An Investigation on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on New Zealand’s Knitwear Manufacturing Sector

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aut.relation.endpage31
aut.relation.issue1
aut.relation.journalFashion Practice: the journal of design, creative process and the fashion industry
aut.relation.startpage6
aut.relation.volume16
dc.contributor.authorNautiyal, Mitali
dc.contributor.authorJoseph, Frances
dc.contributor.authorHunting, Amabel
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-08T04:46:45Z
dc.date.available2024-07-08T04:46:45Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-01
dc.description.abstractKnitwear producers in New Zealand are looking for ways to deal with the uncertainties that have arisen due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This research considers the impact of the pandemic and its effects on the development and long-term survival of the knitwear sector. An anonymous online survey was undertaken among New Zealand’s established knitwear manufacturers, with seven taking up the survey. The respondent companies accounted for around half of the total workforce employed in the country’s knitwear sector. The data were analysed using both quantitative and qualitative methods. A SWOT analysis was conducted to place the sector in a global context, identifying necessary measures for future strategic planning. The findings revealed that the supply chain has been disrupted, some businesses have stalled, and the cost of obtaining raw materials has skyrocketed. Due to the impact of the pandemic on the tourism industry, revenues have fallen. As COVID-19 is an ongoing challenge, knitwear manufacturers need to rearrange their supply chains to increase local suppliers and explore new and innovative ways to engage with domestic customers.
dc.identifier.citationFashion Practice: the journal of design, creative process and the fashion industry, ISSN: 1756-9370 (Print); 1756-9389 (Online), Taylor and Francis Group, 16(1), 6-31. doi: 10.1080/17569370.2023.2166707
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/17569370.2023.2166707
dc.identifier.issn1756-9370
dc.identifier.issn1756-9389
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/17761
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Group
dc.relation.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17569370.2023.2166707
dc.rights© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectKnitwear
dc.subjectMaufacturing
dc.subjectSupply chain
dc.subjectSWOT analysis
dc.subject33 Built Environment and Design
dc.subject3303 Design
dc.subjectEmerging Infectious Diseases
dc.subjectInfectious Diseases
dc.subjectCoronaviruses
dc.subject1203 Design Practice and Management
dc.subject2002 Cultural Studies
dc.subject3303 Design
dc.titleAn Investigation on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on New Zealand’s Knitwear Manufacturing Sector
dc.typeJournal Article
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