LEADER 04017nam 2200661 450 001 9910815423003321 005 20230125182316.0 010 $a1-60649-549-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000731988 035 $a(BEP)4560112 035 $a(OCoLC)952156057 035 $a(CaBNVSL)swl00406719 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4560112 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11225271 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL933207 035 $a(OCoLC)957126964 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781606495490 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4560112 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000731988 100 $a20160715d2016 fy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 12$aA profile of the textile manufacturing industry /$fErin D. Parrish 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aNew York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) :$cBusiness Expert Press,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (77 pages) 225 1 $aIndustry profiles collection,$x2331-0073 311 $a1-60649-548-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 67-73) and index. 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. How the textile industry operates -- 3. Industry organization and competition -- 4. Outside market forces impacting the textile industry -- 5. Regulations in the textile industry -- 6. Challenges and opportunities -- Notes -- References -- Index. 330 3 $aThe textile manufacturing industry (NAICS 313) has played an important role in the history of the United States and continues to be a major industrial employer, not only in the U.S., but also around the world. Textiles are mainly considered a component part of the supply chain, with end uses ranging from apparel to home textiles to industrial goods to medical textiles. Even though apparel is the largest end use of textiles and has increasingly moved offshore to low-cost labor countries, there remains a growing textile manufacturing industry in the U.S. for capital and technology-intensive products, such as nonwovens and those with military end uses. One unique aspect of textile manufacturing is that it includes sectors from agriculture, chemicals, industrial manufacturing, cutting-edge research and development, in addition to the fashion aspects of apparel and home goods. It is highly dependent on economic conditions and consumer demand, and competition is primarily based on price. Another unique aspect of the textile manufacturing industry is its fragmented nature. Whereas a few major players define most industries, there are over 8,000 textile establishments in the U.S., and no major textile firm has more than 2 percent share of the market. Also, unique to the textile industry is its importance in the global economy and to the economic development of other countries, particularly related to labor rights and women's issues. The textile manufacturing industry illustrates a variety of concepts including economics, technology and engineering, agriculture, history, marketing and fashion, globalization, social studies, labor issues, and environmental regulations, which would be useful to a number of audiences including students, industry, and public policymakers. 410 0$aIndustry profiles collection.$x2331-0073 606 $aTextile industry$zUnited States 606 $aTextile manufacturers$zUnited States 610 $acompetitive strategies 610 $acotton 610 $aenvironment 610 $afabric 610 $afiber 610 $aglobalization 610 $amanufacturing 610 $atechnology management 610 $atextiles 610 $atrade 615 0$aTextile industry 615 0$aTextile manufacturers 676 $a338.4767700973 700 $aParrish$b Erin D.$01639045 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815423003321 996 $aA profile of the textile manufacturing industry$93981783 997 $aUNINA