© International Trade Centre, International Trade Forum
- Issue 3/2005
Get Connected: E-applications in the textile and
clothing sector
166 pages. Study focusing on how developing country
producers could successfully apply new e-applications and secure
post-quota exports in light of changing nature of textile and
clothing business after January 2005 (when quotas were phased out).
Elaborates principles to guide exporters in adopting e-applications
so as to develop fruitful long-term relationships with major
buyers; deals with e-applications in the European Union and the
United States; presents examples of exporters in developing
countries that have successfully found approaches to integrate
their systems with those of customers/suppliers; includes case
studies from Hong Kong (China) buying, sourcing and trading
offices, and e-applications used by Singapore trading houses and
manufacturers.
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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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