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10: Fashion in Review
What three main factors impact apparel companies’ high profits some years and devastating losses other years?
Why are there fewer but larger apparel firms now?
Why do public corporations have an advantage over private companies in achieving technology upgrades and expansion?
How do apparel manufacturing companies use their profits?
List three competitive approach strategies of fashion manufacturers.
Why are U.S. manufacturers more successful at satisfying niche markets than foreign companies?
What are the two main fashion seasons?
What is the difference between inside shops and outside shops?
What do apparel companies consider when deciding on which contract plants to hire?
How does “merchandising the line” start?
What is a sloper?
Why are style numbers assigned to apparel designs?
What do manufacturers do when they “edit” a line?
What are samplings?
What attributes do preferred suppliers usually have?
Describe how water-jet and laser-beam cutters work.
In the unit production system, what moves the cut pieces of each garment from operator to operator?
Why do companies’ costs decrease when they pay attention to ergonomic equipment and training?
What is gainsharing?
Differentiate between offshore production and domestic production.
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