In a separate move yesterday, Reebok made two appointments in its apparel products group.
Rings and slides have been used on apparel products since the 1800s.
In impoverished Bangladesh, for example, apparel products account for 40 percent of exports.
Basics -historically constituted the majority of apparel products sold.
Imports of major apparel products from China jumped 546 percent.
Designers also may travel frequently to meet with fabric and materials suppliers and with manufacturers who produce the final apparel products.
As a representative of apparel products, we have many customers, including Barneys.
In our analyses of demand patterns for different apparel products, we have found that the most predictable items have Cvs in the 0.4 to 0.6 range.
In addition, as we discussed in Chapter 8, suppliers attempting mass customization of apparel products such as jeans will need similar capabilities.
That has caused a realignment in the manufacturing of apparel products.
