Outsourcing strategies for apparel manufacture: A case study

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-91

  Kumar, Sameer ^a   Arbi, A Samad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Outsourcing; Process planning; Supply chain management; Textile industry

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANUFACTURE; PROCESS PLANNING; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

APPAREL MANUFACTURE; OUTSOURCING STRATEGIES;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 37549069318     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410380810843462     Document Type: Article

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