• DocumentCode
    3562683
  • Title

    Challenges in exports: A study of India´s leather industry

  • Author

    Rafiuddin, Mohamed ; Satyanarayana, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Bharathiar Univ., Coimbatore, India
  • fYear
    2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    7
  • Abstract
    India assumes a significant position in Leather landscape of Asia. India has well proven itself as a potential sourcing destination for Leather and Leather products. Indian Leather industry occupies a place of prominence in the Indian economy in view of its massive potential for employment, growth and exports. Though India is the second largest producer of Footwear and Leather garments in the world, India accounts for a share of close to 3.2% in the global Leather import and hence there is a huge scope to enhance exports and increase the market share. The author believes that an explanation of the challenges faced by Indian Leather Industry in exports of Leather and Leather products would enrich our understanding of complexity in business.
  • Keywords
    international trade; leather industry; leather products; India; exports; footwear garments; leather garments; leather import; leather industry; leather products; Companies; Footwear; Government; Industries; Investment; Production; Raw materials; Challenges; Economy; Growth; Leather and Leather products; Sourcing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Science Engineering and Management Research (ICSEMR), 2014 International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-7614-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICSEMR.2014.7043640
  • Filename
    7043640