| Chapter No. | Chapter Title | Chapter Author | Page No. |
| 1 | Education and training | | 1 |
| Sri Lanka Japan Industrial Sewing Machine Maintenance Training Workshop | | 7 |
| Training to a system will help to give higher output along with AQL | | 11 |
| Training is imperative for survival: The clothing industry in perspective | | 17 |
| An educational model for the changing needs of the clothing industry | | 21 |
| Training: An imperative adjunct in Sri Lanka's growing clothing sector | | 29 |
| An educational reform to overcome occupational frustration: Sri Lankan clothing industry in perspective | | 36 |
| Training is a function of economic growth | | 43 |
| Building a training culture within an industrial sector through a co-operative system of enterprise training | | 47 |
| Establishing proprietary brand names through technological advances coupled with fashion | | 59 |
| Welcome speech | | 66 |
| Distance education: Panacea for the training needs of the Sri Lankan apparel industry | | 69 |
| 2 | Fabrics | | 78 |
| Dimensional stability of knitted garments | | 84 |
| Rejuvenation of the handloom industry in Sri Lanka | | 89 |
| Getting to know silk | | 106 |
| Consumer judgement of quality of fabrics | | 111 |
| 3 | International trade, competition and globalisation | | 116 |
| Competitive strategies for the Sri Lankan clothing industry | | 135 |
| Respond to global competition | | 146 |
| 4 | Productivity | | 158 |
| Productivity is the cornerstone of competitiveness | | 162 |
| Productivity measurement and analysis of the Sri Lankan clothing industry | | 169 |
| Productivity -- the cornerstone to sustainable competitive advantage | | 185 |
| A trajectory to sustain competitiveness in the regional dynamics of global clothing production | | 193 |
| Adoption of technology for increased productivity | | 200 |
| 5 | Quality | | 209 |
| Understanding quality in the textile complex | | 209 |
| Fabric quality control to meet demands of modern garment making | | 213 |
| The impact of advanced clothing technology on quality control | | 219 |
| What is quality | | 226 |
| Managing production factors for quality | | 233 |
| 6 | Othe articles | | 241 |
| Absenteeism in the clothing industry of Sri Lanka | | 241 |
| Setting up village-based garment manufacturing centres on a cooperative basis and producing for the export market | | 246 |
| Proposal for collaboration between private sector and DSA to set up village-based hand-weaving manufacturing units for a niche market in Sri Lanka as well as overseas | | 269 |
| Efficient fabric utilisation as a means of cost reduction in the clothing industry | | 278 |
| Rapid assessment of the competitiveness and job quality in the SME sector of the clothing industry of Sri Lanka | | 285 |
| Effective use of fabric in the cutting room | | 304 |
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