Defining the current situation of supply chain applications in textile industry and proposals

In recent years relations with suppliers, customers, distrubuters and retailers become veryimportant because of the increasing competition. Companies try to adopt information technologyto cope with increasing competition, to obtain competitive advantage, to sustain market share andeven to stay in business. Supply chain management system can be defined an integrated andcollaborative network which consist of suppliers, factories, warehouses, distribution centers, andretailers.Supply chain management focuses on managing the flow of goods and services and informationthrough the supply chain in order to attain the level of synchronization that will make it moreresponsive to customer demand needs while lowering total costs. It provides a fast and flexiblecoordination between companies. Among the members of supply chain, collaboration plays acritical role to response the consumer demand quickly. Developing long-term collaboration cantake wastes, out of the supply chain and provide competitive advantage among themembers.Information sharing, resource sharing, risk sharing and activity sharing are importantfactors for implementing an effective SCM.In this thesis, current situation of supply chain applications in textile industry were investigatedand DAMA Model was examined.