| This study examines the determinants of CAD/CAM adoption, diffusion, and infusion in American textile and apparel industries. Theories of innovation were used to develop hypotheses relating market factors to manufacturers' decisions to adopt CAD/CAM technologies. A variety of sources were used to develop the survey which was mailed to 500 textile and apparel manufacturers. Factor analysis was used to identify the dimensions of reasons for CAD/CAM adoption. Hypotheses were tested with logistic regression and multiple regression analysis procedures. Diffusion of CAD/CAM practices was found to be driven primarily by the market and affected by the business-unit size. In addition, labor considerations affected recent CAD/CAM adoption. |
