Usage of computer technology in fabric materials purchasing by large-size apparel manufacturing firms

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dc.contributor.authorPriyadarshi, Saritaen
dc.contributor.departmentClothing and Textilesen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:46:43Zen
dc.date.adate2008-10-02en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:46:43Zen
dc.date.issued1996en
dc.date.rdate2008-10-02en
dc.date.sdate2008-10-02en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to examine the fabric materials purchasing process of apparel manufacturing firms and (b) to determine the relationship between selected organizational factors of apparel manufacturing firms, firms’ usage of computer technology in the fabric materials purchasing process, and firms’ purchasing performance. The type of purchasing situation (i.e, new buy, modified rebuy, straight rebuy) among apparel manufacturers, was determined and was hypothesized to be related to usage of computer technology in fabric materials purchasing process. The selected organizational factors: product characteristics, centralized purchasing, and vertical coordination were hypothesized to be related to usage of computer technology in fabric materials purchasing process. Usage of computer technology was hypothesized to affect firms’ purchasing performance. The conceptual framework for this study was based on the Robinson, Faris and Wind (1967) buygrid framework; Rogers adoption theory (1983); and the Noordewier, John, and Nevin (1990) empirical work. A factor approach was used to examine a cross-section of firms to determine significant characteristics influencing computer technology usage. The sample consisted of 118 apparel manufacturers. The “Top 100 Sewn Products Companies ‘95” published in the Apparel Industry Magazine, and Dun’s Business Rankings 1995 constituted the source for the sample. The questionnaires were pilot tested with purchasing managers of two large-size apparel manufacturing firms, and also with a group of secretaries at Virginia Tech. Regression, Analysis of Variance, and Correlation were used to test the statistical significance of hypothesized relationships. The relationship between type of purchasing situation and usage of computer technology was significant. Both straight rebuy and new buy situations were related to usage of computer technology. Demand uncertainty, as a measure of product characteristic, was significantly related to usage of computer technology. The relationship between usage of computer technology and purchasing performance was significant for possession cost and invoice cost as measures of purchasing performance.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentx, 160 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10022008-063123en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10022008-063123/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/44973en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1996.P759.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 35217537en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1996.P759en
dc.titleUsage of computer technology in fabric materials purchasing by large-size apparel manufacturing firmsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineClothing and Textilesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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