DESIGN AND UTILIZATION OF THE

TEXTILE AND APPAREL BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEM (TABIS):

A DATA WAREHOUSE FOR

ECONOMETRIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC

TEXTILE- AND APPAREL-RELATED DATA

by

ROBERT E. ALLISON, JR.

A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty of

North Carolina State University

in partial fulfillment of the

requirements for the Degree of

Doctor of Philosophy

TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

Raleigh

1996

Approved By: