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Jan272021

Expert Article

How Bangladesh can attract Big5 and others for shoes?

So, how do we break this LOOP OF FRUSTRATION? One of the most difficult questions to be answered. And, probably my answer will not be…

Jan182021

Expert Article

Why Big5 don’t buy shoes from Bangladesh?

As soon as we start talking about BANGLADESH FOOTWEAR industry, we start with a long list of personal, professional and industrial problems, mostly personal; Long…

Jan152021

Education

How you can make your industrial training effective?

Industrial training in the field of engineering and technology is an integral part of the curriculum as it is considered to be the first job…

Jan132021

Expert Article

Footwear Price race – An (im)possible competition for Bangladesh

(The whole article is prepared based on a $10 sports shoes (Factory Price) retailed $50) This time, let’s start with some quick practical case from…

Jan52021

News & Views

Jul-Dec 2020 export report of Leather, leather product and allied sector of Bangladesh

According to export promotion bureau report for Bangladesh Leather, footwear and allied sector Jul-Dec 2020 export; leather, leather product and leather footwear slowly minimizing gap…

Jan52021

Expert Article

Defining competitive advantage of Bangladesh for FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY

Chapter: Flying geese of ‘FOOTWEAR’ Let’s start with an explanation of this interesting theory of ‘Flying geese paradigm’ (Japanese: FifliffMa Hepburn: GankO keitai-ron); a theory…

Dec52020

News & Views

Jul-Nov 2020 export report of Leather, leather product and allied sector of Bangladesh

According to export promotion bureau report for Bangladesh Leather, footwear and allied sector Jul-Nov 2020 export; leather, leather product and leather footwear slowly minimizing gap…

Nov222020

News & Views

LWG offering remote audit as temporary solution

LWG can now offer a temporary solution for when travel restrictions exist and there is no auditor present in the same country as the leather manufacturer wishing…

Nov222020

Sustainability

Understanding Sustainability tools (part 2): LCA (Life Cycle Analysis/Assessment)

Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) is one of the most complete and rigorous scientific tools for measuring a product’s environmental impact. In other word, A Life…

Nov222020

Supply Chain

Supply Chain Risk Management in Leather Sector of Bangladesh (Part 2)

Categories of Risk Risk Category Description Financial risk Risk Associated with financial loss Operational risk Risk associated with organizational strategy or affecting organization at strategic…

Nov172020

Career

CAMPUS AMBASSADOR PROGRAM 2021

PROGRAM DETAILS DELEGATE PROFILE This learning program has been specifically designed to develop the abilities of selected Footwear Exchange’s Campus Ambassador Program. PROGRAM STRUCTURESTRAININGThe core…

Nov132020

Supply Chain

Supply Chain Risk Management in Leather Sector of Bangladesh (part 1)

Leather sector supply chain is complex and dynamic. Increasing product complexity, out-sourcing and globalization in leather sector of Bangladesh are the reasons that have enhanced…

Nov132020

Sustainability

Understanding Sustainability tools (part 1): HIGG Index

The HIGG Index is a set of tools that allows brands, retailers and companies of any dimension – at all stages of their sustainability journey…

Nov82020

Supply Chain

Commercial Negotiation In Leather Sector Of Bangladesh (Part 2)

Understanding BATNA & ZOPA BATNA is an acronym that stands for Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement. It is defined as the most advantageous alternative…

Nov32020

News & Views

Bangladesh leather sector still struggling to recover 1st wave covid damages whereas 2nd covid hit is coming

Bangladesh Leather, footwear and allied sector steadily coming back track. According to recent report of Export Promotion Bureau total export for the sector is 228.69M…

Oct312020

Sustainability

Leather and Sustainability, No Contradiction

A circular, regenerative process versus A linear, polluting process It is so simple … the difference between a circular, regenerative process versus a linear, polluting process. It describes a core difference…

Oct302020

Supply Chain

Commercial Negotiation In Leather Sector Of Bangladesh (Part 1)

Regardless of the industry, sector or function Commercial Negotiation is a key skill for Procurement & Supply chain professionals. Procurement & Supply chain professionals may…

Campus Ambassador

What is Campus Ambassador program? Campus Ambassadors are Footwear Exchange’s informal position to students is not working from office and purely task-based assignment as per…

Oct232020

Supply Chain

Ethical & Responsible Sourcing in Leather Industry of Bangladesh-part 2

Human rights Human rights are the statutory ways in which individuals expect to and should be treated The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – the…

Oct232020

Career

STRAM – effective way to set SMART goal

SMART goal setting is most practiced goal setting process. Everybody knows what SMART stand is. S – Specific / Simple / Sensible Goals that are…

Oct232020

Design

10 Eco-design Strategy for the Footwear Industry

Climate change and sustainability are the topics of the day. The climate change is a real problem that affects the worldwide population and needs to…

Oct162020

Supply Chain

Ethical & Responsible Sourcing in Leather Industry of Bangladesh-Part 1

The leather industry has been identified as a priority sector of Bangladesh based on its considerable growth and investment potential. Bangladesh has major advantages in…

Oct162020

Investment

Incentives packages for Bangladesh Leather and Footwear sector investment

General Incentives The following have been updated as per Finance Act 2020. Tax exemption A business in Bangladesh can enjoy tax exemption on a…

Oct42020

Media News Archive

বাংলাদেশের পাদুকা শিল্প সংকুচিত হচ্ছে কি

বাংলাদেশের পাদুকা শিল্প সংকুচিত হচ্ছে কিসাইদ শাহীন তৈরি পোশাকের পরই রফতানিতে সম্ভাবনাময় খাত হিসেবে দেখা দিয়েছিল চামড়াজাত পণ্য পাদুকা। কয়েক বছর ধরে রফতানিতে ধারাবাহিক প্রবৃদ্ধি…

Sep282020

Manufacturing

7 LEAN manufacturing misconception in Bangladesh footwear, leather and allied industry

THE LEAN is an approach based on thoroughly evaluating any design, manufacturing, distribution, and customer service processes to find what doing rightly and remove or…

Post Covid-19 Impact on Footwear Export Industry

Sep182020

Heritage

Bata Shoe Museum- world’s largest and greatest of its kind

Being the shoe lovers, one of the first attraction that me and my wife visited, was the Bata shoe museum Located in Toronto when we…

Sep142020

News & Views

China share of world footwear exports has fallen 7 percentage points since 2010

China was the source for almost two out of every three pairs of shoes exported in 2019. However, its market share has been steadily declining…

Sep142020

News & Views

Europe increased its export share by 2.6 percentage points between 2010 and 2019

Some 15 billion pairs, or 62% of all footwear produced, were exported in 2019. Unsurprisingly, Asia is the origin of most of these exports with…

Sep142020

News & Views

North American keep highest 5.6 pairs per capita footwear consumption

Nonetheless, there are still important geographic differences in consumption patterns: per capita footwear consumption varies between 1.6 pairs in Africa and 5.6 pairs in North…

Sep142020

News & Views

Asia’s share of consumption accounts more than half of all shoes in the world

Nonetheless, there are still important geographic differences in consumption patterns: per capita footwear consumption varies between 1.6 pairs in Africa and 5.6 pairs in North…

Sep142020

News & Views

Almost 9 out of every 10 pairs of shoes are manufactured in Asia

The footwear industry is strongly concentrated in Asia where almost 9 out of every 10 pairs of shoes are manufactured. Asia slightly reinforced its dominance…

Sep142020

News & Views

24.3 billion pairs of shoes produced in 2019

Footwear production worldwide has increased by 21.2% since 2010 at an average yearly growth rate of 2.2%. In 2019 the industry slowed down, growing only…

Sep142020

News & Views

Leather Goods Market Size Worth $629.65 Billion By 2025 | CAGR 5.4%

The global leather goods market size is expected to reach USD 629.65 billion expanding at a CAGR of 5.4% by 2025, according to a new report by…

Sep142020

News & Views

Global children’s footwear market seen up annual 4% to 2024

The global market for children’s footwear is expected to grow by $8.65 billion between 2020 and 2024, representing an average annual increase of almost 4…

Sep142020

News & Views

Brazilian shoe production seen falling up to 29% in volume this year

Brazil’s footwear production could fall by between 21.0 and 29.2 percent this year to 643.4-717.5 million pairs due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic,…

New Normal and Technology Adaption: What It Mean for Manufacturing Industry

Stimulus incentive packages declared by Bangladesh Govt., relaxed foreign exchange policy

Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on business and career in Leather, Footwear and allied industry – industry leader perspective.

Sep92020

Uncategorized

Supply Chain Challenges of Bangladeshi Footwear industries

I have read an article named ‘The New Supply Chain Challenge: Risk Management in a Global Economy’ by FM global through internet and try to…

Sep92020

Weekly Note

UNCERTAINTY: why Bangladesh can’t outperform to China or Vietnam in footwear manufacturing

Due to my job responsibility, lot of time I need to discuss with different people from Bangladesh footwear industry – from investor to top/mid management.…

Sep92020

Uncategorized

Note to new investors: who want to invest Bangladesh footwear industry

I met some people who want to invest on footwear manufacturing, and they are new investor. They believe it is not saturated yet like garments…

Sep92020

Weekly Note

Bangladesh footwear: 10 actions to kill Speed & flexibility challenges

Recent market surveyed showed that speed (lead-time) and flexibility (adapting changes) become more important than low cost for world footwear retailer and manufacturers in order…

Sep92020

Expert Article

A Comprehensive / Practical Guide to Footwear Design

Product design is the first step for any new product. A well designed product has always higher possibility to get success in the market. Whether…

চামড়া সস্তা, জুতা কেন নয়

চামড়া সস্তা, জুতা কেন নয়রাজীব আহমেদ পবিত্র ঈদুল আজহায় কোরবানি দেওয়া লাখ টাকা দামের গরুটির চামড়া বিক্রি করতে হয়েছে সাড়ে তিন শ টাকায়। শুধু এ…