A stitch in time : lean retailing and the transformation of manufacturing - lessons from the apparel and textile industries / / Frederick H. Abernathy, John T. Dunlop, Janice H. Hammond, David Weil
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| Autore: |
Abernathy Frederick H.
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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, John T. Dunlop, Janice H. Hammond, David Weil
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
| Edizione: | First edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (385 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 687/.068/8 |
| Soggetto topico: | Clothing trade - United States - Management |
| Manufacturing industries - United States - Management - Data processing | |
| Retail trade - United States - Management | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | DunlopJohn T. |
| HammondJanice H. | |
| WeilDavid <1961-> | |
| Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 1999. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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: | Explaining 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A stitch in time |
| ISBN: | 0-19-028435-8 |
| 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.: | 9910964711803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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