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Home Textiles
Industrial
Apparel |
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| Selling goods to the consumer |
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bringing together buyers and sellers
**subset of marketing |
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Line Planning
Line Development
Line Presentation |
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Spinning Jenny
power loom
cotton gin
sewing machine |
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| ramifications of inventions |
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decrease in production time
RTW
Distribution changes (dept. stores/catalogs) |
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women/kids clothing
the zipper
rayon
ARROW |
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| The Era of Quick Response |
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increase in costs and imports
things were spending too much time in development |
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Less time being spent between production and consumer
from push to pull |
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| National Apparel and Technology Center |
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latest technology
show ramifications of technology
development of technology |
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encourage standards and increase accuracy
track info and flow (UPC, SKU, SCM)
VICS |
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Supply chain management
3 types of companies |
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1.perform their own manufacuring
2.specialize in a certain area of manufacturing
3.design, market, contract/distribute |
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reduce inventory
shorten production
better service
sharing info as well as product |
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individual owns and runs business
owner is liable |
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| sole proprietorship advantages |
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| few liscenses and full control |
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| personal liability, expertise needed, difficult to raise capital |
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| advantages of partnerships |
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easy to establish
few liscenses
easy to raise capita |
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| advantages of partnerships |
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easy to establish
few liscenses
easy to raise capita |
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| disadvantages of partnerships |
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liability exposure
disagreements |
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complex ownership
legal entity
stockholders |
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raise capital
limited liability
employment can move up |
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complicated
laws vary
higher taxes |
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| blending of two companies |
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| comany controls different lines within the business |
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| ways to achieve differences |
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branding
design characterisitic
private labels or store brands |
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| moving products from manufacturer to consumer |
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manufacturers sell to consumer
narrow choices |
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| manufacturer sells to retailer |
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| manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer,consumer |
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| what functions to companies perform? |
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fiber processing
yarn spinning
fabric production
fabric finishers |
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| cost based on development and production costs |
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| conventional manufacturer |
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| performs all functions in RTW |
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buys fabric and designs
contracts production |
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| nationally known brand names |
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nationally known
cheaper than better |
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