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26 Cards in this Set
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Dyeing
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combining fibers, yarns, or fabrics with a coloring substance and creating a bond
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Fabric Finishing
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convert greige goods into completed fabric
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Greige Goods
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fabrics in natural color and texture
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Manufactured Fibers
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-made from chemical compounds
-ex: nylon, polyester, acrylic, polypropylene, spandex |
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Manufactured Fibers a.k.a
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Synthetic
Man-Made |
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Natural Fibers
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-vegetable and animal fibers
- ex: Cotton, wool, silk, linen, ramie, bamboo, hemp, jute, cashemere, mohair |
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NAICS
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(North American Industry Classification System)
-1997 -standardizes identification of textiles and apparel for Canada, Mexico, and the US |
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Printing
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localized application of color to the surface of a yarn or fabric
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Thread
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special form of yarn for use in sewing cut fabric fabric pieces together to form garments or other products
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Yarn
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a continuous strand of fibers twisted together
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Cotton produced in
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US, Egypt, China, Pakistan
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Silk
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China, Thailand
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Basic building block of woven and knit fabrics
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yarn
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staple yarn
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produced by twisting
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filament yarn
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produced by extrusion
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Textile product Mills
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-produce home furnishing textiles
-produce finished goods |
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Apparel knitting Mills
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- technology increased the ability of apparel knitting mills to produced finished products
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knit outerwear
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sweaters
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underwear and sleepwear knitting mills
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-made by cutting and sewing knit fabrics
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Cut-and-sew apparel manufacturing
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apparel production plant that performs both preproduction and production processes
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logistics
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the science of moving products through the production pipeline to their final destination in a timely manner
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UPC
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(Universal Product Code)
-enables the tracking of products from factory to consumer -identifies individual products for data collection at any stage of the delivery process and is most frequently used logistics and inventory control |
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RFID
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(Radio Frequency Identification)
-identifies the location of a transmitter tagged in a case of merchandise in a shipping container and monitors its location until it reaches a store distribution center |
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Mass Customization
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uses information technology, automation, and team-based flexible manufacturing to producea variety of styles based on individual consumer demand
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WTO
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(World Trade Organization)
-deals with global rules of trade among nations -ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably, and freely as possible |
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Distressed goods
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merchandise not sellable at intended price
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