trained personnel who understand the systems brand owner involvement to create specifications and establish tolerances
Of these elements, the second is highly desirable but not essential. It should be noted that many dyehouses throughout the world do not yet have a spectrophotometer as a resource, and are not equipped to participate in colour management using instrumental data collection. However, all the other elements are crucial to the success of colour management. Thus, designers and buyers are part of the process, and they need to communicate in ways that are meaningful to the supply chain. Failure to do this means that there will be no benefits in the timescales or costs associated with the approval of samples, whatever investments in equipment have been made by suppliers. The appropriate response to this is to accredit personnel in the brand owner/retail organisation who are trained and competent to manage colour communication. Within the supply chain, there is a similar need for trained and accredited personnel who will participate in communication, use the equipment and interpret data. In it anticipated that in each of these organisations, clothing technologists will play a significant part in training, implementing and participating in the colour management process.
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