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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor | Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering | en_US |
| dc.creator | Kwong, Chi-hang Andy | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk/handle/200/3515 | - |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | - |
| dc.rights | All rights reserved | en_US |
| dc.title | Learning partnership in a collaborative buyer-supplier network : a case study of an apparel buying office in Hong Kong | en_US |
| dcterms.abstract | Hong Kong apparel industry provides a strong base as the export engine that contributes significantly to the manufacturing sector and the import and export trade. According to the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, for year 2003 (Jan to Oct), Hong Kong's total export of apparel rose year-on-year by 3% while the re-exports of apparel increased by 7% (Appendix 1). Hong Kong is not only the leading production centre but is also a hub for global apparel sourcing. Apparel companies in Hong Kong are experienced in providing specialized merchandising services to her worldwide clients. These involve the services, arranging on behalf of buyers/sellers outside Hong Kong, in the sourcing of goods, product designs and developments, sales and marketing, order management, quality control, logistic arrangements and financial services. After China's entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Hong Kong's role as middleman for the global buyers is facing new and great challenges because foreign companies can now setup their own sourcing offices in major cities in China. For Hong Kong buying agents and trading companies, they should play a wider role than just matching buyers with sellers. It is increasingly important for them to provide more value added services, and start to transform themselves as supply chain integrators. The competitive advantage of apparel businesses, significantly depend on how the sourcing and supply networks are geared to meet the demands of customers. In order to survive under such dynamic and competitive environment, key players in the textile and apparel value chain must reshape their business scope, organizational structure and relationships. New strategies will be evolved with a trend towards networked organizations in which all partners are working closely together to gain benefits for the value network. Coordination and Collaboration are the keys for success. This project will study how collaborative buyer-supplier networks would be instrumental in driving competitive advantage in apparel industry. Technology is not the key - business value, customized network process design and sourcing management are the major elements to make this happen. Firms should adopt and promote a strategic partnering approach with collaborative working that promotes inter-organizational transparency, and focuses collective effort on generating value from the whole value network. | en_US |
| dcterms.extent | ix, 124, v leaves : ill. ; 30 cm | en_US |
| dcterms.isPartOf | PolyU Electronic Theses | en_US |
| dcterms.issued | 2005 | en_US |
| dcterms.educationalLevel | All Master | en_US |
| dcterms.educationalLevel | M.Sc. | en_US |
| dcterms.LCSH | Hong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertations | en_US |
| dcterms.LCSH | Clothing and dress -- China -- Hong Kong -- Marketing | en_US |
| dcterms.LCSH | Fashion merchandising -- China -- Hong Kong | en_US |
| dcterms.LCSH | Industrial procurement -- China -- Hong Kong | en_US |
| dcterms.LCSH | Business networks -- China -- Hong Kong | en_US |
| dcterms.LCSH | Strategic planning -- China -- Hong Kong | en_US |
| dcterms.accessRights | restricted access | en_US |
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