Knitting fabric industry is a particular branch with obviously industrial cluster in textile industry, having the sufficient resources of raw materials, the rapid mobility of productivity, the mature dyeing and finishing technologies, the extensive experience in international trade, though having the complicated process to the variable products, has developed a completed supply chain of its own. In which closely the composition of the medium or small or even micro enterprise to create the competitive strengths on the whole industry, brings up Taiwan being a major exporting country of knitting fabric worldwide. From the evolution of environment, of market demanding, of trading partners, and the future trends, thru the in-depth interviewing with the representative figures and the experts of the industry, government, academia, R&D, in this research to investigate & analyze their points of view and suggestions for the reference of the field. The research results show, at the supply end, Taiwan has become an ODM manufacturer but not just OEM maker. At the product end, the environment protection and carbon reducing are now strictly requiring on the manufacturing of functional and fashionable hi-tec products. At marketing end, the vertical consolidation among supply chains and the name brands retailers, traders, garment factories, fabric converters, up to yarn mills, the supply chain integrate and the strategic alliance to the new products developing to cause the big bigger, in quick response to the trends now a day the fast fashion and short life cycle with meager profits. To position on the innovational products to meet consumer¡¦s demands, create demanding to create profits.

Made available in DSpace on 2009-11-18T19:01:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ACF1E3.pdf: 512714 bytes, checksum: d7597d78a6f5f7a97aea6058016230f8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / This study shows how the Industrial Cluster of garments in Valença, RJ ¿ comprised of micro and small enterprises ¿ contributes to overcome the problems left by the declining period of the textile industry. At first, the city took advantage of its talent for textile work and turned to the clothing sector, which now relies on garment factories, subcontractors, cooperatives and laundries in order to create jobs. There is institutional support, but the analysis of the situation identified the need for higher involvement of cluster players, as well as a higher interaction among them to help their own development. In regard to public and private institutions, there is room for steps to guide informal companies that find it difficult to afford labor, financial, and environmental costs towards formalization, the offer of management and labor skill programs, as well as entrepreneurs¿ awareness about the acquisition of modern-technology machinery. It is important to encourage higher participation of Valença firms in the national fashion events, since this draws attention to the name of the city, discloses the work that is carried out there, and attracts new businesses. The entry of Valença companies in the fashion arena of the southern region of Rio de Janeiro state is beneficial, especially to make them better prepared for the Fashion Rio/Fashion Business event. Informality as a way out of the unemployment problem is a growing trend in Valença, as well as in most of Brazilian cities. In this sense, the entrepreneurs need to find favorable steps to make them feel motivated to formalize their businesses. / Este estudo mostra como a formação do Arranjo Produtivo Local (APL) do setor de confecções de Valença-RJ, composto por pequenas e microempresas, contribuiu para a superação das dificuldades deixadas pelo período decadente das fábricas de tecido. A princípio, a cidade aproveitou a vocação para o trabalho têxtil e se voltou para o setor de confecções atualmente marcado pela existência de confecções, facções, cooperativas e lavanderias para a geração de empregos. Há a presença de apoio institucional, mas a análise da situação detectou a necessidade de maior engajamento dos atores do APL e interação entre eles em prol do seu desenvolvimento. No caso das instituições públicas e privadas, há espaço para ações que orientem as empresas informais em suas dificuldades para arcar com os custos trabalhistas, fiscais e ambientais rumo à formalização, promoção de ofertas de cursos de capacitação gerencial e de qualificação da mão-de-obra, bem como sensibilização dos empresários quanto à aquisição de maquinário moderno tecnologicamente mais competitivo. Estimular a maior participação das empresas de Valença em eventos de moda de âmbito nacional é relevante, uma vez que enfatiza o nome da cidade, divulgando os trabalhos elaborados e atraindo novos negócios. A introdução de empresas valencianas no Pólo de Moda Sul Fluminense traz benefícios, especialmente tendo-se em vista a melhor preparação para o evento Fashion Rio/Fashion Business. Um caso comum e cada vez mais crescente que ocorre na maioria das cidades brasileiras se observa também em Valença. Trata-se da informalidade como saída para a questão do desemprego. Neste sentido, é preciso que os empreendedores encontrem ações vantajosas para que eles se sintam motivados a formalizarem suas empresas.