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Sheng Lu

Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor
University of Delaware
307 Alison Hall South
Newark, DE 19716
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Biography

​Dr. Sheng Lu joined the department in 2015. Dr. Lu's research focuses on the economic and business aspects of the global textile and apparel industry, including international trade, apparel sourcing, fashion supply chain, and trade policy issues. Dr. Lu also studies social responsibility and sustainability issues related to apparel sourcing and trade and the implications of big data and related digital technologies on the fashion industry, particularly from a supply chain perspective.

Dr. Lu received the 2014 Rising Star Award and the 2019 Mid-Career Excellence Award from the International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) to recognize his research and teaching excellence. He is also the multiple-time recipient of the Paper of Distinction Award at the ITAA annual conferences. He was also invited to serve as a consultant for the International Trade Centre (ITC), co-run by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations (UN).

Dr. Lu has achieved over 80 publications in leading academic and trade journals in the textile and apparel discipline. His works were cited by government reports such as the Congressional Research Service (CRS) studies prepared for members of U.S. Congress, U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) official assessment on the economic impacts of free trade agreements as well as the World Bank, International Labor Organization, and the United Nations research publications. Dr. Lu and his work were also regularly featured by the media outlet, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, BBC World News (UK), Bloomberg, Nikkei Asian Review (Japan), Associated Press, the Economist (UK), South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), and Business of Fashion.

Degrees

​PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia

MS, Donghua University

BS, Donghua University

Courses Regularly Taught

Global Textile and Apparel Trade and Sourcing

Socially responsible apparel and global policy

Sustaining global apparel supply chains

Recent Publications

Botwinick, A. & Lu, S. (2022). Explore U.S. retailers' merchandising strategies for clothing made from recycled textile materials. International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education (ahead of print) https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17543266.2022.2129462

Lu, S. (2022). 2022 fashion industry benchmarking study. Washington, DC: United States Fashion Industry Association.

Merryman, L., & Lu, S. (2021). Are fashion majors ready for the era of data science? A study on the fashion undergraduate curriculum in U.S. institutions. International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education,14(2),139-150.

Keough, K., & Lu, S. (2021). Explore the export performance of textiles and apparel “Made in the USA": A firm-level analysis. Journal of the Textile Institute, 112(4),610-619.

Lu, S. (2020).Gap Inc's sourcing dilemma: Stay or leave China. In Burns, L.(Eds). Fashion business cases: a student guide to learning with case studies. Bloomsbury Academic.

DuBreuil, M. & Lu, S. (2020). Traditional vs. big-data fashion trend forecasting: An examination using WGSN and EDITED. International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, 13(1), 68-77. 

Lu, S. (2019). Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP): Impact on the integration of textile and apparel supply chain in the Asia-Pacific region. In Shen, B., Gu, QL., Yang, YX (Eds), Fashion Supply Chain Management in Asia: Concepts, Models and Cases. Springer.

Lu, S. (2018). What will happen to the U.S. textile and apparel industry if the NAFTA goes? Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, 12(2), 113-137. 

Lu, S. (2017). Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: An Opportunity or a Threat to the EU Textile and Apparel Industry? Journal of the Textile Institute, 109 (7), 933-941. 

Lu, S. (2016). Impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on U.S. Textile and Apparel Manufacturing: A Quantitative Evaluation, Journal of International Trade Law and Policy, 15(3), 134-152.

Lu,S. (2015). 2015 U.S. fashion industry benchmarking study. U.S. Fashion Industry Association: Washington, DC.

Lu, S. (2015) Does Japan's accession to the Trans-Pacific Partnership mean an opportunity or a threat to the U.S. textile industry? A quantitative evaluation, Journal of the Textile Institute, 106(5), 536-549.

Lu, S. (2015) Impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership on China's textiles and apparel exports: A quantitative analysis, The International Trade Journal, 29(1),19-38.

Honors and Awards

Mid-Career Excellence Award, International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA)

Rising Star Award, International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA)

Paper of Distinction Awards, International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA)​

Research Interests

Global Textile and Apparel Trade and Sourcing

Socially responsible apparel and global policy

Sustaining global apparel supply chains​

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