CENTER on GLOBALIZATION‚ GOVERNANCE & COMPETITIVENESS The Apparel Global Value Chain ECONOMIC UPGRADING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Karina Fernandez-Stark Stacey Frederick Gary Gereffi Contributing CGGC Researchers: Penny Bamber and Ghada Ahmed NOVEMBER 2011 The Apparel Global Value Chain: Economic Upgrading and Workforce Development “Skills for Upgrading: Workforce Development and Global Value Chains in Developing Countries” This research project examines workforce development
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Global Sourcing Scenario In Indian Apparel Trade ‚ 90% of Buyers are from US and EU . These two giants had started sourcing from other developing Nations only from post 1970s . Till then they were sourcing domestically . Due to soaring domestic prices and demand for varied sewing skills ‚ buyers at US and UK started shifting to developing Nations. Evolution of Global Sourcing (Till Mid 1990s) Till First Half of Twntieth Century - US Retailers procured garments from their owned Factories
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BATMAN AND PHILOSOPHY THE DARK KNIGHT OF THE SOUL Edited by Mark D. White and Robert Arp @ WILEY John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. To the memory of Heath Ledger (1979-2008) Copyright © 2008 by john Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. All rights reserved Published by john Wiley & Sons‚ Inc.‚ Hoboken‚ New jerney Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a reaieval system‚ or transmit ted in any fonn or by any means. electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying
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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY‚ MANAGEMENT‚ AND LOGISTIC INTRODUCTION OF MANAGEMENT (BPMN1013) RESEARCH OF CASE STUDY PREPARED BY: GROUP 11 TABLE OF CONTENT 1.0. Acknowledgement…………………………………………………3 2.0. Case study 2.1- Case 1- McDonald’s : Grilling Up an Empire……………….4 2.2- Case 9- Sony Corporation : An Evolution of Technology…14 2.3- Case 10- Nike :Spreading Out to Stay Together…………….23 3.0. References…………………………………………………….….42 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Special thanks
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1. Five forces analysis for the performance apparel industry Buyer Bargaining Power: High There are a lot of performance apparel companies out on the market‚ which has created a wide variety of product options for customers. With different brands out on the market‚ each one has its own specific style and designs‚ which allows the customers to choose who has the best quality and price. Substitute Products: Low Having a lot of performance apparel companies out on the market causes competition
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Case 7: Global Apparel Industry 1) How did globalization change the ‘rule of the game’ in the apparel industry? What it means for a company like Zara? Traditionally‚ national retailers outsource apparel production‚ via global brokers‚ to thousands of small apparel makers. Globalization created options for countries and companies in the apparel industry. Improving technology‚ sourcing‚ and production systems let innovative apparel makers compress cycle time. Shortening process time increases efficiencies
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name of one of the furies of ancient Greek mythology‚ the Goddesses of Vengeance. Alecto was part of a scouting party‚ trying to locate the army of porkas‚ that was being led by two giants. That force was coming to attack the North village while the Knights of Morpheus were occupied in Meldopolis. They had found some of the invaders or rather‚ the invaders had found them. A giant had knocked her senseless and she would have been killed if not for Garrett‚ a young man she had taken pity on and tried to
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Apparel Forecast Trend Report: Spring/Summer 2014 Apparel Forecast Trend Report: Spring/Summer 2014 Women’s apparel has always been a dominant driving force in the fashion industry due to many factors—passion for style and trends‚ the variety of assortments offered at retail stores‚ contributions to the majority of clothing purchases‚ and the inspiration that comes from the runway shows in major capital cities in the U.S and abroad. In the past few years however‚ the fashion
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In January 1964‚ two American visionaires‚ Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight‚ opened their first sport shoes shop. As former university track runners and coach‚ they were seeking to innovate in running shoes to give athletes a competitive advantage. In 1971‚ their first employee Jeff Johnson designed several shoes and started advertising the new brand that he called “Nike”. Co-founder Bill Bowerman’s philosophy is today’s vision of the company: “To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete*
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CASE ANALYSIS NIKE THE SWEATSHOP DEBATE Summary of the Facts Nike was established in 1972 by former University of Oregon track star Phil Knight. ... Nike has $10 billion in annual revenues and sells its products in 140 countries. ... Nike has been dogged for more than a decade by repeated accusations that its products are made in sweatshops where workers‚ many of them children‚ slave away in hazardous conditions for less than subsistence wages. ... Many reporters‚ TV shows‚ companies and organizations
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