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THE FLANARANT: Following fashion isn't the best sourcing strategy
2014-04-23 14:35:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Retailers and brands are increasingly engineering their operations to make the most of changing trends affecting everything from sourcing to sales. But as Mike Flanagan points out, the model that works for one company is unlikely to work for another. Here he gives some examples.
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The Flanarant: Moving forward on backward linkages
2014-03-18 14:34:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The term 'backward linkages' - used by commentators a decade ago to describe clothing factories with spinning, weaving and dyeing facilities nearby - seems to be coming back into fashion. But far from being the key to success for garment makers, says Mike Flanagan, neither the commercial nor the environmental case stands up.
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The Flanarant: Can you choose your productivity philosophy?
2014-02-12 19:46:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The pressure for higher wages and better working conditions looks unstoppable - and is being accompanied by a wave of new initiatives aimed at making it easier for factories to compete while making these changes. But will they work? asks Mike Flanagan.
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The Flanarant: Politics, productivity and predictions for 2014
2014-01-07 17:10:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The last two weeks of December threw up three huge issues that overturned most of the current wisdom about the garment industry. In this month's Flanarant, Mike Flanagan looks at why it is so difficult to forecast long-term trends in garment making.
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The Flanarant: Fast facilitation is key for garment trade
2013-12-18 14:04:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Trade Facilitation is the new industry buzzword, but can anyone get excited about it? asks Mike Flanagan. They should, he says, highlighting here the potential of the WTO's Bali Package to enhance clothing supply chains. He also urges the industry to push for fast implementation, noting that garment workers would be the biggest beneficiaries.
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