A stitch in time [[electronic resource] ] : lean retailing and the transformation of manufacturing--lessons from the apparel and textile industries / / Frederick H. Abernathy ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (385 p.)
• Disciplina: 687/.068/8
• Soggetto topico: Clothing trade - United States - Management; Manufacturing industries - United States - Management - Data processing; Retail trade - United States - Management
• Altri autori: AbernathyFrederick H
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-346) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 HCTAR Survey; Appendix C: Data Sources; Appendix D: Companies Visited or Interviewed by HCTAR; Notes; Subject Index; Name Index; Business Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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"".
• Titolo autorizzato: A stitch in time
• ISBN: 0-19-770245-7; 1-280-53033-2; 0-19-535215-7; 1-4294-0133-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777009503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II