This article claims that in “the past three months, 14 textile plants in five states — North and South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Virginia — have shut down. More could come, industry officials say, without federal action.” This is due to the U.S. lifting textile quotas that had been placed on China. Could the textile industry not see this coming and react in a lean way?
As Dr. James Womack has pointed out recently, companies can compete with China, even in textiles by taking advantage of quick response, even with the labor cost differences. Can/should we get lean and avoid running to the government for help?
Here is another related article, about South African textile companies also being hurt by China.
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