Research Article

The Integration of Technology and Management in the Competitiveness of the United States Short Staple Yarn Manufacturing Industry

Table 2

Phase II: sample description.

Company code Area of work Number of
employees
The origin of
capital investments
Where company buys yarn from
USOther countries (excluding US)Both US
and other countries

A1Purchasing150 or moreUS capitalX
B1Production0–49Salvadoran capitalX
C1Production100–149Guatemalan capitalX
D1 Other sales' administration150 or moreSalvadoran capitalX
E1 Other full packages: costing, purchasing150 or moreSalvadoran capitalX
F1Production150 or moreUS CapitalX
G1Purchasing, sourcing, and production150 or moreSalvadoran capitalX
H1Production50–99Salvadoran capitalX
I1Other planning area150 or moreDominican capitalX
J1ProductionNo responseDominican capitalX
K1Purchasing, other administration0–49Costa Rican capitalX
L1Production150 or more Bolivian capitalX
M1Sourcing, production0–49US and Korean capitalX
N1Production150 or moreKorean capitalX