1 Make Through System It is the traditional method of manufacture in which an operator makes right through one garment at a time. The advantages and disadvantages of a make through system are shown in Table 1. The advantages of the Make Through The disadvantages of the Make Through System System are: are: 1. Quick throughput time. 2. Easy to supervise. 1. Low productivity. 2. High labour cost. 3. Only very experienced operators can be used. 4. It is a system only suitable in couture and sample
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1. Executive Summary 2. Study background : Apparel is one of the oldest and largest export industries in the world. Most countries produce for the international textile and apparel market (Dickerson‚ 1995:6)‚ making this one of the most global of all industries. Apparel production considered as the “starter” industry for countries wish to establish or increase export business for low fixed cost. The rising in garment manufacturing has been playing a significant role in economic development
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The Future is Online for Apparel Retailers Euromonitor International 26 October 2011 Coming up with innovative ways to harness the huge potential of the internet is the biggest retail challenge facing the apparel industry over the next five years. And at the core of the challenge is the need for a fast‚ efficient and hassle-free returns service. A tipping point for online apparel retailing The practice of waiting in line for an available changing room to try on new clothes might one day
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CASE 5 Analyzing Risk and Return on Chargers Products’ Investments Junior Sayou‚ a financial analyst for Chargers Products‚ a manufacturer of stadium benches‚ must evaluate the risk and return of two assets‚ X and Y. The firm is considering addng these assets to its diversified asset portfolio. To assess the return and risk of each asset‚ Junior gathered data on the annual cash flow and beginning-and end-of-year values of each asset over the immediately preceding 10 years‚ 1997-2006. These data
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PEST Analysis of Philips company All business entities are under the pressure of different factors inside and outside the organization. In order to survive in the global environment‚ companies in building their strategies have to aware of the outside forces such as political and economic situation inside the country and in the global community‚ new technologies in the market‚ socio and cultural influences. POLITICAL FACTORS Political factors that affect the activity of an organization are: tax
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lower rate of sales tax of 4%-6% on local supplies. Textile exports stood at $12.5 billion fromJuly 2010 to May 2011. During the current fiscal year‚ the tax department collected Rs. 10.5billion as 1.0% withholding tax. Similarly‚ textile industry contributed Rs. 2.5 billion at the rateof 0.25% as Export Development Fund (EDF). Break-up shows that the applicability of lower rateof 4%-6% sales tax on local supplies would contribute an additional amount of Rs. 11billion‚annually‚ to the national exchequer
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American Apparel is an American clothing manufacturer and retailer based in Los Angeles‚ California. Created in 1989‚ the company is known well for its controversial and provocative advertising campaigns. The sexually influenced advertisements are often criticized‚ but also praised for their lack of airbrushing the models. In fact‚ the company is known for accentuating the “flaws” on their models. Their advertisements usually depict a model with noticeable blemishes or asymmetrical features and then
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Austrian and other european groups. Italian is the official language of Italy which is spoken by 93 percent. The migrations of Indo-European peoples into Italy probably began about in the 9th century B.C. until it was overthrown by the Romans in the 3rd century B.C. From 800 on‚ the Holy Roman Catholic popes‚ Normans and Saracens all vied for control over various segments of the Italian peninsula. So‚ even though that Italy remained politically fragmented for centuries it became the cultural center
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The economic situation in Italy 2009 Krisztián Pásztor 5/12/2011 The Economic profile of Itlay Since the II World War Italy has transformed form an agrecurtural society into a world industrial power. The industry is driven by the large state-owned firms and by the large number of family owned businesses. It has the seventh largest economy in the world and the fourth largest in Europe. It is part of the European Union and member of the G8 industrialised nations. The country has a high standard
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fluctuating factors that are likely to influence the organisations supply and demand levels and its costs. The ongoing changes occuring in society create an uncertain environment and have an impact on the fuction of the whole organization. Therefore PEST analysis is a useful tool for understanding the ’big picture’ of the environment in which Home Retail Group operates‚ and the opportunities and threats that lie with it. By doing this and looking at the outcome‚ we can take advantage of the oppurtunities
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