ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY REQUIREMENT AND IMPORTANCE FOR TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN TURKEY

Abstract

Today’s competitory disposition of business obligates companies to implement an extensive business quality control system that highlights sustainable improvement of quality and productivity. In every sector, it is significant to support  industries, meet the quality requirement of current’s market by providing and improving the quality contol policy. Management development of work structures and frameworks should be involved in quality oriented production and quality control strategy. This topic should be supported by top management dedication to increase the quality level of production as a business policy and strategy within supportive resources. It is now generally accepted that textile is a fabric which made from fibers but the fibers may either be converted into yarn firstly and then the yarns put unitedly in one of a diversity of methods to make fabrics or the fibers can be altered directly into a fabric. The textile sector is selected as a research area in this study, because this is one of the most requirement and fundamental industries for households and populations. In this study, the integration steps of  Quality Oriented manufacturing is hightlighted  in the textile sector. An industrial perception  is presented  in the scope of this research. In addition of this, an overview of textile ındustry in Turkey will be presented  and an approach for the importance of quality oriented production in garment industry is emphasized and is declared its strengths, opportunities, threats and weaknesses aspects according to the business quality policy.

 

Keywords

• Consumption,industry,quality,production,swot,textile

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