Apparel Industry

Lean & Mean Product Development in Apparel Industry

E-business In Apparel Retailing Industry - Critical Issues

The apparel industry has, like most other industries quickly started using the Internet to gain improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of operations and marketing. In this report we briefly overview the developments of electronic commerce in apparel industry. We try to develop a framework for choosing the right technology and development options based on the business model and busines...

Global Brands Perceptions: The Apparel Industry In China

This study examined the perceptions of Chinese consumers towards global apparel brands. It investigated the preferences of Chinese consumers for foreign brands, their perceptions of intangible attributes of global apparel brands. The study used a survey questionnaire to gather information from Chinese consumers through a mall intercept method of convenience sampling. The sample wasthe consumers...

3D body scanning technology for fashion and apparel industry

This paper presents an overview of 3D body scanning technologies with applications to the fashion and apparel industry. Complete systems for the digitization of the human body exist since more than fifteen years. One of the main users of this technology with application in the textile field was the military industry. In fact, body scanning technology is being successfully employed since many ye...

Strategic sourcing in the textile and apparel industry

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate performance outcomes of strategic sourcing, specifically examining how strategic sourcing affects buyer‐supplier relationship, supplier evaluation, and sourcing performance from the buying firm's perspective in the context of the US textile and apparel industry. Design/methodology/approach – This study provides an empirical investigation of ...