This study examines the determinants of CAD/CAM adoption in American textile and apparel industries. Theories of innovation were used to develop hypotheses relating market factors to manufacturers' decisions to adopt CAD/CAM technologies. A variety of sources were used to develop the survey which was mailed to a national random sample of 500 textile and apparel manufacturers. The responses of 103 manufacturers from 30 different states were analyzed. Factor analysis was used to identify the dimensions of reasons for CAD/CAM adoption. Hypotheses were tested with logistic regression analysis procedures. The CAD/CAM adoption was found to be driven primarily by the market and affected by the business‐unit size. In addition, labor considerations affected recent CAD/CAM adoption.
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Communication: CAD/CAM adoption in US textile and apparel industries
He Yan;
He Yan
Department of Textile Products Design and Marketing University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
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Susan S. Fiorito
Susan S. Fiorito
Department of Textile and Consumer Sciences Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-5953
Print ISSN: 0955-6222
© MCB UP Limited
2002
International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology (2002) 14 (2): 132–140.
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Yan H, Fiorito SS (2002), "Communication: CAD/CAM adoption in US textile and apparel industries". International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 14 No. 2 pp. 132–140, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/09556220210424233
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