Stitch in Time Lean Retailing and the Transformation of Manufacturing--Lessons from the Apparel and Textile Industries

Frederick Abernathy is Gordon McKay Research Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Abbott and James Lawrence Research Professor of Engineering in Harvard University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Kermit Baker is a Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies. Kent W. Colton is President of The Colton Housing Group and is a Senior Fellow at Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies. David Weil is Professor of Economics and Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Boston University School of Management.