Is 'When we began our research, we were advised by American industry participants to establish better performance measures'for example, how many minutes does it take to make a shirt?' an autonomous statement, not logically connected to 'The industry had no comments on our system when we began our research.'
When we began our research, we were advised by American industry participants to establish better performance measures'for example, how many minutes does it take to make a shirt?###The industry had no comments on our system when we began our research.