Course: Fashion and the Global Supply Chain

Trade associations in the fashion industries are organizations founded and funded by companies and/or organizations in specific industry sectors and are established to promote their industry sectors, advocate for legislation …

Integrating the design, manufacturing, marketing, and retailing functions of an RTW fashion company is not only very difficult but also very rare. However, the most famous exception is the fast …

The merchandisers work closely with those in the design and product development area, who interpret the trend forecasts and create designs to be offered by the company. Generally, merchandisers and …

This step looks at the various sequential steps fashion companies take to make responsible and profitable sourcing decisions. Faced with the complexities of making sourcing decisions and the range of …

In this step, we discuss the processes taken when creating a fashion brand, and how companies will value performance over leisure while other companies opt to be more fashionable than …

A business goal of every company in the fashion industry is to earn a profit by providing products and/or services that are desired by the ultimate consumer. However, many companies …

Most of the apparel and accessories produced, marketed, and sold worldwide are called ready-to-wear (RTW). As the term implies, the merchandise is completely made and ready to be worn (except …

Because textiles and other materials are the foundation of the fashion industries, an understanding of the historical context and organization of the global textile industry is important The term textile …