SWOT Analysis of Pakistan's Textile Industry


a.      Strengths:


  • o   Self Sufficient in raw material
  • o   Ever new design for new products
  • o   Availability of cheap labor force
  • o   Industrial manufacturing facilities
  • o   Forth largest producer of cotton

b.      Weaknesses:


  • o   Lack of value addition in product
  • o   Scarcity of utility resources
  • o   Lack of access to European and other markets etc.
  • o   Increased trend of raw material export rather than final product
  • o   Need to identify trade and tax free zones
  • o   Political instability
  • o   War on terror effects
  • o   Poor infrastructure in country
  • o   Poor supply chain management
  • o   Untrained labor force

c.       Opportunities:


  • o   Reducing cost of production
  • o   Production of high value products
  • o   Idea of new textile city
  • o   Joint venture with foreign companies

d.      Threats:


  • o   Quota System
  • o   New competitor in market
  • o   Shifting of capital into Bangladesh
  • o   Modernization
        
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