Study on Partition method of 5 Stages for apparel supply-chain based on API model

Partition of Stages and their quantization, which encountered during apparel supply chain practicing small-batch Quick Response (QR) strategies, were studied. Firstly, this paper represented 5 stages such as introducing, developing, flourishing, fading, and delisting in apparel market, and which were accepted in practical now. Then, based on Apparel Popularity Index (API) model, this paper represented 5 stages mathematically, and analyzed mathematical characteristics of every stage in detail. Lastly, by computation simulation to market demands of 5 stages, results were coincided well with distributions of statistics to sells data in practical. This partition model of 5 stages and their quantization should provide useful guidance to enterprises´ operations and productions during practicing small-batch QR strategies theoretically. (Abstract)