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2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. USA Apparel Manufacturing and Domestic Sourcing

Author : Carol Elizabeth Harris

Published in: Contemporary Case Studies on Fashion Production, Marketing and Operations

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

This chapter presents a study on domestic manufacturing and how domestic manufacturers are surviving in the global marketplace. The study identified garment categories using OTEXA (Office of Textile and Apparel) information that had low percentage change in imports. Five case studies highlighted that the uses of balanced manufacturing and niche market were some of the main reasons why the companies were able to produce garments domestically. The models used as a framework for the analysis did not explain fully why some companies were able to remain competitive and use domestic production. A new model, the ‘Domestic and Balanced Sourcing Model’ was created to help explain the reasons why some garments are maintaining a domestic presence more than others and how certain companies are able to remain competitive in today’s global marketplace.

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Metadata
Title
USA Apparel Manufacturing and Domestic Sourcing
Author
Carol Elizabeth Harris
Copyright Year
2018
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Book
Contemporary Case Studies on Fashion Production, Marketing and Operations

Print ISBN: 978-981-10-7006-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-10-7007-5

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7007-5_1