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Op-Ed | Could a Marketplace Solve Fashion’s Supply Chain Challenges?

Covid-19 has put a spotlight on the costly inefficiencies and inflexibilities of the apparel supply chain. A global sourcing platform could help to address these issues, argue Maxine Lim and Becca O’Leary.

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05 May 2020

Halfway through our MBAs at Stanford GSB, we decided to start a clothing brand. The two of us set out to manufacture a small line of simple, high-quality dresses. One of the first steps in product development was sourcing factories. We quickly found that what seemed to be a simple exercise proved challenging, and even more so now

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