control para los procesos productivos, de planeación, compras e inventarios.

Mediante la consolidación de alianzas estratégicas con proveedores, las empresas buscan manejar efectivamente los objetivos comunes y minimizar las diferencias de los objetivos opuestos. Generalmente los objetivos que se persiguen en estas alianzas son:

Another practice is the initiative that some industry businesses have undertaken in certifying their chain supply providers, such as textile companies, accessories’ companies, services such as embroidery, special washing and serigraph, logistic, systems and financing. Communication and understanding of a company’s strategy by all those taking part in the chain supply is of extreme importance to understand the role each play to obtain the final goal. This is even more relevant when the company is not vertically integrated and has to rely on outsourcing, practice that allows it to focus on its “core business” without neglecting managementof all that happens through the supply chain, and in that manner obtaining the compromise of all its participants.
Inventory management by suppliers is another practice that searches to obtain a reduction of the cycle times through availability of material on time and the better rotation of the inventory.

The effective coordination of logistic and distribution are other key aspects throughout the upply chain. Remember that apparel industry companies work with fashion, and one way of obtaining competitive advantage is by reducing the cycle times to achieve on-time delivery of the exact product and where the client defines.

Finally, but by no means less important, is the planning stage,