• 복식문화연구
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.461-471
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• 2007

Many Korean apparel firms have been adopting the global sourcing to enhance their competitive advantages. The purposes of this study were to identify the current status of global sourcing adopted by Korean apparel firms and to provide useful information for the other apparel firms planning the global sourcing. The questionnaire survey was conducted to 65 Korean apparel firms. The firms selected for this study were women's, men's, unisex casual wear manufacturers which made their products at offshore factories. The results show that about half of them started global sourcing before 2000. Unisex casual wear firms were already doing the global sourcing very actively and women's wear firms were followers. The major benefit of the global sourcing was the cost reduction. The firms that had made inroads into the global market find much satisfaction in global sourcing. These early adopters expected their sourcing countries as a future consumer market. The threatening elements of the global sourcing were the difficulties of quality control and labor cost rising. Cost and technical ability were considered importantly in selecting the global sourcing partners. The firms started the global sorucing before 2000 were greatly depended on offshore production. They concerned for the problems related to the global sourcing.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.751-762
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• 2002

Korean apparel industry is facing critical moment due to shortage of labor, wage increases and intensive competition among domestic manufactures. In addition, international production has been shifting to China and the other low-wage countries from established locations such as Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Global sourcing has been received considerable attention since firms can enhance their competitive advantage as well as comparative advantage by coordinating their sourcing activities global]y. This studs regarded global sourcing as one of the strategic tools to achieve competitive advantage of Korean apparel firms, and explored the current status by literature reviews and series of in-depth interviews with managers of korean apparel firms. The findings of this study were as follows: 1) Due to geographical advantage, China was the most favored nation for outsourcing for domestic markers. However, exporting firms preferred Latin America (including Mexico) to take advantage of duties, quotas and geographical proximity to the US market. 2) In selecting the global sourcing country, productivity, technical ability, local government regulation, and culture were considered important. 3) Most Korean apparel firms sources production globally, and followed by raw materials and trims. 4) Cost and quality were the most important factors in deciding subcontractors, and experience, productivity, equipment and finances were the next concerns. Academic implications and future directions were suggested based on findings.

• 복식
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• 제62권4호
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• pp.149-163
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• 2012

This study reviewed current facts on overseas manufacturing factories of garment vendors that were launched in the countries that have a great influence of the Korean Wave, and investigated the influence of Korean Wave in its sourcing area. By doing so, this study aims to present basic data in order to help fabric and garment vendors to enter into the fashion markets of different countries through a local network. For data collection and analysis, Windows SPSS 19.0 was used for frequency analysis of the facts and figures of the local manufacturing factories. In-depth interviews regarding the current facts on local manufacturing factories and the influence of Korean Wave were conducted with 16 Korean garment manufacturing factories in Vietnam and 9 in Indonesia among the overseas garment companies that were registered in the Korean Apparel Industry Association. Through the interview, it was found that new companies should investigate custom tariffs, salary level of the local employees, and infrastructure prior to launching above all. Also, as a result of analyzing competitors and competitive advantages, good treatment of local employees and a good labor environment were noted the most. As for the influence of the Korean Wave, the image of Korea was positive and favorable, but it did not directly affect the preference for Korean companies. After investigating the obstacles that prevented the entrance into local markets, it was found that the rise in the salary level was the biggest hindrance.

• 적정기술학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.56-64
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• 2020

최근 세계 주요 제조업체들은 스마트팩토리를 통한 글로벌 경쟁력 확보에 노력을 집중하고 있으나, 개발도상국들은 재정적, 기술적 여건으로 인하여 스마트팩토리를 도입하는데 많은 어려움이 있다. 본 연구는 개발도상국에 적용 가능한 ICT 기반의 전력 모니터링 시스템 개발에 대한 선행 연구로서, 개발도상국 중 하나인 인도네시아의 의류 생산 공장 근로자들이 인식하는 스마트팩토리에 대하여 설문을 통해 조사하고 분석하였다. 현지인 관리자와 근로자 126명을 대상으로 전력 모니터링 시스템 설치 전과 설치 후에 각각 설문을 실시하고, 통계기법을 이용하여 상관관계를 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 인도네시아와 같은 개발도상국 공장 근무자들도 스마트팩토리 기술 도입의 필요성에 대하여 긍정적으로 인식하고 있으며, 이러한 기술적 도입이 직무만족도와 공장 환경의 개선에 영향을 미칠 것이라고 응답하였다. 또한, 전력 모니터링 시스템 설치 후에 실시한 설문조사 결과는 설치 전과 비교하여 직무만족도 점수가 5.5% 상승하였으며, 전력 모니터링 시스템의 필요성에 대한 인식과 시스템의 적용이 공장 환경에 미치는 긍정적 영향에 대한 점수가 각각 13%, 5.9% 상승하였다. 부가하여, 근로자들 보다는 관리자들이, 남성 보다는 여성들이 스마트팩토리 기술의 도입에 우호적인 인식을 보이는 것으로 확인하였다. 본 연구 결과는 개발도상국에 적용 가능한 적정 스마트팩토리 기술 개발의 방향과 함께, 개발도상국에서 현지 공장을 운영하는 제조업체들이 스마트팩토리를 도입하는데 있어 중요한 참고사항이 될 것으로 판단된다.