Construction Industry Ppt

As far as consumption is concerned, more than 95 % of the production is for meeting the domestic

demand. The ensuing result; India hardly exports any leather goods which explains its low share in

the global leather trade.

However, footwear export is growing in India at more than 18% annually. Footwear exports

accounted for US$ 1,212.79 mn in FY07. This attributed for a major chunk of India’s total leather

trade, around 41%.

Although current export figures show an increasing trend, the present infrastructure situation is

not immense. The manufacturing sector is completely unorganised with negligible presence of any

major manufacturer.

There is also a dearth of latest technology and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. The lack of

such facilities has impacted the quality of products that are being purchased by customers. These

factors have had a major effect on the supply chain of retail companies. It takes approximately 60

days for a manufacturer to deliver his products which means in India if a new collection is launched

every 3 months, companies are not in a position to make any mid-season corrections.

India currently has over 3.3 mn kms of road network. Almost 65% of the total freight is carried

by roads. Only 2% of the total road length constitutes of national highways, while it carries over

40% of the total road traffic. This has major ramifications