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Global Sourcing in the Textile and Apparel Industry

Jung E. Ha-Brookshire

Chapter 2

Theoretical perspective of global sourcing - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

01:55

Problem 1

What is the law of supply and demand? How does the lower price from the world impact domestic supply and demand?

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Problem 2

How do tariffs and quotas impact gains from trade, consumer welfare, and supplier welfare?

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Problem 3

What are the differences between comparative advantage and competitive advantage?

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Problem 4

Explain the examples of the comparative advantages that the following countries may have on textile and apparel products:
a. Italy
b. United States
c. Germany
d. Vietnam
e. China
f. Taiwan
g. India

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01:14

Problem 5

Describe some of Porter's four key attributes that the following countries may have to achieve and sustain for competitive advantage on textile and apparel products:
a. Germany
b. Vietnam
c. China
d. South Korea
e. El Salvador
f. France

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01:04

Problem 6

Show examples of textile and apparel products produced from fragmented production systems. For example, find products that are sewn in one country yet the materials were produced in another country, and discuss why sourcing managers decided to assemble the finished goods in one country while getting materials from another country, creating a fragmented production system.

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Problem 7

Show examples of companies that apply service links in a fragmented production system. Search news articles about a company called $\mathrm{Li}$ and Fung, and discuss the role that the company has historically provided to U.S. sources. Discuss the role of $\mathrm{Li}$ and Fung in terms of the role of service links.

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04:22

Problem 8

Explain the evolutionary patterns of the textile and apparel industry for the following countries:
a. United Kingdom
b. United States
c. Japan
d. South Korea
e. Mexico
f. China
g. Bangladesh
h. Vietnam

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Problem 9

Show examples of sourcing activities that can be explained by:
a. The resource-based view of the firms
b. Critical theory
c. Resource dependence theory
d. Sociocognitive theory
e. Strategic choice theory

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