The Quick Response services offered by several fabric mills are surveyed. Systems at Avondale Mills, Burlington Denim, Clinton Mills, Dixie Yarns, Greenwood Mills, Jefferson Mills, Milliken & Company, Spartan Mills, Spring Industries, and WestPoint Pepperell are compared. TALC bar coding, TALC standards, EDI, VAN linkage, ASNs, electronic invoicing, forecasting data, 100 percent inspection, next-day shipment of spot goods, and shipment in 500-yard increments are considered.