This paper is concerned with firms that attempt to break out of their current position in their domestic market network. Specifically, how small suppliers in buyer-dominated relationships in the UK textile industry can develop an international network position. The paper draws on the findings of an exploratory study of five UK-based small and medium-sized textile suppliers.

After quota system was canceled in 2005, as a result of free trade of open market, textile industries in Taiwan have faced some impacts, such as: low-price competition of Chinese Mainland, and regional trade. This situation constantly increases. In addition, good brand traders, who receive benefits after the quota system was canceled, continue to be greater through the merging method, and then ...

Overview of the Ghana Textile Industry primarily shows a predominant cotton fabric manufacturing sector with absolute reliance on cotton as the major raw material for production. The Ghana Cotton Company Limited (GCCL) and other privately owned ginneries in the Northern Region have, in the past, been the major suppliers of lint cotton to the textile factories with occasional imports to support ...

The decision support system (DSS) presented here is dealing with the production planning and scheduling in the textile industry. The DSS aims at the efficient management of a mixed production system Gob-shop and flow-shop), such as that of the textile industry. Its main feature is the effective combination of a database and a model based management system in order to merge existing expert knowl...

Textile industry is providing one of the most basic needs of the people and maintains sustained growth for improving quality of life. The Indian textile industry has been undergoing a rapid transformation and is in the process of integrating with the World textile trade and industry. The contribution of textile industries to the Indian economy is manifested in terms of its contribution to the i...

Effluent from the textile industry contains toxic compounds. These compounds contaminate the surface water, thereby making it unfit for irrigation and drinking. Since farmers use water from the rivers for agricultural purposes and the residents of the town, use both the surface and underground water from the same area as potable water, it is quite unsafe to discharge this effluent into water bo...

In this study the quality of supply chain relations of which the dimensions contain communications, cooperation, commitment, adaption and trust is investigated as one of the main processes in the supply chain management and the independent variable in the research. Consumer satisfaction as an important factor for quality evaluation was also researched as the dependent variable and later the rel...

Instrument Type Detection Umit (mg/L) Introduction Because of the difficulty and cost of treating certain types of wastes, pollution prevention has become an important method of environmental protection for the textile industry.'* Extensive attention has been focused on the selection and use of chemical specialties and their role in pollution prevent i ~ n . ~ ~ Proper raw material selection, p...

By textile science incorporating with electronic industry, developed textile products start to take part in different areas such as industry, military, space, medical etc. for health, protection, defense, communication and automation. Electronic textiles (e-textiles) are fabrics that contain electronics and interconnections with them. In this study, two types of base yarns (cotton and acrylic) ...

Human resource information system (HRIS) has potential benefits to improve organizational performance. The purpose of this exploratory study is thus to investigate the impact of HRIS on organizational effectiveness. The textile industry in Thailand is taken as a context of the study as it faces many challenges in this globalization era. One of the industry’s dilemmas is about worker conditions ...