Strategic planning for the US textile industry in the post-quota era: Achieving speed-to-market advantages with DR-CAFTA countries

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 246-269

  Oh, Hyunjoo ^a   Kim, Eunjung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; Fashion; Retailing; Supply chain management; Textile industry; United States of America

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC STRATEGY; FASHION; QUOTA SYSTEM; REGULATION; RETAILING; SUPPLY CHAIN; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 34249714123     PISSN: 13612026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13612020710751419     Document Type: Article

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