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Quick Response Manufacturing:
A Companywide Approach to Reducing Lead Times
Author: Rajan Suri
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: July 1998
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Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) is an expansion of time-based competition (TBC) strategies that use speed for a competitive advantage. Essentially, QRM stems from a single principle--to reduce lead times. But here's the key difference that successfully sets QRM apart from other time-based programs: Quick Response Manufacturing is an approach for the entire organization--from the shop floor to the office, from reorganizing production to new product introduction, from accounting to performance measures, from purchasing to sales. In order to compete on speed, you must change the management mind-set and reduce lead times throughout the organization.
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Quick Response - Managing the Supply Chain to Meet Consumer Demand
Author: Brian J. Bailey
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: January 1999
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The rapid growth of consumerism has industry across all sectors scrambling to meet consumer demands and rapid shifts in consumer attitudes. The authors have put forward a system of coping with this level of demand called "Quick Response". It looks at problems of product diversity, planning new products and reduced shelf-life of existing products while offering ways to satisfy the customer and improve the performance of suppliers.
From The Publisher
"This book will provide informed reading for senior managers of public and private sector organizations, particularly those in an FMCG environment, including specialists in strategic management, manufacturing and operations, marketing, project management and supply chain management and logistics; managers and proprietors of Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs), particularly those charged with supplying retailers in the FMCG sector; academics and students of business and organizational theory including MBA and graduate courses in strategic management, operations, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering and logistics; business and systems analysts; and general management and logistics consultants."
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The End of Fashion: The Mass Marketing of the Clothing Business
Author: Terri Agins
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: August 1999
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"The End of Fashion traces an arc from the origins of couture and its apotheosis in the early part of this century to the advent of pret-a-porter post - World War II and the sweeping changes that have taken place as the century ends. It is an arc from the time when "fashion" was defined by elite French designers whose clothes could be afforded only by global socialites - but whose designs were copied and followed by everyone else - to the point where the rules are set by consumers and the designers must follow them. From Balenciaga to Banana Republic; from class to mass; from elitism to democratization; from art to commodity. Above all, this is the story of the triumph of marketing."
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The Luddite Rebellion
Author: Brian J. Bailey
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: January 1999
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In modern parlance, "Luddite" has come to mean one who rejects modern ways for a simpler time. While the term is bandied about frequently in our technology-saturated age, the historical events in which the expression finds its origin have largely been forgotten. The Luddite riots, which proved to be one of the defining moments of the Industrial Revolution, began in 1799 when Ned Ludd, a "backward youth," is said to have smashed a knitting frame. Ludd's actions provoked a prolonged outbreak of machine-breaking by desperate textile workers, giving way to a rebellion that would serve as a metaphor for future generations. Who were the Luddites? What were their ultimate aims, if indeed they had any? How were they organized? Who were their leaders? The Luddite Rebellion explores these and other questions, presenting a comprehensive account of the Luddite Rebellion from its beginnings to the savage repression which marked its end.
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Made In America: The Business of Apparel & Sewn Products
Author: Sue Pekarsky and Connie Ulasewicz
Format: Paperback, 2nd ed., 155pp.
Pub. Date: January 1998
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This new edition adds a chapter on evaluating your skills and product before entering the marketplace -- good questions to ask before plunging headfirst into your business plan.
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Net Success: 24 Leaders in Web Commerce Show You How to Put the Internet to Work for Your Business
Author: Christina Ford Haylock, Len Muscarella and Ron Schultz
Format: Hardcover, 320pp.
Pub. Date: April 1999
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An excellent primer for those attempting to do business on the Internet. The first book to look at all of the vectors that determine 'net success. |
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Ready-to-Wear Apparel Analysis
Author: Patricia K. Janet,Rice,Patty Brown,Janett Rice
Format: Hardcover, 2nd ed.
Pub. Date: June 1997
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The purpose of this book is to provide a method for evaluating the quality of ready-to-wear apparel. The book takes an industry approach, integrating the study of traditional clothing construction with that of apparel mass production. The resulting body of knowledge and related vocabulary are important tools for anyone pursuing a career in the apparel industry.
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So You Want to Work in the Fashion Business?: A Practical Look at Apparel Product Development and Global Manufacturing
Author: Maurice J. Johnson,Evelyn C. Moore
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: October 1997
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The book includes profiles and interviews with young professionals just out of school and also seasoned industry pros; illustrates the actual building process of product development; provides step-by-step instructions for cost sheets and size spec sheets; defines vocabulary words right in the margin; and outlines the skills that students will need for careers in fashion, and then structures exercises to help them start to develop these skills.
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A Stitch in Time: Lean Retailing and the Transformation of Manufacturing
Author: Frederick H. Abernathy, John T. Dunlop, David Weil, Janice H. Hammond
Format: Hardcover, 384pp
Pub. Date: June 1999
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Lean retailing has reshaped the way that products are ordered, virtually eliminating delays from distribution center to sales rack by drawing on sales data captured electronically at the checkout counter. Armed with up-to-the-minute data about colors, sizes, styles, and geographic sales, apparel and textile companies now are able to respond rapidly to real-time orders. They have developed new approaches to distribution, including forecasting, planning and organizing production, and managing supplier relations. A Stitch in Time shows that even in the face of product proliferation, companies that successfully adapt to the world of lean retailing can reduce inventory risk, reduce costs, and increase profitability while improving their responsiveness to the ever-changing tastes of customers. Based on the success of these practices in the apparel industry, lean retailing practices are propagating through a growing number of consumer product industries.
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Textiles
Author: Winifred Aldrich (Editor)
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: January 1994
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Textiles and Wearing Apparel: Documentation and Procedures
Author: Jan Seal
Format: Hardcover, 1st ed., 243pp.
Pub. Date: January 1998
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Unleashing the Killer App: Digital Strategies for Market Dominance
Author: Larry Downes and Chunka Mui
Format: Hardcover, 1st ed., 243pp.
Pub. Date: April 1998
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A successful convergence of technologies, products, and services can result in massive change being felt by a particular industry. Unleashing the Killer App dissects some of the most recent changes that have turned the information economy upside down -- 'killer apps' that have transformed entire industries. From the spread of Lotus Notes to the importance of evolving interfaces, Unleashing the Killer App is a comprehensive look at the forces changing today's economy.
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