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Microelectronics in the Clothing Industry: Firm Strategy and the Skills Debate
Author(s) -
Lloyd Caroline
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/1468-005x.00021
Subject(s) - clothing , clothing industry , microelectronics , business , industrial organization , production (economics) , marketing , fashion industry , engineering , economics , political science , electrical engineering , law , macroeconomics
This article examines the impact of CAD/CAM on the UK clothing industry. It questions the extent to which computerisation has led to a greater choice over production strategy and argues that upskilling has not occurred.
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