03435nam 2200625Ia 450 991045119990332120200520144314.01-280-53033-20-19-535215-71-4294-0133-8(CKB)1000000000415310(EBL)270898(OCoLC)243613682(SSID)ssj0000251515(PQKBManifestationID)11238833(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000251515(PQKBWorkID)10175184(PQKB)11106628(MiAaPQ)EBC270898(Au-PeEL)EBL270898(CaPaEBR)ebr10142440(CaONFJC)MIL53033(OCoLC)936848589(EXLCZ)99100000000041531019980720d1999 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrA stitch in time[electronic resource] lean retailing and the transformation of manufacturing--lessons from the apparel and textile industries /Frederick H. Abernathy ... [et al.]New York Oxford University Press19991 online resource (385 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-512615-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-346) and indexes.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 Room10. 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 HCTAR Survey; Appendix C: Data Sources; Appendix D: Companies Visited or Interviewed by HCTAR; Notes; Subject Index; Name Index; Business IndexThe result of changing styles and fickle customers on the textile and fashion industry has traditionally been costly markdowns and stock shortages. This book examines how technological advances changed the situation in the 1980's and enabled the introduction of ""lean retailing"".Clothing tradeUnited StatesManagementManufacturing industriesUnited StatesManagementData processingRetail tradeUnited StatesManagementElectronic books.Clothing tradeManagement.Manufacturing industriesManagementData processing.Retail tradeManagement.687/.068/8Abernathy Frederick H285447MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451199903321A stitch in time2167996UNINA