But during that period of all-out investment, economies of scale, production efficiency, management, technology, etc., were all ignored. In 1973, the first oil shock occurred, and demand and prices for textile products plummeted while overhead increased, putting the industry under great stress.
紡品外銷一帆風順的情形，因第一次能源危機發生而被打破：市場需求量大幅減少，價格遽然滑落，成本卻因原料、電費等價格的上漲而提高，我國紡織業遭到重大打擊。在過去盲目投資時被忽視的規模效益、生產技術與管理方法等，也開始漸受重視。