Risk early-warning mechanism of apparel supply chain

Owing to the complexity of apparel supply chain and variability of market demand,apparel manufactures in China face with many risks,which cause instable apparel supply chain.In this paper,the authors point out risks of apparel supply chain(ASM),including cooperation risks,information risks,supply risks,demand risks,and environment risks.Based on the introduction of risks existed in ASM,this paper analyzes the risk management framework of ASM,focuses on the construction of risk earlywarning mechanism,and expounds its implementation procedures.Finally,some key issues in risk earlywarning mechanism of ASM operating are analyzed,such as design of index systems,determination of index weight and judgment criteria.