...Milton Vieira Junior; Wagner Cezar Lucato; Rosangela Maria Vanalle; Kalinga Jagoda Purpose – The Brazilian textile industry has been facing fierce competition from low-cost imports from China and other Far East countries. To maintain their competitiveness in the local market, Brazilian companies...

... study is conducted in order to validate this comprehensive theoretical model. Findings This study shows the potential risks that may be faced by the textile industry in Hong Kong. Corresponding responses are suggested for the risks in different levels, which provide a systematic approach in managing...

... performance are suggested and tested. Sherwat Elwan Ibrahim can be contacted at: sibrahim@stevens.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Egypt Textile industry Garment industry Supply chain management Textile and clothing Developing countries Export performance Supply...

...M. Ilangkumaran; S. Kumanan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the use of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) under fuzzy environment and technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) to select an optimum maintenance strategy for a textile industry. Design...

... Publishing Limited 2009 Textile industry Taiwan Information systems Data handling Sweeping changes brought on by the emergence of the internet and business‐to‐business (B2B) electronic commerce (EC) has significantly affected enterprise activities. Profit creation methods in this “virtual...

... that process improvement can be effectively accomplished with an integrated approach of using widely available inexpensive and user‐friendly computer‐based tools. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Process planning Supply chain management Decision making Textile industry Outsourcing...

... as to evaluate their performance against a set of global norms. This paper will present the said approach for assessing industrial processes through a case study from the textile industry, i.e. more specifically, woven fabric finishing (cotton), conducted by UNIDO in India, Indonesia and Zimbabwe. This article...

... on the sequence of supply orders – in terms of quantity and price – is replaced by a precise, accurate and two‐directional information flow between all the partners involved. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Supply-chain management Time Performance Textile industry Just‐in‐time The textile‐apparel...

... in sales, a 90 per cent increase in the warehouse turnover, and a 50 per cent decrease in forecasting error[ 2 ]. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Information technology Quick response retailing Textile industry This article intends to underline the importance of quick response strategy...