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Supply Chain Management in Apparel Industry

SCMDOJO

Managing the flow of goods within the apparel industry requires an extensive and well-established supply chain network. Supply chain management can really be a deal-breaker for an apparel business. Stages of Operations in an Apparel Business. Design is the first step that happens in apparel manufacturing.

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Improving the Lives of Apparel Workers by Creating an Ethical Apparel Index

NC State SCRC

million) from the Templeton World Charity Fund, that will be used to develop an Ethical Apparel Index and launch a new initiative under the SCRC umbrellas. Unethical working conditions among apparel supply chains present substantial challenges for brands’ pursuit of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and generate systemic dysfunction.

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Supply Chain Leaders Rearranging Deck Chairs? Yes, I Think So.

Supply Chain Shaman

The supply chain is complex non-linear system that is easily thrown out of balance through a focus on functional metrics. They rock back and forth in improving singular metrics but struggle to improve a portfolio of growth, margin, inventory performance, and asset utilization. Stop the Focus on Functional Metrics.

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Four Ways of Using Cluster Analysis in Retail Management to Improve Sales

Logistics Viewpoints

Price index and price elasticity are useful metrics on their own, and a combination of these can help determine the right price point to maximize revenue and profit. Since there are often differences in store sizes, a metric representing the size can be added as well for a two-dimensional clustering approach.

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Measuring Up?

Supply Chain Shaman

The supply chain is a complex system with finite, and non-linear relationships between supply chain metrics that drive balance sheet results. We find that companies can improve one, but not two of the metrics. Teams struggle to drive improvement in both metrics at the same time. A Look at History. Resiliency.

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Provoking the Industry to Move Past Incrementalism

Supply Chain Shaman

To make the argument, let’s look at industry orbit charts in aggregate for the period of 2006-2017 for the apparel and chemical companies. An orbit chart is a plotting of data at the intersection of two metrics. In this case, the metrics are operating margin and inventory turns. We are not improving balance sheets.

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A New Decade: Give Science A Chance

Supply Chain Shaman

Starting with apparel, let’s compare the two top performers –Nike and VF Corporation. Use data and new metrics systems to free the organization from the ball and chain of corporate politics. Use data and new metrics systems to free the organization from the ball and chain of corporate politics.