What is happening to the US textile industry? Reflections of NAFTA and US corporate strategies

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-137

  Oh, Hyunjoo ^a   Suh, Moon W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparel; Corporate strategy; Free trade; Supply chain; Textile industry; USA

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC STRATEGY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT; SUPPLY CHAIN; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TRADE AGREEMENT;

EID: 0038200604     PISSN: 13612026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13612020310475456     Document Type: Article

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