Frederick H. Abernathy joined John T. Dunlop in a 1979 study of the Tailored Clothing industry which led to the establishment of the Textile/Clothing Technology Corporation [TC]2. His continued involvement with the apparel industry led the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to support research resulting in this book. He is Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Engineering, and Gordon McKay Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Harvard University. John T. Dunlop, who passed away on October 2, 2003, was a founding member of the Harvard Center for Textile and Apparel Research. He had an extensive career in labor relations and government, including serving as U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1975-1976 and as chair of President Clinton's Commission on Worker-Management Relations. He also served as a mediator and arbitrator in a wide range of industries and was the author of more than ten books on labor relations and labor economics. Visit his page for more information. Janice H. Hammond investigates how manufacturing and logistics systems develop the speed and flexibility to respond quickly and efficiently to changing customer demand-- critical capabilities in the retail-apparel-textile channel. She is the UPS Foundation Professor of Business Logistics at the Harvard Business School. David Weil has written widely on the impact of technology and human resource policy on business performance based in part on his studies of the retail-apparel-textile industries. His research spans the areas of labor market policy, industrial and labor relations, occupational safety and health, and regulatory policy. He is Professor of Economics at Boston University School of Management. Copyright 2000-2006. Harvard Center for Textile and Apparel Research