Why Look (into the future)?
No doubt. Fashion, like everything else, evolves with time. Fashion markets and supply chain are complex open systems that frequently demonstrate high levels of ‘chaos’. Supply chain technology makes processes …
On the Crest of a Wave with Fashion ERP
Established in 1993, Squalo is the quintessential Mexican surfing brand, known for its range of clothes, shoes and accessories, and with a well-deserved reputation for creative design and innovation. In …
ERP – The Fashion Week Must Have
Lucas Ritondale looks at how the fashion industry is using technology to deliver high-end Fashion Week style in super quick time The month-long, twice-yearly, four-country Fashion Week ‘system’ has long …
Fashion 4.0-ward – what is industry 4.0?
Clothing production may have doubled since 2014, but for those involved in the fashion industry, these are still very challenging times. As shown by the seemingly unending list of high …
Big Data and the Digitalisation of the Value Chain
Argentis’ Lucas Ritondale looks at how fashion businesses can use Big Data to accelerate business performance Making up 2% of the world’s GDP, the fashion industry is known for design …
A Simple Sample?
For any relative newcomers to the apparel industry, the many and varied stages and processes that need to be undertaken when producing a garment, not to mention the different terminologies …
Fashioning a more Ethical and Sustainable Industry: Part Two
In our last blog, we looked at some of the sustainability challenges currently being faced by the global fashion industry, and highlighted the importance of technology as a means of …
Production Planning in the Apparel and Footwear Industry
For apparel and footwear businesses, the pressure is on to speed-up time to market, with a need to simplify processes and shorten timescales, all while increasing profits. For many such …
All Part of The Package
When it comes to fashion, presentation is everything, even in terms of packaging and labelling. There are no exceptions to this rule, with fashion businesses striving to package and label …
Sizing: Made to Measure
With many consumers now au fait with the issue of vanity sizing among fashion retailers, size continuity across not only retailers but countries as well is discussed more than ever …