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Titolo |
A stitch in time : lean retailing and the transformation of manufacturing--lessons from the apparel and textile industries / / Frederick H. Abernathy ... [et al.] |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-028435-8 |
0-19-770245-7 |
1-280-53033-2 |
0-19-535215-7 |
1-4294-0133-8 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (385 pages) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online. |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Clothing trade - United States - Management |
Manufacturing industries - United States - Management - Data processing |
Retail trade - United States - Management |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 1999. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-346) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; 1. The New Competitive Advantage in Apparel; 2. The Past as Prologue: Historical Background on the U.S. Retail, Apparel, and Textile Industries; 3. The Retail Revolution: Traditional Versus Lean Retailing; 4. The Building Blocks of Lean Retailing; 5. The Impact of Lean Retailing; 6. Inventory Management for the Retailer: Demand Forecasting and Stocking Decisions; 7. Inventory Management for the Manufacturer: Production Planning and Optimal Sourcing Decisions; 8. Apparel Operations: Getting Ready to Sew; 9. Apparel Operations: Assembly and the Sewing Room |
10. Human Resources in Apparel 11. Textile Operations: Spinning, Weaving, and Finishing Cloth; 12. The Economic Viability of Textiles: A Tale of Multiple Channels; 13. The Global Marketplace; 14. Suppliers in a Lean World: Firm and Industry Performance in an Integrated Channel; 15. Information-Integrated Channels: Public Policy Implications and Future Directions; Appendix A: List of Acronyms; Appendix B: The |
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