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Volume 3, Issue 1, Summer 2003 "Italian Textile Machinery Industry"
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APPLICATION OF THE PARAMETRIC COST ESTIMATION IN THE TEXTILE SUPPLY CHAIN

M. Camargo, B. Rabenasolo , A-M. Jolly-Desodt, J-M. Castelain,
Laboratoire Génie et Matériaux Textiles (GEMTEX EA 2461)
É cole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles
9 rue de l’Ermitage, Roubaix, France

ABSTRACT

In a current high competitive business environment, cost estimation is a strategic tool in order to make decisions related to products during their design and development phases. Against traditional estimation methods, that needs to wait until the technical description of the product is completed, there exist new methods allowing to estimate the cost quickly and with an acceptable accuracy. Complementarily to cost management methods (for example, standard cost management analytic or Activity-Based Costing techniques), such new cost estimation methods may shorten the design phase when the rapidity of the conception is needed. This way may be valid when there is a huge number of models, and/or high level of new design rate.

This paper compares various cost estimation methods in the textile context : their advantages, drawbacks, and applicability in the product life cycle. The parametric cost estimation model is particularly suited to the earliest stage of design-to-cost approach. It is widely used in different industrial domains such as aerospace, aircraft, telecommunication and automotive industries in order to accelerate and drive the product development process. Even though the industrial contexts seem to be different, this paper shows several possibilities of application of parametric cost estimation methods in the textile and garment industries, and the procedures and tools required for their computation. Finally, this approach has been applied to estimate the unitary cost of a representative family of wool textile fabrics.

KEYWORDS: Cost estimation, parametric costing, product development, product lifecycle.

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Determinants of Intra-Textile and Clothing Trade:
The Case of OECD Countries

K.F. AU and Y.H. Chan
Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

ABSTRACT

This paper examines the extents and determinants of intra-industry textile and clothing trade for the OECD countries. Trade overlap is used as the measurement of intra-industry trade (IIT). The general trend of intra-OECD trade and the extents of IIT for textile and clothing trade in year 2000 were examined. Hypotheses relating to 5 country-specific variables tested showed strong significance reflecting the different roles of the factors in the determination of IIT. It was also identified that bilateral IIT in textile and clothing between OECD countries are highly correlated.

KEYWORDS: Intra-industry trade, textile and clothing, OECD, country-specific, trade overlap

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DESIGN: ITALIAN STYLE

Nancy B. Powell
Associate Professor, College of Textiles
College of Textiles, N. C. State University
Raleigh, NC, USA

ABSTRACT:

A spring 2003 visit to the textile and machinery manufacturers of Italy reveals insights into the aspects of customized textile products for apparel.
A traditional high end menswear supplier of wovens is contrasted with the new seamless knitting technology. The market potential for new interactions with consumers at the retail level is considered.

KEYWORDS: Italy, Fashion, Design, Seamless, Knitting

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WEAVING TECHNOLOGY: ADVANCES AND CHALLENGES II

Abdelfattah M. Seyam
College of Textiles, N. C. State University
Raleigh, NC, USA

ABSTRACT

This paper reviews the recent advances in weaving industry and addresses the challenges that face the weaving industry. The paper sheds the light on how the weaving machine manufacturers and woven fabric producers might strengthen the weaving industry by further advance the technology and taking advantages of the current and new advances in weaving technologies.

KEYWORDS: Weaving, Automation, Jacquard, Pattern Change.

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