Source-it - Global material sourcing for the clothing
industry 201 pages. Guide dealing with dynamics of the global
textiles and clothing supply chain, and why and how garment
manufacturers need to develop alternative sourcing and supply
management approaches. Reviews historical background; discusses
Chinese advantage in the international garment industry; explains
different stages involved in material sourcing process; deals with
fabric and trim sourcing; discusses politics of trade; includes
case studies. Appendices cover preferential access to the European
Union, summary of United States rules of origin, measures and
conversions, and shipping terms/Incoterms; also includes glossary
of related terms.
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International wooden furniture markets: A
review 233 pages. Joint ITC-International Tropical Timber
Organization review of wooden furniture markets in Canada, China,
Egypt, Japan, United States and selected countries in the European
Union (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Spain and Sweden). For each country, provides overview
of basic demand factors and market drivers, domestic furniture
industry, market trends and developments, distribution channels and
market access conditions. Deals with technical standards, as well
as international and national certification schemes in the
furniture sector; identifies furniture networks and clusters;
outlines strategy for developing wooden furniture sector in
tropical countries; outlines step by step value-added processing of
wooden furniture in tropical countries, based on local conditions.
Includes statistical data, selection of German furniture standards,
list of useful contacts in China and list of members of the Global
Forest and Trade Network.
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Training and Consulting: Designing, developing and
delivering training and consulting interventions 158 pages. Handbook on training and consulting skills,
aimed at trainers providing business development training and
counselling services to small and medium-sized enterprises in
developing countries. Addresses designing, managing and delivering
training and consulting services; comprises the following modules:
1. The learner and the learning environment; 2. Counselling and
consulting; 3. Designing training programmes; 4. Tools for
trainers; 5. Delivering training programmes; 6. Managing training
programmes
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