Apparel

eBook: NVOCC Profit Optimization

November 20, 2013

Amber Road

Automate contracts and rate sheets with International Transportation Management from Amber Road

White Paper: Trade Agreement Management Benchmark

November 20, 2013

Amber Road

Survey Results and Best Practice Research

White Paper: Best Practices to Reduce International Freight Costs

November 20, 2013

Amber Road

A Guide for Global Logistics Managers

New Damco Container Freight Station Opens for Business in Indonesia

November 19, 2013

Damco

Damco Indonesia has opened a new warehouse in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia.

Apparel Company Focuses on Fair Trade in Supply Chain

November 6, 2013

GreenBiz

When you think about fair trade, coffee and chocolate probably come to mind. One day, many consumers will add apparel to that list.

Extended Product Attribute Guidelines Introduced for Retail Industry E-commerce

November 1, 2013

GS1 US

New implementation guidelines for leveraging GS1 standards in apparel and general merchandise ecommerce have been released by GS1 US. The Voluntary Guidelines for Exchanging Extended Attributes for eCommerce were developed in collaboration with more than 15 retailers, vendors and solution providers participating in the GS1 US Apparel and General Merchandise Initiative and are available at www.gs1us.org/eCommerceExtendedAttributes.

SKU Proliferation: Is There a Cure for the Disease?

October 28, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Retail marketers love complexity. The more variations of a product they can sell, the happier they are. How else can they command all that shelf real estate in big-box stores? How else can they promote innovation? And how else can they drive their supply-chain managers crazy?

Resurgence of Apparel Industry in U.S. Shows How Businesses Must Change Their Ways

October 24, 2013

Industry Week

Sometimes an industry simply can't move forward without changing and embracing more sustainable business models. Consider America's apparel industry.

Taking on Supply Chain Issues Through Collaboration

October 22, 2013

Just-Style

Efforts to increase supply chain transparency should include closer collaboration and partnerships with suppliers.

Are Manufacturers Really Re-Shoring?

October 16, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Is the re-shoring of manufacturing from China really happening? If so, where are companies going instead? Other parts of Asia? Mexico? The U.S.? Michael Dominy, research director with Gartner, has some answers.

Apparel

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the apparel industry — which consists of companies that manufacture clothing, accessories and footwear. Learn how apparel companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.