Integrating the US textile and apparel supply chain with small companies in South America

Supply Chain Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-55

  Teng, S Gary ^a   Jaramillo, Hector ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Charlotte   (United States)

^b Supplier Development Team   (United States)

Author keywords

Garment industry; South America; Supply chain management; Textile industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644510522     PISSN: 13598546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13598540610642466     Document Type: Article

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