Comparison of apparel industry
5.9 Conclusion

Chapter 6 - Characteristics of Low, Medium and high productivity manufactures and factors affecting productivity
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Classification of manufacturers based on productivity performance
6.3 Characteristics of low productivity manufacturers
6.4 Characteristics of medium productivity manufacturers
6.5 Characteristics of high productivity manufacturers
6.6 Statistical analysis of the significance of difference between group characteristics.
6.7 Factors associated with productivity: ANOVA and Correlation
6.8 Summarised results of the analysis
6.9 Conclusions
Chapter 7 - Follow the leader: Cases to learn from
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Case 1 to 9
Chapter 8 - Towards higher productivity - I

8.1 Introduction
8.2 Suggestions of the industry of productivity improvement
8.3 Strategy for productivity improvement

8.3.1 Initiate supervisor and manager training
8.3.2 Strengthen work measurement and methods improvement
8.3.3 Set up operator selection and training procedures
8.3.4 Introduce productivity measurement system

Chapter 9 - Towards higher productivity - II
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Strengthen quality system
9.3 Improve worker involvement and working conditions
9.4 Strategic Technology upgradation
9.5 Strengthen production planning and scheduling
9.6 Introduce incentive scheme
9.7 Introduce CSF based information system
9.8 Conclusion