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...they trawl southern China's gritty manufacturing towns, weary apparel buyers from companies like Polo Ralph Lauren and Liz Claiborne find an unexpected oasis at Building No. 15 of the Luen Thai clothing-manufacturing compound in Dongguan, Guangdong province. There, the visitors are greeted by a neatly uniformed, smiling receptionist who directs them to any of 337 guest rooms?or they can stop by the library, fitness center, Internet caf?, restaurant, cinema or one of the four zebra-skin-motif karaoke rooms. Belying its unimaginative name, Building No. 15 is actually a private, full-service hotel, opened last April...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Made in China | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

...increase head count at its Dongguan facility from 5,000 to 14,000. In May, Luen Thai sold off its garment-making business in Mexico. Meanwhile, the company is constructing a second facility outside the neighboring city of Guangzhou that will be triple the size of the Dongguan compound...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Made in China | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

...China's competitive advantage in textile manufacturing is seen primarily as its ability to produce clothes cheaply. But leading manufacturers like Luen Thai are also trying to add value in other areas, for example, by streamlining the supply chain and making their customers' jobs easier. At the Dongguan compound, Luen Thai provides major clients such as Polo Ralph Lauren and U.S. department-store chain Dillard's with dedicated teams of designers, merchandisers and sales staff?all housed in plush offices located on the factory site. Keeping designers close to production cuts development time and improves communication. Luen Thai teams...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Made in China | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

...into the Crimson’s playbook, one that contains three different packages—up to 16 different combinations—and requires memorization and repetition. Bryant also had to adjust to the increased speed and athleticism of the college game. Compound that introduction with a slew of injuries to veteran players, and it’s enough to overwhelm any true freshman—no matter his wingspan...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CONTRRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bryant Fills In on Football's Injured Defense | 10/20/2004 | See Source »

...degree heat took me through the parking lot to the driveway of a small, low-set building with portable housing units scattered about. When Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak visited this place—the headquarters of the Arab satellite news channel Al-Jazeera—he surveyed the small compound and exclaimed: “All this noise comes from this matchbox...

Author: By Alex Slack, | Title: Bias in the Matchbox | 10/15/2004 | See Source »

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