| Article ID: | iaor20108660 |
| Volume: | 8 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 47 |
| End Page Number: | 65 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2011 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management |
| Authors: | Khare Arpita, Sehgal Vipul, Dhal Dhawal, Agarwal Sulabh, Singh Vrijendra |
| Keywords: | clothing industry, information systems |
The current business dynamics have led to the adoption of technology for various business strategies. The inter‐play of factors like globalisation, technology, outsourcing, supplier collaborations and customer relationships are fuelling the drive towards efficiencies. In this light, the paper makes an attempt to identify the driving factors for adopting technology for making supply chains competitive. It explores the adoption of Information Technology (IT) in Indian clothing retail supply chains, the information accessibility prevalent in the Indian supply chains. Primary research was conducted on the various ready‐made clothing/garment retailers and the IT use levels were identified in the supply chain.