ฮวง ทิ บัว ทัววา. The Value chain management of garment companies in Vietnam. Master's Degree(International Business). University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. : University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, 2006.
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The Value chain management of garment companies in Vietnam
Abstract:
he objectives of this study are twofold: (1) To explore the value chain management of garment companies in Vietnam (2) To recommend the policies in both firm and government level to improve the value chain management of Vietnamese garment companies. The research model is used for this study is adapted from The value chain model of Michel E. Porter (1985) and garment concepts of Gini Stephens Frings (2002). The study shows the value chain of garment companies in Vietnam through management of 9 activities: Inbound logistic, operations, outbound logistics, marketing
and sales, services, technology development, infrastructures, human resource management and procurements. The research is analysed based on qualified 173
questionnaires that are collected from garment companies in Vietnam by using SPSS:
percentage, frequency, mean, standard deviation, t-test. Secondary data also be analysed. The main finding of this study, regarding to the value chain management of
garment companies in Vietnam, indicates that there are 7 activities that are managed
moderately effective in garment companies in Vietnam. They are inbound logistics,
outbound logistics, services, technology development, human resource management,
infrastructure and procurement. Two activities that are managed not too effectively are:
marketing and sales. Only one activity is managed effectively is production. The importance of activities in the value chain were analysed to find the difference between
the perceptions of respondents from garment companies and experts. The finding of this study leads to recommend Vietnam government should create a level playing field for enterprises of different sectors by gradually removing indirect subsidies for state-owned enterprises, establish concentrated trade centers in potential market, organize and provide funding to regular trade fair abroad, and support in human resource training and legal aid. The government also should help textile and garment related services, such as industrial software, equipment and parts supply, technical services, trade promotion, trade mark development, franchise, design, training, quality control, management etc. Finally, the government and VINATEX should play as the facilitators for the development of the industry though provision of information, development of physical infrastructure, and institutional support. As finding in section 2 of chapter 4 and discussion in section 2 of chapter 5 the researcher recommends garment companies in Vietnam should considere operation, marketing and sales, HRM and technology development are their key activities and need to improve these activities to improve the value chain management.