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JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Volume 5, Issue 3-4, Pages 47-63Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10843-007-0015-1
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Offshore production; Domestic production; Apparel industry; Manufacturing strategy; Cost; Quality; Delivery; Flexibility
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This paper extends the existing literature on the potential advantages and drawbacks of domestic and offshore manufacturing strategies to a small firm perspective. The advantages of offshore production to the large corporation have received much attention in recent years, particularly with regards to the apparel industry. The key advantages of offshore production are obvious for the large firm: cost reductions and increased productivity through labour market differentials. Little is known however about the viability and attractiveness of this strategy for the small apparel firm. The high number of small apparel firms who continue to produce in their domestic market, despite labour market differentials, suggests that the cost advantages of producing offshore may not be as critical for the competitive advantage of many of these small firms. Four case studies of small New Zealand apparel firms are used to substantiate and expand on themes developed from the literature.
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