Looking Into The Future of Apparel Manufacturing

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LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE OF APPAREL MANUFACTURING

December 11, 2019

California, Jerry Leigh, Jerry Leigh of California

The apparel industry has been relatively slow to adopt modern data science but that is starting to change. Th shape the future of the industry in the coming years and lead to signi cant bene ts for the rms that make g

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technology. The changes are likely to be signi cant which means that everyone with an interest in the indust understand them.

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A Focus on the Factory There has been very little communication between management and the factory oor in the past. Retailers i focused on how their products were made. That is starting to change. Technological improvements are maki to get detailed information about the manufacturing process and industry leaders are starting to recognize h information can be in the right hands.

Using Data Managers need to use that data to identify problems and set clear goals for the factory. That requires a level the part of fashion brands and retail businesses that have been absent in the past. Some of the most successf eld already have a history of doing so but the majority have taken a hands-off approach to their work. The r treating the relationship between the brand and the factory as a partnership with strategic implications. The two groups makes it easy to clarify expectations and set goals.

Partnering With the Artisans Those improvements enable a strategic change in the apparel industry. In the past, the workers and artisans had very little feedback on their work processes. They did not know how productive they had been and they parts of their work ow needed improvement. Managers who look at the data for their factories can change touch with the workers and give them the information that they need to improve. That can lead to massive b ef ciency, especially when those artisans are deeply engaged in their work. It is likely that more and more pe will adopt these processes and focus on the factory once they see those bene ts.

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