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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"apparel industry"”.
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Apparel Industry Definitions: Copying, Knocking-off, Counterfeiting
… materials as body coverings, or as a form of apparel decoration, as well as protection, continued to evolve throughout history. More complex ideas and outcomes developed with the advent of weaving, and rectangular shapes were draped in folds, tied, or wrapped around the body. An accepted …
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High-fashion, low-price logistics of apparel industry
Thesis (M. Eng. in Logistics)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2003.
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Leveraging downstream data in the footwear/apparel industry
… leveraged by manufacturers in the footwear and apparel industry to increase on-shelf availability. However, certain apparel and consumer products companies have developed best-in-class methods for collecting and utilizing data to enhance supply chain visibility and to drive increased sales. A …
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Customer satisfaction--a competitive edge in the apparel industry
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1994.
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Apparel industry adjustment and the role of the union
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1991.
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Determinants of knowledge transfer in Turkish textile and apparel industry
… transfer activities in Turkish Textile and Apparel Industries have been explored in this study. The knowledge transfer is undisputedly important subjects as knowledge provides competitive advantage to firms. Only few percentages of the Turkish textile and apparel industries are engaged in …
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Using Internet Videoconferencing to Connect Fashion Students With Apparel Industry Professionals
… college and university fashion students with apparel industry professionals. A total of 70 college and university fashion students, three instructors, and three apparel industry professionals participated in this introductory study. Data was collected through pre and post surveys from all …
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Shifting relations between retailing and manufacturing in the U.S. apparel industry
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1991.
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Supply chain strategies in the apparel industry : the case of Victoria's Secret
… supply chain structure and challenges facing the apparel industry. We present the case of Limited Brands Inc. and describe the positioning of the company within the apparel industry. We then address business processes critical to the success of the Victoria's Secret Business Unit of Limited …
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Sustainability in the product cycle : adopting a shared standard for the apparel industry
… lifetime. This study examines the Sustainable Apparel Index, a decision-support tool that aims to clarify environmental trade-offs and reduce overall product impacts within the apparel industry. As an example of the broad potential for shared industry standards, the Apparel Index is compared to …
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Towards a conceptual model for the apparel industry in Thailand focused on domestic fashion origination
… to the future prospects of the Thai fashion industry, which has undergone recent instability in the context of the global fashion system. They presuppose a reorientation and/or development of the domestic economy and culture of consumption of Thailand to favour innovation, originality and …
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A study of relationships between organizational characteristics and QR adoption in the U.S. apparel industry
… of QR technologies and QR adoption in the U.S. apparel industry. Using the usage level of QR technologies and QR adoption as the dependent variables, the selected organizational characteristics, as independent variables, were: firm size (Le., numbers of employees, dollar amounts of sales …
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Determinants of Competitive Advantage in Textiles and Apparel Industry in Tanzania: Application of Structural Equation Modelling
… and Tabora using a case study of textile and apparel industry. The sampling unit used were the employees of the industry knowledgeable on industry dynamics and with at least college education. The study proposes two inter-related micro and macro competitive advantage models. In the first …
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Measuring Efficiency for Egyptian Textile and Apparel Industry Using Stochastic Frontier Analysis and Data Envelopment Analysis
… efficiencies in the Egyptian textile and apparel industry via stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) and data envelopment analysis (DEA). Differences between the SFA and the DEA can lead to different estimates for some, or all of the units in an analysis. Measuring efficiency through …
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Quick response inputs and outcomes in the apparel industry: an example from a South African retailer
This paper provides a two-tier framework for empirically analysing Quick Response on a product level. The first part of the framework suggests retail metrics based on the characteristics of Quick Response to allow comparison between supply chains in terms of their adherance ot the strategy. The …
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Firms' Decisions to Enter a Market of Highly Differentiated Products: Apparel Industry and New York Fashion Week
… deals with economic aspects of the fashion industry. It begins with a discussion of the complex industrial organization aspects of the industry. A wealth of information in this area has been assembled and is presented for the first time. The focus is on the high-end fashion market: how it …
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The impact of item 807.0 of the tariff schedule of the United States: the case of the Costa Rican apparel industry
… Highly labor intensive products, such as apparel, are ideally suited to take advantage of the savings offered under Item 807.0. The U.S. textile and apparel industry faces stiff import competition from low wage countries, and over the last fifteen years the volume of Item 807.0 apparel …
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The effects of trade liberalization on gender inequality in Central America and its relevance to the textile and apparel industry and academy
… countries? and (b) RQ2 - "how do textile and apparel manufacturing industry women professionals and academics in El Salvador perceive the changes in gender (in)equality overtime due to CAFTA-DR's implementation". The findings suggests that the implementation of CAFTA-DR is associated with …
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The implications of lead firm sourcing strategies and value chain governance on suppliers and sector development: the case of the South African textile and apparel industry
… and value chain governance of South African apparel retailers and their impact on the local textile and apparel manufacturing sector. Over the past three decades, value chain research has highlighted the crucial role of lead firms in coordinating production networks and shaping supplier …
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Back to school : the alternate ground of integration
… the sociological and technological changes, the apparel industry still remains labor intensive. Furthermore, the LA Fashion District concentrates the large number of recent immigrants who are mostly undereducated or uneducated. In response to this situation, I am proposing the School for Apparel …
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