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Global Sourcing in the Textile and Apparel Industry

Jung E. Ha-Brookshire

Chapter 7

Global Sourcing Step 3: Micro-Level Analysis for Supplier Selection - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

Discuss why "right conditions" of each supplier are important for sourcing managers' decisions, regardless of individual cost.

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Problem 2

Select three major (or publicly trading) retailers or apparel brands at different price levels. Find out the codes of conduct, supplier assessments, or any other compliance requirements for each. Then compare and contrast the compliance requirements for all three retailers or brands and discuss why such differences exist.

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Problem 3

Search for various apparel manufacturing companies on the Internet. Read the descriptions of what they can do, and determine what type of apparel products would be ideal for each company. Discuss similarities and dissimilarities among the companies in terms of the type of manufacturing equipment.

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Problem 4

Go to the Sea-Rates.com is no longer online website and find out the transit time and ocean rates for a full container load for the following routes:
a. Cape Town, south Africa, to Charleston, South Carolina
b. Taipei, Taiwan, to Long Beach, California
c. Karachi, Pakistan, to Newark, New Jersey
d. Istanbul, Turkey, to Newark, New Jersey
e. Mumbai, India, to Long Beach, California

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Problem 5

Through Internet research, find out the major ports in the following countries:
a. United States
b. Guatemala
c. India
d. China
e. Singapore

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Problem 6

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages, from the sourcer's perspective, of each of the following direct costs:
a. $$\$ 4.00$$ FOB Shanghai, China
b. $$\$ 5.15$$ CIF Newark, New Jersey
c. $$\$ 5.00$$ LDP Seattle, Washington
d. $$\$ 6.00$$ C\&F Long Beach, California

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Problem 7

Show examples of how indirect costs could affect the overall triple bottom lineseconomic, social, and environmental goals of a sourcer's company.

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Problem 8

Show examples of how higher direct costs could help the sourcer's company's overall triple bottom lines-that is, how a sourcer's company pays more yet achieves higher financial, social, and environmental performance.

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