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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