Helmut Hergeth

Bio

Dr. Helmut H. Hergeth is an Associate Professor in the Wilson College of Textiles at NC State University. He holds a BS degree in Textiles from North Carolina State University, an MBA and a Ph.D. in Business Management from the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität in Münster, Germany.Helmut Hergeth joined the faculty of the Wilson College of Textiles at NC State in 1991. Prior to this he worked for Akzo-Nobel’s Fiber and Polymer Division in Germany and in the United States as Export Manager and as Marketing Manager. He also worked as a Researcher at the Forschungstelle für allgemeine und Textile Marktwirtschaft at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany, working on forecasting and investment decisions for the textile industry.Dr. Hergeth’s teaching and research focus on Strategic Cost Management issues and Economic Sustainability in the Textile and Apparel Industries, and on Textile Technology Management and Technology Roadmapping. He also works on concepts of Business Visualization and on how to integrate business management and entrepreneurship principles into textile education.

Research

• Business Management Applications in Textiles and associated industries
• Strategic Cost Management and Price / Cost Relationships
• Technology Roadmapping and Knowledge Creation
• Economic Sustainability in Textiles
• Business Visualization
• Textile Education, integration of entrepreneurship and business concepts into traditional textile education

Teaching

• TTM 561 – Strategic Technology Management in the Textile Complex
• TTM 583 – Strategic Planning for Textile Firms
• TTM 791 – Advanced Studies in Textile Technology Management
• FTM 481 – Product Costing in the Textile and Apparel Industry
• FTM 484 – Strategic Management and Decision Making for the Textile Firm
• FTM 380 – Management and Control of Textile and Apparel Systems
• FTM 282 – Principles of Retail and Supply Chain Management in Textiles
• BUS 320 – Financial Management
• ACC 200 – Introduction to Managerial Accounting

Graduate Projects

Contact Dr. Hergeth by email for more information on current projects

Area(s) of Expertise

Brand Management and Marketing
Supply Chain Management
Textile Technology

Publications

• Walking the Talk: Unraveling the Influence of the Sustainability Features of Leather Alternatives on Consumer Behavior toward Running Shoes , SUSTAINABILITY (2024)
• Technology roadmap for flushable nonwoven wipes , Journal of the Textile Institute (2011)
• Measuring Productivity: Issues Arising From Outsourcing And Merger Activities , Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER) (2011)
• The business of fashion visualizing the financial and competitive situation of fashion companies , JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE (2008)
• House of Marketing Quality Using the House of Quality to Develop Marketing Strategies , Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER) (2011)
• Inquiry-guided learning in a management of technology environment , Journal of College Teaching and Learning (2004)
• Launching products towards the right target , Journal of the Textile Institute (2004)
• Environmentally conscious manufacturing through total cost management , Journal of Applied Business Research (2011)
• Product cost management practices in textiles , Journal of the Textile Institute (1999)
• Marker making in small clothing companies. Part 1 , International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology (1997)

View all publications