From Garment to Fashion Production: An Analysis of the Evolution of the Apparel Industry in Brazil [PDF]
This study aims at contributing to the analysis of the evolution of apparel industry in Brazil by answering the following questions: (a) Does global sourcing still explain the value upgrading process in the apparel production chains?; (b) Are there new ...
Marcelo Machado Barbosa Pinto +1 more
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The rise and fall of (Chinese) African apparel exports [PDF]
During the final years of the Multifiber Agreement (2001-2005) the US imposed quotas on Chinese apparel while it gave African apparel duty- and quota-free access.
Rotunno, Lorenzo +5 more
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Most consumers in developing countries are looking-out to purchasing apparel goods because of economic globalization. Consumers in developing countries usually associate high product prices with high quality; as a result, they need to purchase quality ...
Fasika Chekol +3 more
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Research on the Relationship between Marketing Strategy and Brand Development of Apparel Companies Based on Data Mining Technology [PDF]
The apparel industry is an important part of China’s economy and an important industry that drives the continuous improvement of national living standards.
Sun Yinan
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Preparation of Ultrafine Disperse Dyes Based on the Efficiency Balance of Grinding and Dyeing
As dispersive dyes are nonionic dyes, the particle size and particle-size distribution will significantly affect the dyeing performance. In this study, the grinding conditions, the granularity of disperse dye, and the dyeing performance were combined to ...
Jingsi Qiu, Yue Liu
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Reflection of Cultural Manifestations in Structural System and Motifs on Men’s Apparel in Nomadic Society [PDF]
Although garment studies have been widely practiced as cultural phenomena, nomadic garment designs and in-depth studies have not been addressed. Nomadic apparel, as an example of ethnic art, is a cultural product which indicates how the structure, shape,
majid asadi farsani +2 more
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Recent changes of the environment and in the society have altered consumers’ preferences and brought new concerns among local communities regarding environmental protection and organizations responsibility, the adoption of environmentally friendly ...
Dabija Dan-Cristian +2 more
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THE INFLUENCE OF ZERO WASTE SEWING PATTERNS UPON THE APPAREL’S CO2 FOOTPRINT [PDF]
The article depicts the study that has been conducted in investigating the impact that the sewing patterns have in regard to the carbon footprint of a single garment unit.
Irina – Elena MARIN +2 more
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Apparel Classification with Style [PDF]
We introduce a complete pipeline for recognizing and classifying people's clothing in natural scenes. This has several interesting applications, including e-commerce, event and activity recognition, online advertising, etc. The stages of the pipeline combine a number of state-of-the-art building blocks such as upper body detectors, various feature ...
Bossard, Lukas +5 more
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Do Factory Managers Know What Workers Want? Manager–Worker Information Asymmetries and Pareto Optimal Human Resource Management Policies [PDF]
This paper evaluates the conjecture that factory managers may not be offering a cost-minimizing configuration of compensation and workplace amenities by using manager and worker survey data from Better Work Vietnam. Working conditions are found to have a
Paris Adler +4 more
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