Articles and Studies
A Comparative Study of the British and Italian Textile and Clothing Industry
April, 2003 published study, commissioned by the UK Department of Industry, comparing the performance of the UK textile and apparel industry relative to the Italian industry. Autho…
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
Paper presented to the World Trade Organization in order to facilitate a comprehensive evaluation of progress in implementation of the Urugay Round Agreements on Textiles and Cloth…
An Economic Analysis of Organic Cotton as a Niche Crop in Texas
Comprehensive 1994 research paper about the background, the natural advantages, market analysis of production and consumption, developments in processing and retail of products, an…
Analysis of Clothing Web Sites for Young Customer Retention
Doctor of Philosophy thesis about research aimed at determining the effects of the attitude of a sample of young consumers toward their favourite web sites on intentions to purchas…
Business to Business E-Business Models
Extensive paper categorizing and reviewing the different types of business to business electronic business models currently in use, and their ways of implementation in and by the t…
Changing World Trade Conditions Force the Turkish Textile and Apparel Industry to Create New Strategies
Comprehensive overview of the current position of the Turkish textile and apparel industry, and its transition into more value-added activities as design and product development. A…
Classification of Man-made Fibers and their Codes
Classification and code table for man-made fibers created from natural and synthetic polymers, and inorganic materials. Also, descriptions of viscose and rayon fibers and their use…
Competitiveness of the Turkish Textile and Clothing Industry
Extensive paper presenting a study on the competitiveness of the Turkish textile and apparel industries, identifying its sources and changes in competitive conditions. Author: Erol…
Creative Destruction or just Plain Destruction
Comprehensive paper investigating the reasons behind the economical and technological downturn of the US textile and apparel industry. Authors: Jim Levinsohn and Wendy Petropoulos.
Crisis in the US Textile and Apparel Industry: Is it Caused by Trade Agreements and Asian Currency Meltdowns?
Extensive paper about the crisis which the US textile and apparel industry is currently facing, and seems to be fuelled by the dual effects of the US currency exchange rate, and tr…
Eco-Labels and International Trade in Textiles
Extensive paper presenting a formal analysis of the welfare and trade implications of eco-labeling schemes in the global textile industry. Authors: Wesley Nimon and John C. Behgin.
Economic Impacts of Post-9/11 Security Initiatives on the International Textiles and Clothing Industry
In-depth June 2002 study aimed at unravelling the specific affects on the international textile industry of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and the 24-Hour…
End-Use Products in Technical Textiles and Nonwovens
World market forecast to 2010 on the expected developments in the applications abd consumption of finished products in the technical textiles and nonwovens industries. From David R…
EPA. Sector Notebook Project
Profile of the plastic resin and man-made fiber industries. Document, containing 190 pages. From the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Export Strategy of the Textile Industry in the Japanese Economic Development
Extensive study of the Japanese textile industry, examining the relative importance of textile production and trade in the global economy, the share of textiles in Japan's GDP and …
Globalisation and the South African Textiles Industry
Revised version of a paper presented at the Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) workshop on Globalisation, Production and Poverty in South Africa, focusing on the impact …
Hard Choices for Textiles and Clothing in SADC
Extensive research paper describing the time-limited opportunities for southern African economies to benefit from increases in investment and employment in the textile and garment …
Influence of the Parametric Cost Estimation in the Textile Supply Chain
In-depth study comparing the advantages, drawbacks, and applicability in the product life cycle, of various cost estimation methods in the context of the textile industry. Authors:…
Insight into the Turkish Textile and Apparel Industry
Brief summary outlining the current situation of the textile industry in Turkey, and its position in the global economy. Author: Prof. Dr. Mehmet Akalin.
Lessons Learned from the History of Technology Adoption in the US Textile Industry
Paper about the problems and chaos caused in the US textile industry by the necessity to adopt advanced technologies, through the perspective of similar processes occurring with ea…
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