To serve patients undergoing various medical treatments, Chaitenya Razdan cofounded a company called Care+Wear, which makes specialized "healthware" apparel.
Compared to typical apparel, protective garments are made with specialized materials, innovative fastening systems, and unique designs.
Have no doubt, China has some world-class networked companies that are "in the flow" already, such as Li & Fung, a $14 billion apparel company with a network of 10,000 specialized business partners, and Dachangjiang, the motorcycle maker.
They became a trusted adviser to these apparel firms and the orchestrator of very large networks of specialized capabilities.
FedEx deals with specialized shipments of high value goods where speed to market is critical including precision tools, engineered goods, fashion apparel and jewelry.
As luxury apparel brands mature, they generally stop being driven by wholesale (selling primarily to department stores and specialized independent retailers) and begin creating their own retail store networks.
Meet the squad, each with specialized skills and a code name: there's Ace, performance studies scholar and an ex-Marni fiend turned American Apparel fanatic; Fleur, an unconflictedly modern hippie who, for her last birthday party, wore a custom-made tiara of thistle and pink jasmine; and Bolt, a keenly observant fashion blogger and frequent buyer of custom No. 6 clogs.
The specialized stores have fewer economies of scale and less chance to make additional money from sales of other products, like refrigerators or apparel.
In apparel, for instance.
