Apparel

Focus Is on Return on Assets, Inventory Turns and Revenue Growth

February 20, 2009

Michael Griswold, research director at AMR Research

Retailers are making a fundamental shift in the way they do business by creating value networks that coordinate processes and technology to understand, shape and respond more efficiently to consumer demand. Leading supply chain organizations recognize the link between responsive networks and improved supply chain performance.

Changing the Way the Industry Sources Goods

February 18, 2009

Yu (Kurt) Chen & Alexander Hankewicz, research analysts, Technology Eval. Ctrs.

The more information the sourcing and product development teams can share simultaneously, the more efficiently apparel manufacturers can serve their ever-changing customer needs. One way to make this possible is to establish organic integration through the fusion of sourcing and product lifecycle management within your existing enterprise framework.

Shoe Carnival Taps Averitt Express to Move Shipments from DC to Stores Nationwide

December 19, 2008

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Taiwanese Apparel Maker Inks New Contract with SYSPRO for ERP Roll-outs in Mexico

December 19, 2008

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

MFGtextiles.com Launched as Sourcing Platform for All Parties in Textiles to Connect Online

December 19, 2008

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Casual Wear Retailer PacSun Implements Material Handling System from Dematic

December 19, 2008

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

3PL Now Finds Itself in the Know -in an Instant

December 17, 2008

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Dynamic Worldwide Logistics, which offers a comprehensive menu of services to the apparel industry, found that manual management of its crushing growth in information would no longer suffice. It needed an innovative approach to accessing data.

First Time-Definite Ocean/Land Service Provides Asia-U.S. Shippers Alternative to Airfreight

December 17, 2008

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

APL Logistics and Con-way Freight designed an innovative service that provides a new shipping option between ocean and air, combining the cost savings of ocean containerships with the certainty of airfreight, but at a quarter of the price.

Finnish Fashion Designer Brings RFID to Its Customers

December 10, 2008

RFID Journal

E-Commerce Provider Makes Jay-Z's Apparel Line 'Mo' Money'

December 10, 2008

Outsourcing Journal

Apparel

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the apparel industry — which consists of companies that manufacture clothing, accessories and footwear. Learn how apparel companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.