Customer-Focused Supply Chain Strategy Developing 4 Rs Model in Apparel Industry

In CFSCS the chief achievement is to counter consumer demand in real-time, that act will cut down the cost to experience productivity at an economical scale and give a chance to customers to practice a superior experience. The organizations practicing or implementing a strong CFSCS (customer-focused supply chain strategy) are performing at their excellence in the sales sector, share in the market, productivity, and high level of customer satisfaction. The supply chain mechanism is highly customer focused in CFSCS, Chief elements of the success are highly dependent on the 4Rs model (responsiveness, resiliency, reliability, and realignment) and provide better services at low cost as compared to the traditional supply chain model. The study explores that the 4Rs model in CFSCS is a chief driver for this purpose we develop various frameworks. Our field of proving the CFSCS 4Rs model is in the apparel industry.

Evaluation of Some Commercial and Candidate Cultivars of Spring Wheat Triticum Aestivum L. for Salt Tolerance

A study was planned to assess the salt tolerance potential of 10 wheat cultivars, five newly developed (S-24, Saher-2006, Inqlab-91, Faisalabad-2008 and Lasani) and five candidate (P.B-18, M.P-65, SH-20, AARI-10, G.A-20). Two salinity levels were (0 mM and 150 mM) applied at three growth stages seedling, tillering and boot stages. This study comprised independent two experiments. The first experiment was performed to screen the 10 wheat cultivars on the basis of biomass production and yield under saline stress. Four wheat cultivars (S-24, Saher-2006, Lasani and AARI-10) were selected on the basis of the results of the first experiment and again grown in the following year for detailed study of physio-biochemical responses under saline stress imposed at different growth stages. Saline stress application at different growth phases caused a marked reduction in biomass production, yield, different gas exchange attributes, photosynthetic pigments and water relation parameters. However, comparatively cvs. S-24 and Saher-2006 showed less reduction in these attributes due to saline application at three growth stages. Less cholophyll degradation, comparatively higher photosynthetic and transpiration rate and leaf turgor were observed due to saline stress imposition at the boot stage. However, it was greater due to salinity imposed at the seedling stage. Furthermore, NaCl applied at three different growth stages markedly increased the endogenous Na+ level and caused reduction in Ca2+, K+, K+/ Na+ and Ca2+/ Na+ ratios. Overall, cvs. Saher-2006 and S-24 maintained higher K+/ Na+ and Ca2+/ Na+ ratios as compared to the other wheat cultivars under salt stress. There was a less decrease in K+/ Na+ and Ca2+/ Na+ ratios under the saline environment developed at the boot stage while maximum at the seedling stage. A significant alteration in different biochemical attributes was observed in all wheat cultivars under saline stress imposed at three growth stages. For example, a substantial increase was observed in H2O2, MDA, soluble proteins, proline, glycinebetaine and activities of different aintioxidants (SOD, POD, CAT, phenolics). Different wheat cultivars showed variation in these biochemicals in response to salt stress applied at different growth stages. Maximum antioxidative enzymes activities were observed in cvs. S-24 and Saher-2006 due to saline stress application at three growth stages. However, cvs, S-24 and Sher-2006 had higher accumulation of GB and proline as compared to the other cultivars (Lasani and AARI-10) under saline stress imposed at early growth stages (seedling and tillering) than at the boot stage. Anatomical studies of four wheat cultivars under saline stress applied at different growth stages showed that cvs. S-24 and Saher- 2006 had thick epidermis of stem and root, greater schlerification in stem and leaf, higher vascular bundle and metaxylem area and greater cortical cell area due to saline stress applied at three different growth stages than the other two cultivars (Lasani and AARI- 10). These anatomical characteristics showed their better adaptability under saline environment in terms of checking water loss, good water storage capacity, and better toxic ion compartmentalization due to large size vacuoles of cortical cells and better water and nutrient transport through vessels. So, it can be inferred that wheat is more prone to adverse effects of saline stress when applied at the early growth stage (seedling) than at later growth stages. Overall, of all wheat cultivars cvs. S-24 and Saher-2006 were more tolerant to saline stress.