Trustworthiness and product traceability are essential factors in the apparel industry 4.0 for establishing successful business relationships among stakeholders such as customers,manufacturers,suppliers,and consumers....Trustworthiness and product traceability are essential factors in the apparel industry 4.0 for establishing successful business relationships among stakeholders such as customers,manufacturers,suppliers,and consumers.Each stakeholder has implemented different technology-based systems to record and track product transactions.However,these systems work in silos,and there is no intra-system communication,leading to a lack of complete supply chain traceability for all apparel stakeholders.Moreover,apparel stakeholders are reluctant to share their business information with business competitors;thus,they involve third-party auditors to ensure the quality of the final product.Furthermore,the apparel manufacturing industry faces challenges with counterfeit products,making it difficult for consumers to determine the authenticity of the products.Therefore,in this paper,a trustworthy apparel product traceability framework called ChainApparel is developed using the Internet of Things(IoT)and blockchain to address these challenges of authenticity and traceability of apparel products.Specifically,multiple smart contracts are designed and developed for registration,process execution,audit,fault,and product traceability to authorize,validate,and trace every business transaction among the apparel stakeholders.Further,the real-time performance analysis of ChainApparel is carried out regarding transaction throughput and latency by deploying the compute nodes at different geographical locations using Hyperledger Fabric.The results conclude that ChainApparel accomplished significant performance under diverse workloads while ensuring complete traceability along the complex supply chain of the apparel industry.Thus,the ChainApparel framework helps make the apparel product more trustworthy and transparent in the market while safeguarding trust among the industry stakeholders.展开更多
This research work was intended to analyze the unleashed issues related to apparel trade during COVID-19 pandemic&made an attempt to find the best possible responses to uphold marketing campaigns during&after ...This research work was intended to analyze the unleashed issues related to apparel trade during COVID-19 pandemic&made an attempt to find the best possible responses to uphold marketing campaigns during&after the pandemic situation.Apparel industries in Asia,the largest global hub of both the textile&apparel import-export trade have been severally damaged by the COVID-19.Over the last one year,the global community had already realized the fact that how pandemic situation disrupted the supply chain management of textile,apparel&fashion manufacturing industries throughout the world.Bangladesh,one of the top ranked garments exporter countries have been facing the burning bridges,due to the scarcity of raw materials&gradual cancellation export orders.The contribution of the apparel industry is more significant for the socio-economic growth of a 3rd world countries like Bangladesh,just because apparel contributes almost 84%of its total export income with the involvement of 4.5 million people approximately.The following research paper conveys a three-fold story.In the very beginning portion,there are some reviews&analysis of the overall scenarios of the COVID-19 pandemic with presence of several business reports,academic journals,market research,manufacture's opinions&stakeholders'strategies.The second phase of the research work forecasts the possible responses need to be projected during&after the pandemic situation.Finally,this study predicts an ideal footprint to cope up with similar sort of situations in the future.展开更多
foundation.The textile and apparel employees especially over four million people.In this major industrial sector,it is critical to encourage sustainability.When the apparel market and corporations focus on environment...foundation.The textile and apparel employees especially over four million people.In this major industrial sector,it is critical to encourage sustainability.When the apparel market and corporations focus on environmentally friendly products,Bangladesh’s textile and apparel sectors remain far behind,putting the country at risk of losing market share.It is right of passage to implement techniques and a long-term strategy to sustainability.Bangladeshi apparel industries are currently facing significant issues in terms of labor conditions.In garment manufacturers,fires are a common occurrence.Thousands of workers have perished because of these dangers.Due to Bangladesh’s fire and safety difficulties,several foreign purchasers have already opted not to do business with the country again.Furthermore,workers receive the world’s lowest pay,which leaves them dissatisfied and frequently results in conflicts and violence during protests poor wages.This study is conveyed based on theoretical,analytical,and statistical aspects.The goal of this study is to represent the overall picture of sustainability in the apparel industry in Bangladesh.This study illustrates on using a life cycle approach to assessing manufactured products for environmental indicators to attain sustainability,fast fashion,government policy of sustainability,new method and material of garments and compare with the lifestyle of Europe against Bangladesh.This paper investigated Bangladesh’s garment industry’s working environment,fire,and safety hazards,and made suggestions for important environmental and sustainability activities.This study is helpful to all the people because sustainability is the main concern in a day.展开更多
On the 5th of January, the French paper Le Monde published an analysis,'What if we don’t have China?'(Que ferions-nous sans La Chine?). In the article it said:'In the West,low-priced Chinese have helped t...On the 5th of January, the French paper Le Monde published an analysis,'What if we don’t have China?'(Que ferions-nous sans La Chine?). In the article it said:'In the West,low-priced Chinese have helped to maintain,so-far。展开更多
From January to June of 2016,the mainly monitored 42 markets saw a total turnover of 430.386 billion yuan,an increase of 6.16%year on year.The middle area became hot spot for the investment of the new textile and appa...From January to June of 2016,the mainly monitored 42 markets saw a total turnover of 430.386 billion yuan,an increase of 6.16%year on year.The middle area became hot spot for the investment of the new textile and apparel wholesale markets,with completed investment of 10billion yuan.According to the statistics of China Commercial Circulation Association of Textile and Apparel(CATA),the mainly monitored 42 markets saw展开更多
In 2009, China’s growth of national textile and apparel sales reached 20 percent, so that by 2010, domestic consumption has already become the bright spot in
Driven by the rising specter of both recession and inflation, the financial woes of the Wall Street have recently become deepened. The current US financial turmoil has its root in the
Production Recovery China’s apparel industry saw a sharp increase in the output for the January-September period, according to data collected from statistics-worthy
Price rise serves the major factor stimulating the exports growth of the Chinese textile industry,which reported a better-than-expected export value of $49.866 billion for the first three months of this year,up 23.68%...Price rise serves the major factor stimulating the exports growth of the Chinese textile industry,which reported a better-than-expected export value of $49.866 billion for the first three months of this year,up 23.68% y/y.Meanwhile,Chinese textile industry is still exposed to various problems.An unrelenting rise in the cost of raw materials and labor as well as appreciating yuan will further slash the marginal profitability of textile makers.展开更多
One year after China launched the stimulus package and regained economic growth momentum, the consumption, output and investment of China's apparel industry all saw a increase in the first ten months
TOP500Competitive Companies of China’s Textile and Apparel IndustryTOP500Competitive Companies of China’s Textile and Apparel Industry Program,sponsored by ChinaTextile Statistics Center,was lanuched in15th July thi...TOP500Competitive Companies of China’s Textile and Apparel IndustryTOP500Competitive Companies of China’s Textile and Apparel Industry Program,sponsored by ChinaTextile Statistics Center,was lanuched in15th July this year.The logo of this program is released now.This展开更多
The garment industry in Vietnam is one of the country’s strongest industries in the world.However,the production process still encounters problems regarding scheduling that does not equate to an optimal process.The p...The garment industry in Vietnam is one of the country’s strongest industries in the world.However,the production process still encounters problems regarding scheduling that does not equate to an optimal process.The paper introduces a production scheduling solution that resolves the potential delays and lateness that hinders the production process using integer programming and order allocation with a make-to-order manufacturing viewpoint.A number of constraints were considered in the model and is applied to a real case study of a factory in order to viewhowthe tardiness and latenesswould be affected which resulted in optimizing the scheduling time better.Specifically,the constraints considered were order assignments,production time,and tardiness with an objective function which is to minimize the total cost of delay.The results of the study precisely the overall cost of delay of the orders given to the plant and successfully propose a suitable production schedule that utilizes the most of the plant given.The study has shown promising results that would assist plant and production managers in determining an algorithm that they can apply for their production process.展开更多
基金support provided in part by the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant 2020YFB1005804part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 62372121,and in part by the NRPU 20-15516,HEC,Pakistan.
文摘Trustworthiness and product traceability are essential factors in the apparel industry 4.0 for establishing successful business relationships among stakeholders such as customers,manufacturers,suppliers,and consumers.Each stakeholder has implemented different technology-based systems to record and track product transactions.However,these systems work in silos,and there is no intra-system communication,leading to a lack of complete supply chain traceability for all apparel stakeholders.Moreover,apparel stakeholders are reluctant to share their business information with business competitors;thus,they involve third-party auditors to ensure the quality of the final product.Furthermore,the apparel manufacturing industry faces challenges with counterfeit products,making it difficult for consumers to determine the authenticity of the products.Therefore,in this paper,a trustworthy apparel product traceability framework called ChainApparel is developed using the Internet of Things(IoT)and blockchain to address these challenges of authenticity and traceability of apparel products.Specifically,multiple smart contracts are designed and developed for registration,process execution,audit,fault,and product traceability to authorize,validate,and trace every business transaction among the apparel stakeholders.Further,the real-time performance analysis of ChainApparel is carried out regarding transaction throughput and latency by deploying the compute nodes at different geographical locations using Hyperledger Fabric.The results conclude that ChainApparel accomplished significant performance under diverse workloads while ensuring complete traceability along the complex supply chain of the apparel industry.Thus,the ChainApparel framework helps make the apparel product more trustworthy and transparent in the market while safeguarding trust among the industry stakeholders.
文摘This research work was intended to analyze the unleashed issues related to apparel trade during COVID-19 pandemic&made an attempt to find the best possible responses to uphold marketing campaigns during&after the pandemic situation.Apparel industries in Asia,the largest global hub of both the textile&apparel import-export trade have been severally damaged by the COVID-19.Over the last one year,the global community had already realized the fact that how pandemic situation disrupted the supply chain management of textile,apparel&fashion manufacturing industries throughout the world.Bangladesh,one of the top ranked garments exporter countries have been facing the burning bridges,due to the scarcity of raw materials&gradual cancellation export orders.The contribution of the apparel industry is more significant for the socio-economic growth of a 3rd world countries like Bangladesh,just because apparel contributes almost 84%of its total export income with the involvement of 4.5 million people approximately.The following research paper conveys a three-fold story.In the very beginning portion,there are some reviews&analysis of the overall scenarios of the COVID-19 pandemic with presence of several business reports,academic journals,market research,manufacture's opinions&stakeholders'strategies.The second phase of the research work forecasts the possible responses need to be projected during&after the pandemic situation.Finally,this study predicts an ideal footprint to cope up with similar sort of situations in the future.
文摘foundation.The textile and apparel employees especially over four million people.In this major industrial sector,it is critical to encourage sustainability.When the apparel market and corporations focus on environmentally friendly products,Bangladesh’s textile and apparel sectors remain far behind,putting the country at risk of losing market share.It is right of passage to implement techniques and a long-term strategy to sustainability.Bangladeshi apparel industries are currently facing significant issues in terms of labor conditions.In garment manufacturers,fires are a common occurrence.Thousands of workers have perished because of these dangers.Due to Bangladesh’s fire and safety difficulties,several foreign purchasers have already opted not to do business with the country again.Furthermore,workers receive the world’s lowest pay,which leaves them dissatisfied and frequently results in conflicts and violence during protests poor wages.This study is conveyed based on theoretical,analytical,and statistical aspects.The goal of this study is to represent the overall picture of sustainability in the apparel industry in Bangladesh.This study illustrates on using a life cycle approach to assessing manufactured products for environmental indicators to attain sustainability,fast fashion,government policy of sustainability,new method and material of garments and compare with the lifestyle of Europe against Bangladesh.This paper investigated Bangladesh’s garment industry’s working environment,fire,and safety hazards,and made suggestions for important environmental and sustainability activities.This study is helpful to all the people because sustainability is the main concern in a day.
文摘On the 5th of January, the French paper Le Monde published an analysis,'What if we don’t have China?'(Que ferions-nous sans La Chine?). In the article it said:'In the West,low-priced Chinese have helped to maintain,so-far。
文摘From January to June of 2016,the mainly monitored 42 markets saw a total turnover of 430.386 billion yuan,an increase of 6.16%year on year.The middle area became hot spot for the investment of the new textile and apparel wholesale markets,with completed investment of 10billion yuan.According to the statistics of China Commercial Circulation Association of Textile and Apparel(CATA),the mainly monitored 42 markets saw
文摘In 2009, China’s growth of national textile and apparel sales reached 20 percent, so that by 2010, domestic consumption has already become the bright spot in
文摘Driven by the rising specter of both recession and inflation, the financial woes of the Wall Street have recently become deepened. The current US financial turmoil has its root in the
文摘Production Recovery China’s apparel industry saw a sharp increase in the output for the January-September period, according to data collected from statistics-worthy
文摘Price rise serves the major factor stimulating the exports growth of the Chinese textile industry,which reported a better-than-expected export value of $49.866 billion for the first three months of this year,up 23.68% y/y.Meanwhile,Chinese textile industry is still exposed to various problems.An unrelenting rise in the cost of raw materials and labor as well as appreciating yuan will further slash the marginal profitability of textile makers.
文摘One year after China launched the stimulus package and regained economic growth momentum, the consumption, output and investment of China's apparel industry all saw a increase in the first ten months
文摘TOP500Competitive Companies of China’s Textile and Apparel IndustryTOP500Competitive Companies of China’s Textile and Apparel Industry Program,sponsored by ChinaTextile Statistics Center,was lanuched in15th July this year.The logo of this program is released now.This
文摘The garment industry in Vietnam is one of the country’s strongest industries in the world.However,the production process still encounters problems regarding scheduling that does not equate to an optimal process.The paper introduces a production scheduling solution that resolves the potential delays and lateness that hinders the production process using integer programming and order allocation with a make-to-order manufacturing viewpoint.A number of constraints were considered in the model and is applied to a real case study of a factory in order to viewhowthe tardiness and latenesswould be affected which resulted in optimizing the scheduling time better.Specifically,the constraints considered were order assignments,production time,and tardiness with an objective function which is to minimize the total cost of delay.The results of the study precisely the overall cost of delay of the orders given to the plant and successfully propose a suitable production schedule that utilizes the most of the plant given.The study has shown promising results that would assist plant and production managers in determining an algorithm that they can apply for their production process.
