This document discusses the need for textile and apparel supply chains to adapt to changing 21st century conditions of expensive energy, environmental sustainability demands, increasing product variety, and shorter product lifecycles. It reviews different supply chain designs from vertical integration to ad hoc networks and speculates that future optimal designs may integrate elements of vertical control with flexibility. It also briefly reviews the structures that emerged in the US textile industry under reduced trade protections as an example of potential future designs under free market conditions.

Textile and Apparel Supply Chains For The 21 Century: Article Designation: Scholarly Jtatm Volume 6, Issue 4, Fall 2010 PDF

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