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Apparel industry in East Asian newly industrialized countries: Competitive advantage, challenge and implications
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In this paper, a preliminary attempt to illustrate how apparel industries in Asian NIC can obtain competitive advantage in the global economy and to suggest their future direction and challenges by synthesizing industry-specific and Asian NIC-specific advantages.Abstract:
The East Asian newly industrialized countries (from now on, Asian NIC) of Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan have experienced decreasing export competitiveness due to rise of labor costs While cheap labor has been the main source of competitiveness of Asian NIC, it cannot be a viable factor for Asian NIC any more As the industry sector develops, its competitive advantage factors should be changed accordingly This study is a preliminary attempt to illustrate how apparel industries in Asian NIC can obtain competitive advantage in the global economy and to suggest their future direction and challenges By synthesizing industry‐specific and Asian NIC‐specific advantages, this study presents three critical factors for Asian NIC: global brand, global sourcing, and agility Future directions and challenges for the industries are suggestedread more
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The Organization of Buyer-Driven Global Commodity Chains: How U.S. Retailers Shape Overseas Production Networks.
TL;DR: In this paper, a distinction is made between producer-driven and buyer-driven commodity chains, which represent alternative modes of organizing international industries, and the locational patterns of global sourcing in apparel are charted, with an emphasis on the production frontiers favored by different kinds of US buyers.