03651nam 2200709Ia 450 991081031610332120200520144314.00-19-028435-80-19-770245-71-280-53033-20-19-535215-71-4294-0133-810.1093/oso/9780195126150.001.0001(CKB)1000000000415310(EBL)270898(OCoLC)243613682(SSID)ssj0000251515(PQKBManifestationID)11238833(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000251515(PQKBWorkID)10175184(PQKB)11106628(Au-PeEL)EBL270898(CaPaEBR)ebr10142440(CaONFJC)MIL53033(OCoLC)936848589(OCoLC)1406780707(StDuBDS)9780197702451(MiAaPQ)EBC270898(EXLCZ)99100000000041531019980720d1999 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA stitch in time lean retailing and the transformation of manufacturing--lessons from the apparel and textile industries /Frederick H. Abernathy ... [et al.]First edition.New York Oxford University Press19991 online resource (385 pages)Oxford scholarship online.Previously issued in print: 1999.0-19-512615-7 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 IndexExplaining the major changes occurring in the US textile and clothing industry, this book shows the central role of information systems in providing data on sales at the retail level that is communicated back through the supply chain.Oxford scholarship online.Clothing tradeUnited StatesManagementManufacturing industriesUnited StatesManagementData processingRetail tradeUnited StatesManagementClothing tradeManagement.Manufacturing industriesManagementData processing.Retail tradeManagement.687/.068/8Abernathy Frederick H285447MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810316103321A stitch in time4021314UNINA