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Preface; Contents; About the Author; 1 Introduction; Abstract; References; 2 Outlook for Iran's Apparel Industry; Abstract; 2.1 Historical Development of the Textile and Apparel Industries and Their Business Environment; 2.1.1 Modernization Era; 2.1.2 Post-World War II Period; 2.1.3 Textile and Apparel Industry After the 1979 Revolution; 2.2 Iran's Apparel Industry According to Recent Statistical Data; 2.2.1 Scale of the Apparel Industry; 2.2.2 Apparel Production and Import Liberalization; References; 3 Characteristics of Apparel-Producing Organization; Abstract
3.1 Tehran: The Biggest Producing Center3.2 Patterns of Apparel-Producing Firms Based on Interviews in 1998; 3.2.1 Firm Scale; 3.2.2 Degree of Reliance on Outsourcing; 3.2.3 Product Planning Methods; 3.2.4 Market Development; 3.3 Apparel-Producing Firms in Tehran: Overview of Results from the Questionnaire Survey 2010; 3.3.1 Survey Design; 3.3.2 Main Findings; 3.3.2.1 Location and Scale of Large-Scale Firms; 3.3.2.2 Supply Chain Characteristics; 3.3.2.3 Cooperation with Other Firms; 3.3.2.4 Main Customers and Markets; 3.3.2.5 Marketing
3.3.2.6 Summary of Questionnaire and Supplementary Interview Surveys During 2009-20113.4 Typical Pattern of Firms; References; 4 The Apparel Production Process in Iran; Abstract; 4.1 Process from Production to Sale; 4.2 Characteristics of the Production Process; 4.2.1 The Japanese Case; 4.2.2 Firm Scale and Degree of Reliance on Outsourcing; 4.2.3 Initiative in Product Planning; 4.3 Procurement System for Machinery and Raw Materials Through Namāyande; 4.3.1 1990s Field Survey on Namāyande; 4.3.2 The Legal Standing of Namāyande; 4.3.3 Namāyande's Business Activities
4.3.4 Information Provided by the Namāyande4.3.5 Namāyande's Information Collection Methods; 4.3.6 The Namāyande and His Clients; 4.3.7 Namāyande's Functions; 4.4 Why Was Namāyande Needed?; References; 5 Distribution Network of Bonak-dārs; Abstract; 5.1 Retailers and Apparel-Producing Firms; 5.2 Clusters of Bonak-dār Shops; 5.3 Collection and Sales of Apparel Products by Bonak-dār; 5.4 Function of the Bonak-dār; 5.4.1 Setting up and Management of the Marketplace; 5.4.2 Selection of Merchandise and Price Determination; 5.5 Bonak-dār as an Auctioneer; References
6 The Apparel-Producing Center After Import LiberalizationAbstract; 6.1 The Age of Import Liberalization; 6.2 Emergence of Wholesale Clusters Specializing in Foreign Apparel Products; 6.2.1 Clusters of Wholesale Shops Trading in Foreign Apparel Products; 6.2.2 Inflow Channels and Sales Networks; 6.3 The Weakly Organized System as the Origin of Transition; 6.3.1 Rise of Newcomers; 6.3.2 "Order Production" Realized by "Specialized Markets"; 6.3.3 An Open Market in Production and Distribution; References; 7 Conclusion; Abstract; 7.1 Self-reliant Business Style
3.1 Tehran: The Biggest Producing Center3.2 Patterns of Apparel-Producing Firms Based on Interviews in 1998; 3.2.1 Firm Scale; 3.2.2 Degree of Reliance on Outsourcing; 3.2.3 Product Planning Methods; 3.2.4 Market Development; 3.3 Apparel-Producing Firms in Tehran: Overview of Results from the Questionnaire Survey 2010; 3.3.1 Survey Design; 3.3.2 Main Findings; 3.3.2.1 Location and Scale of Large-Scale Firms; 3.3.2.2 Supply Chain Characteristics; 3.3.2.3 Cooperation with Other Firms; 3.3.2.4 Main Customers and Markets; 3.3.2.5 Marketing
3.3.2.6 Summary of Questionnaire and Supplementary Interview Surveys During 2009-20113.4 Typical Pattern of Firms; References; 4 The Apparel Production Process in Iran; Abstract; 4.1 Process from Production to Sale; 4.2 Characteristics of the Production Process; 4.2.1 The Japanese Case; 4.2.2 Firm Scale and Degree of Reliance on Outsourcing; 4.2.3 Initiative in Product Planning; 4.3 Procurement System for Machinery and Raw Materials Through Namāyande; 4.3.1 1990s Field Survey on Namāyande; 4.3.2 The Legal Standing of Namāyande; 4.3.3 Namāyande's Business Activities
4.3.4 Information Provided by the Namāyande4.3.5 Namāyande's Information Collection Methods; 4.3.6 The Namāyande and His Clients; 4.3.7 Namāyande's Functions; 4.4 Why Was Namāyande Needed?; References; 5 Distribution Network of Bonak-dārs; Abstract; 5.1 Retailers and Apparel-Producing Firms; 5.2 Clusters of Bonak-dār Shops; 5.3 Collection and Sales of Apparel Products by Bonak-dār; 5.4 Function of the Bonak-dār; 5.4.1 Setting up and Management of the Marketplace; 5.4.2 Selection of Merchandise and Price Determination; 5.5 Bonak-dār as an Auctioneer; References
6 The Apparel-Producing Center After Import LiberalizationAbstract; 6.1 The Age of Import Liberalization; 6.2 Emergence of Wholesale Clusters Specializing in Foreign Apparel Products; 6.2.1 Clusters of Wholesale Shops Trading in Foreign Apparel Products; 6.2.2 Inflow Channels and Sales Networks; 6.3 The Weakly Organized System as the Origin of Transition; 6.3.1 Rise of Newcomers; 6.3.2 "Order Production" Realized by "Specialized Markets"; 6.3.3 An Open Market in Production and Distribution; References; 7 Conclusion; Abstract; 7.1 Self-reliant Business Style