1. Textile Industry and Progress to Lean Production in China By Team from Shandong Jiaotong University Note: Some contents have been modified for confidentiality reasons.

2. Outline A General View of Chinese Export Policies in History Textile Export Business in China Some Existing Problems An Example of a Small-scaled Textile Business Lean Production An Example of a Textile Business in Lean Production Model

3. Foreign Trade Between 1949-1980s Highly concentrated monopoly. All imports and exports were handled by a number of specialized national trade companies. Operated under a rigid planning management system.

4. Reformation of Foreign Trade in China after 1980s “ Open Door Policy ” initiated by Deng Xiaoping 1987 Decentralization was adopted Foreign Trade Agency System Foreign Trade permits

5. Textile Exports of China

7. What does “ Made in China Mean ” ?

9. Problem in Business Model OEM 70% ODM 20% OBM 10% The proportion of OEM, ODM and OBM in Chinese apparel industry Zhao Junli, 2009

10. OEM, ODM and OBM

11. Problem: Labor Shortage

12. A Case Study of a Small-scaled Textile Business

14. An Example of a Small-scaled Textile Business

15. Lean Production Continuous efforts in reducing waste Produce quality products At the least cost to the manufacturers, customers and communities Sustainable Entrepreneurship

16. Reducing Wastes Overproduction Defects Unnecessary Inventory Inappropriate Processing Excessive Transportation Waiting Unnecessary Motion

17. An Example of a Textile Business in Lean Production Model

20. What can we do in terms of Lean in our daily life?