What is Sportswear? Sportswear is clothing‚ including footwear‚ worn for sport or physical exercise. Sport-specific clothing is worn for most sports and physical exercise‚ for practical‚ comfort or safety reasons. Typical sport-specific garments include shorts‚ tracksuits‚ T-shirts‚ tennis shirts and polo shirts. Specialized garments include wet suits(for swimming‚ diving or surfing) and salopettes (for skiing) and leotards (for gymnastics). For most sports the athletes wear a combination of different
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this essay I shall limit my investigation to the ethical concerns surrounding the very lucrative sportswear industry‚ the sports wear supply chain‚ and how it impacts on the lives of people world wide. Sportswear marketing is now aimed at all sectors of society‚ irrespective of age‚ sex or social class‚ it has grown into a multi million dollar industry (Lancaster & Reynolds‚ 2005). Although sportswear is essential for athletes and sports players‚ millions of people the world over buy and wear branded
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Nike case Grachya Ovsepyan Alexander Kopenkin 2011 Nike – Globalizing the Sportswear Industry 1. Evaluate Nike’s business strategy. Does Nike have a sustainable competitive advantage? According to the text‚ there are four cornerstones in Nike’s strategy: 1) Deepening its relationship with customers. There are some obvious ways of having a “deep relationship” with customers such as taking into consideration results of various enquiries or following current trends like many companies
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expenses productively Artemis Sportswear needs a comprehensive look at the everyday operational expenses. Cutting the everyday expenditures is in need of balance‚ because to much cuts can cause lose of productivity which in the end will not achieve the desired affect of increase profits. Cutting operational expenses also affects the work force of Artemis Sportswear. This proposal is to define the expenses that need or could be to cut to ensure the success of Artemis Sportswear and how
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Exhibit 2a: | Capacity Analysis at Sportswear | | | | | | | Current Process‚ at 300 and 420 units per day | | | | | | | | | | | | | Operation | Time per Unit (seconds | Total Time per unit (seconds) | Workers Assigned | Daily Capacity (units) | Capacity Utilization | | | | | | | at 300 units/day | at 420 units/day | Cycle time/Operation (sec) | 1 | Lining Pressing | 20 | 20 | 1 | 536 | 56% | 78% | 47 | | Belt Looping | 5 | 5 | | 536 | 56% | 78% | 47 |
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Valuation of Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM) Nicholas Stoll FI 305 Financial Reporting & Analysis Golden Gate University April 27‚ 2012 INTRODUCTION Columbia Sportswear (COLM) is the global leader in in the design‚ sourcing‚ marketing and distribution of active outdoor apparel‚ footwear‚ accessories and equipment. The company design‚ develop‚ market and distribute active outdoor apparel‚ footwear‚ accessories and equipment under four primary brands:
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Artemis Sportswear Company Final Research Paper This proposal is designed to assist Artemis Sportswear Company in cutting their operational expenses to increase profit margins‚ while considering the effect on workers and productivity. Background “In the 1970s‚ athletic sportswear began to evolve from a product line aimed at small and unique markets into a mainstream fashion product†(Clean Clothes Campaign‚ 2004). Artemis Sportswear Company has helped transform sport shoes and apparel
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Artemis Sportswear Proposal Luis Molina David Pagan Gamaliel Diaz COMM/215 April 22‚ 2014 University of Phoenix Artemis Sportswear Proposal In these weak economic phases‚ when many corporations are going out of business or right sizing‚ Artemis Sportswear will have to take steps to increase commerce and revenue in hopes of survival. They must compete against similar enterprises and other sportswear corporations larger and have significant production facilities overseas. Also‚ they must contend
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Artemis Sportswear ProposalAlyssa Casler‚ Derrik Carr‚ John Humphrey‚ Raven Porter‚ Tieran DysartComm/215Oct 13‚ 2014Rebecca Kinney Artemis Sportswear ProposalWhen running a business‚ there are many factors that go into a successful business. Keeping your customers‚ shareholders‚ and employees happy will determine if your business fails or succeeds. The biggest part in keeping a business thriving is if it is making money. We could raise prices and leave everything the way it is‚ but that could lead
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------------------------------------------------- cOLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR RESEARCH PAPER An overview of the company’s international trade‚ risk management‚ and hedging activities. TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPANY OVERVIEW 2 OPERATIONS 2 BREAKDOWN OF SALES 3 BREAKDOWN OF ASSETS 3 BREAKDOWN OF INCOME 3 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 4 RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY 4 DERIVATIVES 5 STRATEGY 7 APPENDICES 8 BIBLIOGRAPHY 10 COMPANY OVERVIEW Founded in 1938 in Portland‚ Oregon‚ as a
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