Evaluating offshore and domestic production in the apparel industry: The small firm's perspective

Journal of International Entrepreneurship

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 47-63

  Dana, Leo Paul ^a   Hamilton, Robert T ^a   Pauwels, Brooke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apparel industry; Cost; Delivery; Domestic production; Flexibility; Manufacturing strategy; Offshore production; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549026487     PISSN: 15707385     EISSN: 15737349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10843-007-0015-1     Document Type: Article

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