The analysis of the apparel supply chain systems with specific reference to the Korean apparel organisations of the overseas and domestic brand products |
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| Authors: | Park Gin-Ah Harlock Simon C |
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| Institution: | (1) The School of Textiles and Design, The University of Leeds, UK |
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| Abstract: | Case studies of apparel organisations, in two broadly distinguishable market groups in South Korea have been conducted for
this research. One of the case study organisations,company A, sells high fashion knit wear products manufactured by a foreign supplier and the other,company B, deals fashionable ladies wear supplied by 8 to 10 domestic apparel manufacturers. The study identifies common issues and
differences between these dissimilar apparel companies in their respective supply chain systems. The selected apparel systems
were analysed and categorised into four sectors, i.e.: production management, product distribution management, customer buying
behaviour analysis and the evaluation of business performance in terms of both quantity and quality. The analysis was conducted
as a pre-cursor to simulation studies to investigate the effects of apparel supply chain control parameters on the relevant
business performance. The predominant costs are the product cost and the outlet rent, both of which reflect the product volumes
ordered. The forecast errors are high for both apparel companies. Therefore, improving the forecasting techniques should significantly
reduce the costs and improve the profits. The data derived from the case studies can contribute new information on the globalised
supply chain study area, especially the approach to compare the international to domestic apparel entrepreneurs’ activities/finances
will be a useful guideline to compare relevant supply chain systems in other countries as well as in Korea. |
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| Keywords: | Supply chain system SKU production planning Quick response manufacturing system Distribution planning Apparel manufacturers operational/financial evaluation |
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