Coordination apparel supply chains

This shows that improving lead times and enabling decisions under a lower demand forecast error may require coordination agreements between members of the apparel supply chain. Once such coordination agreements are estabhshed, the access to manufacturing capacity closer to demand enables improved competitiveness of the apparel supply chain. Notice that all four Cs played a role in improving the supply chain. 

Since apparel designers enjoy no intellectual property protection in the United States for the look and feel of their designs, many sell the apparel and not just the design thus they are involved in coordinating the manufacturing and distribution. Most retailers are part of supply chains of dispersed entities that are spread throughout the world. The locations of supply chain entities are also affected by textile quotas imposed bilaterally... 

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