Centralized Business-to-Business Networks in the Japanese Textile and Apparel Industry: Using Network Analysis and an Agent-Based Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 546-557
Author(s):  
Yusaku Ogai ◽  
Yoshiyuki Matsumura ◽  
Yusuke Hoshino ◽  
Toshiyuki Yasuda ◽  
Kazuhiro Ohkura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Apparel Industry ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Agent Based Model ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Textile And Apparel ◽  
Textile And Apparel Industries ◽  
Business To Business ◽  
Textile And Apparel Industry

This study deals with the estimation of the changes that occur in the Business-to-Business (B2B) networks in the Japanese textile and apparel industry by applying datasets of about 2000 companies from 2011/2012 to 2015/2016. Network analysis was used to examine the properties of the B2B networks. A factor of innovation in information and communications technology (ICT) and logistics technology was introduced into an agent-based model to demonstrate changes occurring in the related structures of B2B networks. The agent-based model was designed and tested based on qualitative information on Japanese textile and apparel industries. Consequently, network analysis revealed power-law properties and the structures of centralized hub companies. Moreover, in the simulation experiments, the centralizations of the networks generated by the agent-based model due to innovation in ICT and logistics technology were illustrated. Therefore, one of the predicted cases regarding changes that occur in the B2B networks was explained as centralizations to hub companies.

The U.S. Textile and Apparel Industry in the Age of Globalization

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1850013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Rees ◽  
Jan Hathcote
Keyword(s):  
Apparel Industry ◽  
Trade Agreements ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Quota System ◽  
Textile And Apparel ◽  
Textile And Apparel Industries ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Textile And Apparel Industry ◽  
The U.S

The contemporary U.S. textile and apparel industry has faced significant challenges as the volume of imported goods entering the domestic market has continually increased. In attempts to both foster development in select world regions and maintain viability of the domestic industry, the U.S. government has negotiated a variety of trade agreements extending preferential treatment, including duty- and quota-free access to the U.S. market for apparel and other textile products manufactured in developing countries in the Caribbean Basin, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Andean region. In addition, provisions included in the agreement granting China, the world's largest producer of textiles and apparel, admission to the World Trade Organization have allowed this country to become an immediate beneficiary of the MFA quota phase-out. This article examines the current state of the domestic textile and apparel industry and provides an overview of trade agreements enacted during the past decade that are of specific interest within the textile and apparel sector. It offers insight into challenges and opportunities for both the domestic textile and apparel industries in an age of rapid globalization as final elimination of the existing quota system in 2005 approaches.

Global Sourcing Options in Textile and Apparel Industry - A Review

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vandana Gupta ◽  
◽  
Neha Gupta ◽  
Nirmal Yadav ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Apparel Industry ◽  
Global Sourcing ◽  
Textile And Apparel ◽  
Textile And Apparel Industry

The Crompton Closing: Imports and the Decline of America's Oldest Textile Company

2012 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-260
Author(s):  
TIMOTHY J. MINCHIN
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
Apparel Industry ◽  
Central Place ◽  
Continuous Operation ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
The South ◽  
Textile And Apparel ◽  
Textile And Apparel Industry

This article explores the demise of the Crompton Company, which filed for bankruptcy in October 1984, causing 2,450 workers in five states to lose their jobs. Crompton was founded in 1807 in Providence, Rhode Island and when it went out of business it was the oldest textile firm in the country, having been in continuous operation for 178 years. Despite its history, scholars have overlooked Crompton, partly because most work on deindustrialization has concentrated on heavy manufacturing industries, especially steel and automobiles. I argue that Crompton's demise throws much light on the broader decline of the American textile and apparel industry, which has lost over two million jobs since the mid-1970s, and shows that textiles deserve a more central place in the literature. Using company papers, this study shows that imports played the central role in causing Crompton's decline, although there were also other problems, including the strong dollar, declining exports, and a reluctance to diversify, which contributed to it. The paper also explores broader trends, including the earlier flight of the industry from New England to the South and the industry's unsuccessful campaign to pass import-restriction legislation, a fight in which Crompton's managers were very involved.

scholarly journals Customer Behavior on Purchasing Channels of Sustainable Customized Garment With Perceived Value and Product Involvement

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenfang Li ◽  
Jia Yuan ◽  
Bisheng Du ◽  
Junhao Hu ◽  
Wenwen Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Apparel Industry ◽  
Value Theory ◽  
Purchasing Decisions ◽  
Product Involvement ◽  
Perceived Values ◽  
Textile And Apparel ◽  
Textile And Apparel Industry

Online shopping for customized garments has become the fastest-growing field of the Chinese eBusiness market. Most consumers not only limit themselves to buying standardized garments but also want to buy garments customized to their preferences. This phenomenon has pushed the fashion textile and apparel industry to change its supply chain operations to meet the customization demand. Besides, the fashion textile and apparel industry also want to study how different channel factors will affect consumers' perceived value and further influence consumers' purchasing decisions. We initiated this study and empirically tested more than 200 experienced consumers. This study collaborated with a fashion textile and apparel company that aims to implement customized product lines soon. Based on the perceived value theory and risk management theory, we investigated whether product involvement and channel identification on supply chain design will affects potential customized product consumers' purchasing decisions. The findings reveal that channel recognition affects consumer decisions by having a positive impact on their perceived value. The perceived risk and shopping channel involvement of consumers have a negative impact on their perceived values and channel selections. In addition, product involvement has a moderating effect on the relationship between channel's perceived risk, perceived values, and channel selections as well.

Sustainability topic trends in the textile and apparel industry: a text mining-based magazine article analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jitong Li ◽  
Karen K. Leonas
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Text Mining ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Apparel Industry ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Sustainable Practices ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Textile And Apparel ◽  
Textile And Apparel Industry

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to (1) identify the sustainable practices developed by the textile and apparel industry and (2) investigate the gaps and opportunities in the sustainability implementation process by quantitively analyzing the sustainability topics and the relevant topic trends.Design/methodology/approachThis study employed text mining techniques. A total of 1,168 relevant magazine articles published from 2013 to 2020 were collected and then categorized according to their tones. In total, 36 topics were identified by reviewing the sustainability issues in the industry. The frequency of each topic mentioned in the articles and the correlation coefficients between topics' frequencies and published time were calculated. The results were used to examine if the three sustainability dimensions (environment, society, economy) were equally addressed and identify opportunities in the sustainability implementation process.FindingsThere were much fewer social and economic topics than environmental topics discussed in the articles. Additionally, there were not enough practices developed to reduce microfiber pollution, improve consumers' knowledge of sustainability, offset the carbon footprint, build a transparent, sustainable supply chain and avoid animal cruelty.Originality/valueThere is a lack of research focusing on the whole supply chain and sustainability when investigating sustainable practices and topic trends. This study fills a part of the gap. The results can be used by industrialists to identify sustainable practice opportunities and better manage their sustainable supply chains. Researchers can utilize the results to compare the topics in the industry with the topics studied in academia.

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