In business world, growing competition and brisk changes have made the outsourcing one of the most popular and growing area. Offshore outsourcing - in web development, web designing and SEO services - is now multi billion industry...

The design of knitted garments is an activity shared by knitwear designers (who are almost all young and female) and knitting machine technicians (who are almost all male and usually older). The process involves programming knitting machines using CAD systems, which are designed for and used by the technicians. The designers get much less training and access to the CAD systems than...

This study analyzes the criticality of design factors that contribute to discernable differential in the experiences of goal-focused shoppers on dress model Web sites. Focused on the apparel industry, the study examines factors of accessibility and convenience, availability of information, lack of sociality, media richness, and product...

The textile and clothing industry belongs to one of the most important global industries in Europe. Over the last 15 years or so numerous relocations have taken place (production capacities were moved to other production sites). The trade of textile products in the European Union is regulated by the agreement between EU and third countries on the basis of technical and environmental regulations and rules...

Enterprise Resource Planning is Software for running a business. ERP was coined as an extension of the concept of manufacturing resource-planning (MRP) software, which automated the process of keeping a manufacturing line supplied with materials to meet incoming orders. ERP is a suite of applications including financials, manufacturing, human resources and other modules...

With the popularity of Web Services technology and the increase trend of developing Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) software, there is a need for an implementation methodology for Web Services. This paper addresses the SOA application development challenges, identifies gaps in agile software methodology for Web Services development, and observes Web Services characteristics...