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Tables of Contents for A Stitch in Time
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
The New Competitive Advantage in Apparel
1
20
The Past as Prologue: Historical Background on the U.S. Retail, Apparel, and Textile Industries
21
18
The Retail Revolution: Traditional Versus Lean Retailing
39
16
The Building Blocks of Lean Retailing
55
16
The Impact of Lean Retailing
71
16
Inventory Management for the Retailer: Demand Forecasting and Stocking Decisions
87
20
Inventory Management for the Manufacturer: Production Planning and Optimal Sourcing Decisions
107
22
Apparel Operations: Getting Ready to Sew
129
22
Apparel Operations: Assembly and the Sewing Room
151
14
Human Resources in Apparel
165
20
Textile Operations: Spinning, Weaving, and Finishing Cloth
185
18
The Economic Viability of Textiles: A Tale of Multiple Channels
203
18
The Global Marketplace
221
22
Suppliers in a Lean World: Firm and Industry Performance in an Integrated Channel
243
20
Information-Integrated Channels: Public Policy Implications and Future Directions
263
18
Appendix A List of Acronyms
281
2
Appendix B The HCTAR Survey
283
6
Appendix C Data Sources
289
6
Appendix D Companies Visited or Interviewed by HCTAR
295
4
Notes
299
48
Subject Index
347
18
Name Index
365
2
Business Index
367