Textile industry: Catching up the Industrial Revolution 4.0

Early on access to the trend and boldly invest in advanced technology, domestic textile enterprises are gradually catching up with the Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0.

Strongly invest

Since CMCN 4.0 emerged with automation technology, Big Data application in production management, enterprise management, Duc Quan Investment and Development Joint Stock Company has quickly automated production and synchronization. chemical devices. Thanks to that, the capacity of 3 yarn factories of the enterprise has increased twice, reaching 17,000 tons/year.

Besides manufacturing automation, Garment Corporation 10- JSC has also applied BMS.NET DIP online business management software. This software is a closed management process system, with detailed decentralization to each branch, department, department, etc. to help the Corporation manage and control transactions of the chain of distribution agents. coordinating from the stage of purchasing, selling, and stocking, fund in a comprehensive and effective way.

It can be seen, textile enterprises have caught up quite well with IR 4.0. The textile and garment industry has 3 main areas: textile – textile – garment, in which the textile and dyeing industry has applied automation as well as a lot of information technology applications in the past. This process has improved productivity, speed as well as reduced the number of employees for businesses. If in the past 10 years, to produce 10 thousand spindles to use more than 110 workers, now only need 25-30 workers, down nearly 4 times compared to before.

Prepare human resources

CMCN 4.0 is creating a drastic change in concept as well as production methods of the domestic textile business community. According to the assessment, with the application of automation, using robots and large data, the ability to increase productivity will become exponential. However, many experts worry, the quality of human resources does not keep up with the level of technology development.

Expressing his opinion on this idea, Mr. Cao Huu Hieu – CEO of Vietnam Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) – said: No matter how modern technology and equipment are, people are still factors. key, especially the technical staff operating machinery.

With the core role of the industry, in recent years, Vinatex has mobilized many resources for human resource training. In terms of macro, the group submitted and was approved by the Government to upgrade Hanoi Textile College to Hanoi Textile University, this is one of the channels of formal and quality human resource training for the textile industry. sewing. Currently, nearly 100% of students after graduation are agreed on income, position and employment.

As for workers who directly operate machinery and equipment, the group also cooperates with businesses to regularly organize short updates, training for employees to gradually change their thinking and operation. Modern devices with new software installed.

As for fear, a large number of unskilled workers will lose their jobs due to the impact of production automation, Mr. Cao Huu Hieu also said: Joining CMCN 4.0 is a rule and there will definitely be a labor force. redundant. This is a problem not only for the textile and garment industry but also for other labor-intensive industries and the need for coordinated resolution from the Government to ministries and branches.

In the immediate future, for the parts that have to invest in replacing human machinery and equipment, the member enterprises of the group will retrain workers to arrange for suitable positions. Training more new professions to help workers continue to produce, avoid labor redundancy, and contribute to ensuring social security.

Productivity and Quality Office