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Fashion Industry

Author : Riccardo Beltramo

Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand

Page : 116 pages

File Size : 50,48 MB

Release : 2020-02-05

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1789841194

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Fashion is a lot more than providing an answer to primary needs. It is a way of communication, of distinction, of proclaiming a unique taste and expressing the belonging to a group. Sometimes to an exclusive group. Currently, the fashion industry is moving towards hyperspace, to a multidimensional world that is springing from the integration of smart textiles and wearable technologies. It is far beyond aesthetics. New properties of smart textiles let designers experiment with astonishing forms and expressions. There are also surprising contrasts and challenges: a new life for natural fibers, sustainable fabrics and dyeing techniques, rediscovered by eco-fashion, and "artificial apparel," made of wearable electronic components. How is this revolution affecting the strategies of the fashion industry?



Innovative Quick Response Programs in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Author : T. C. Edwin Cheng

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 470 pages

File Size : 32,30 MB

Release : 2010-03-11

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 3642043135

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Quick Response (QR) policy is a market-driven business strategy in which supply chain members work together to react quickly to volatile market demand. Nowadays, with advances in information technologies (such as RFID and ERP systems), new challenges and opportunities arise for the application of QR. This handbook explores QR extensively with a view to discovering innovative QR measures that can help tackle the observed and emerging challenges. The book is organized into four parts, which include chapters on analytical modeling and analyses, information technologies, cases, reviews, and applications. This handbook provides new analytical and empirical results with valuable insights, which will not only help supply chain agents to better understand the latest applications of QR in business, but also help practitioners and researchers to know how to improve the effectiveness of QR using innovative methods.



Research in Mass Customization and Personalization

Author : Mitchell

Publisher : World Scientific

Page : 602 pages

File Size : 26,51 MB

Release : 2009-12-01

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9814280259

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A growing heterogeneity of demand, the advent of ';long tail markets';, exploding product complexities, and the rise of creative consumers are challenging companies in all industries to find new strategies to address these trends. Mass customization (MC) has emerged in the last decade as the premier strategy for companies in all branches of industry to profit from heterogeneity of demand and a broad scope of other customer demands.The research and practical experience collected in this book presents the latest thinking on how to make mass customization work. More than 50 authors from academia and management debate on what is viable now, what did not work in the past, and what lurks just below the radar in mass customization, personalization, and related fields.Edited by two leading authorities in the field of mass customization, both volumes of the book discuss, among many other themes, the latest research and insights on customization strategies, product design for mass customization, virtual models, co-design toolkits, customization value measurement, open source architecture, customization communities, and MC supply chains. Through a number of detailed case studies, prominent examples of mass customization are explained and evaluated in larger context and perspective.



Customization 4.0

Author : Stephan Hankammer

Publisher : Springer

Page : 692 pages

File Size : 41,47 MB

Release : 2018-06-20

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 3319775561

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This proceedings volume presents the latest research from the worldwide mass customization & personalization (MCP) community bringing together new thoughts and results from various disciplines within the field. The chapters are based on papers from the MCPC 2017. The book showcases research and practice from authors that see MCP as an opportunity to extend or even revolutionize current business models. The current trends of Industrie 4.0, digital manufacturing, and the rise of smart products allow for a fresh perspective on MCP: Customization 4.0. The book places a new set of values in the centre of the debate: a world with finite resources, global population growth, and exacerbating climate change needs smart thinking to engage the most effective capabilities and resources. It discusses how Customization 4.0 fosters sustainable development and creates shared value for companies, customers, consumers, and the society as a whole. The chapters of this book are contributed by a wide range of specialists, offering cutting-edge research, as well as insightful advances in industrial practice in key areas. The MCPC 2017 has a strong focus on real life MCP applications, and this proceedings volume reflects this. MCP strategies aim to profit from the fact that people are different. Their objective is to turn customer heterogeneities into opportunities, hence addressing “long tail” business models. The objective of MCP is to provide goods and services that best serve individual customers’ needs with near mass production efficiency. This proceedings volume highlights the interdisciplinary work of thought leaders, technology developers, and researchers with corporate entrepreneurs putting these strategies into practice. Chapter 24 is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license via link.springer.com.



Sizing in Clothing

Author : S Ashdown

Publisher : Elsevier

Page : 407 pages

File Size : 30,88 MB

Release : 2007-04-11

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1845692586

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The basic concepts behind sizing systems currently used in the manufacture of ready-to-wear garments were originally developed in the 19th century. These systems are frequently based on outdated anthropometric data, they lack standard labelling, and they generally do not accommodate the wide variations of body sizes and proportions that exist in the population. However, major technological improvements have made new population data available worldwide, with the potential to affect the future of sizing in many ways. New developments in computer-aided design and sophisticated mathematical and statistical methods of categorizing different body shapes can also contribute to the development of more effective sizing systems. This important book provides a critical appreciation of the key technological and scientific developments in sizing and their application.The first chapter in the book discusses the history of sizing systems and how this has affected the mass production of ready-to-wear clothing. Chapters two and three review methods for constructing new and adapting existing sizing systems, and the standardisation of national and international sizing systems. Marketing and fit models are reviewed in chapter four whilst chapter five presents an analysis of the grading process used to create size sets. Chapters six and seven discuss fit and sizing strategies in relation to function, and the communication of sizing. Mass customization and a discussion of material properties and their affect on sizing are addressed in chapters eight and nine. Military sizing and the aesthetics of sizing are detailed in chapters ten and eleven. The final chapter reviews the impact on sizing of production systems and specifications.Written by an international team of contributors, this book is an essential reference to researchers, designers, students and manufacturers in the clothing and fashion industry. - Provides a critical appreciation of key technological and scientific developments in sizing and their application - Discusses how developments in sizing affect the mass production of ready to wear clothing - Reviews methods of constructing new and adapting existing sizing systems



Mixed Mass Production and Mass Customization: Best Practices for Apparel

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Page : pages

File Size : 24,3 MB

Release : 2004

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Mass-Customization (MC) is growing in importance. The Mass Production (MP) practices and supply strategies lead to excessive markdowns, unsold SKU's and a high rate of consumer dissatisfaction. Industry information for cost economics of MC depicts the comparative advantage of MC business model for both the manufacturer and the retailer compared to the long practiced MP. Most importantly, the consumers gain by obtaining products that satisfy the needs and expectations. This business strategy that optimizes consumer input into product design and selection coupled with responsive manufacturing and the elimination of markdowns offers a new paradigm for a wide market in apparel. When apparel companies that currently practice MP and demanding to adopt MC, it is essential to identify a suitable manufacturing strategy. The literature review is a comprehensive look at production systems, benchmarking, supporting technologies and MC. The published literature does not address research conducted on mixed MP and MC in apparel manufacturing. However, the survey conducted a part of this research demonstrates that several companies are working on manufacturing system solutions to practice mixed MP and MC. Based on the raised research questions and the research proposal, seven research hypotheses were introduced. These hypotheses proposed number of original concepts for the current research. Mixed manufacturing of MP and MC in the same production line and the identified 5 Points of Customization are emphasized. The technology readiness for apparel mass customization is questioned. With the increasing demand for customized apparel, whether MP may become custom production with dedicated production lines is addressed. To investigate the quantitative issues of mixing MP and MC in different production systems, PBS and Kanban manufacturing system modeling and simulation were used. To evaluate the results from the simulation and to further address the broader aspects of the proposed strate.



Mass Customisation

Author : Christian Lott

Publisher : diplom.de

Page : 94 pages

File Size : 36,69 MB

Release : 2001-05-03

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 3832434275

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Inhaltsangabe: Inhaltsverzeichnis:Inhaltsverzeichnis: Table of Contents (INHALTSVERZEICHNIS) Acknowledgements Table of Contents List of Abbreviations Executive Summary 1.Introduction - Background, Rationale, Aims 2.The Concept of Mass Customisation 2.1History and Development 2.2Consumers - Changing Behaviour 2.3The Dawn of Mass Customisation 2.4Developments within the Clothing Industry 2.5The New Value Chain 2.6Inherent Limitations of Mass Customisation 2.7Decreasing Waste 3.The Stages of Mass Customisation 3.1Overview of Stages - Mode of Lampel and Mintzberg 3.2Tailored Customisation 3.3Pure Customisation 4.Pioneers into the Field of Mass Customisation 4.1Various Products 4.1.1IKEA 4.1.2BMW USA 4.1.3National Bicycle Industrial Company, Japan 4.2Pioneers in the Clothing Industry 4.2.1Mass Customisation without 3D Body Scanners 4.2.1.1 Personal Pair of Levi Strauss & Co. 4.2.1.2Second Skin Swimwear 4.2.2Mass Customisation with 3D Body Scanners 5.The Existing Range of Technologies for Mass Customisation 5.13D Body Scanners 5.1.1Cyberware WB4Whole Body Scanner, USA 5.1.2The Textile/Clothing Company (TC2) 5.1.3Tecmath GmbH & Co. KG, Germany 5.2Concepts for Visualising the Consumer s Designing and Decision-making Process 5.2.1Screens 5.2.2 Magic Mirror 5.2.3Holographic Projectors 5.2.4The Virtual Reality (VR) Design Studio 5.2.5Point of Sale (POS)-Terminals 6.Production, Manufacturing Process 6.1Existing Process of Manufacturing Clothing 6.2Neighbouring Technologies for Custom-Made Garments 6.2.1Digital Printing 6.2.2Electronic Embroidery 7.Implications for Market Participants 7.1Implications for Customers 7.2Implications for Manufacturers 7.3Implications for Retailers - Changes in Stores 7.4Implications for Wholesalers 7.5Case Study - The Custom Foot, USA 8.Methodology 8.1Secondary Research 8.2Telephone Interviews 8.3The Questionnaire - Primary Research 8.3.1Aims 8.3.2The Target Group 8.3.3Piloting 8.3.4Mailing Procedure 8.3.5Response 9.Results and Findings 10.Recommendations Appendices References Bibliography Bei Interesse senden wir Ihnen gerne kostenlos und unverbindlich die Einleitung und einige Seiten der Studie als Textprobe zu. Bitte fordern Sie die Unterlagen unter [email protected], per Fax unter 040-655 99 222 oder telefonisch unter 040-655 99 20 an.



Mass Customization

Author : Charu Chandra

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 269 pages

File Size : 16,40 MB

Release : 2011-06-28

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1441990151

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Mass Customization: A Supply Chain Approach is a text on the emerging topic of mass customization in manufacturing. The contributed chapters in this book provide a unified treatment to the topic by offering coverage in four main categories - concepts and current state of research; problem solving frameworks, models, and methodologies; supportive techniques and technologies for enabling mass customization; and future research agenda. The book blends theory and practice and includes prototypical applications to illustrate this complex, yet emerging field of inquiry.



Handbook of Research in Mass Customization and Personalization

Author : Frank T. Piller

Publisher : World Scientific

Page : 1147 pages

File Size : 40,10 MB

Release : 2010

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9814280283

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Book Description

A growing heterogeneity of demand, the advent of "long tail markets", exploding product complexities, and the rise of creative consumers are challenging companies in all industries to find new strategies to address these trends. Mass customization (MC) has emerged in the last decade as the premier strategy for companies in all branches of industry to profit from heterogeneity of demand and a broad scope of other customer demands. The research and practical experience collected in this book presents the latest thinking on how to make mass customization work. More than 50 authors from academia and management debate on what is viable now, what did not work in the past, and what lurks just below the radar in mass customization, personalization, and related fields. Edited by two leading authorities in the field of mass customization, both volumes of the book discuss, among many other themes, the latest research and insights on customization strategies, product design for mass customization, virtual models, co-design toolkits, customization value measurement, open source architecture, customization communities, and MC supply chains. Through a number of detailed case studies, prominent examples of mass customization are explained and evaluated in larger context and perspective.



Product Information Management for Mass Customization

Author : C. Forza

Publisher : Springer

Page : 235 pages

File Size : 25,25 MB

Release : 2006-11-28

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0230800920

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Book Description

Successfully managed product information for mass customization avoids disclosure of how these systems work. This is the first book to provide a holistic recognition of the essential aspects of an IT-supported product configuration system. It reveals the basic building blocks of these systems and their operational and strategic implications.