Course Description
The theory and practice of the global sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution of apparel and textile products.
Athena Title
GLOBAL SOURCING APP
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
To obtain knowledge and a basic understanding of the global sourcing of apparel and textile products including trade patterns and policies, sourcing strategies, quality systems, and logistics.
Topical Outline
Introduction and overview: History, Global Setting, Theory Country Groupings Americas Trade Bloc Europe/Africa Trade Bloc Asia Trade Bloc Global Patterns of Sourcing and Global Patterns of Logistics Global Patterns of Apparel Activities Apparel/Textile Complex in Select Regions of the World Quality Systems ISO 9000
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