Manufacturing re-insourcing in the textile industry: A case study

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 193-207

  Caputo, Antonio C ^a   Palumbo, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economics; Quick response manufacturing; Suppliers; Textile industry; Textile manufacturing processes

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MARKETING; PRODUCTIVITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

MANUFACTURING RE-INSOURCING; QUICK RESPONSE MANUFACTURING; RE-INSOURCING STRATEGY; TEXTILE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES;

TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

CLOTHING; COSTS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MARKETING; PLANNING; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL; TEXTILES;

EID: 18844405383     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570510583325     Document Type: Article

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