The mechanism of China textile industry shift: Strategies and behaviors of buyers and suppliers

This paper employs a perspective of company behavior to analyze the China textile industry shift. In order to maximize profits, international buyers procure products in the global textile network. The sourcing strategy affects behaviors of enterprises in the supply chain. Questionnaire surveys and interviews are conducted to figure out the influence factors of the international buyers´ sourcing strategy. It appears that “cost” is the most important factors. Furthermore, several external indicators such as “political environment”, “import procedures and channels” etc., are vital in selecting the original countries. Regarding to the selection of suppliers, “price”, “quality” and “quick response and lead time” are regarded as the key determinants. The competitiveness of Chinese suppliers is also proposed in the paper.