This third article on this topic will finish the summary of the most important global report of the industry -The 2017 MHI Annual Industry Report Next-Generation Supply Chains: Digital, On-Demand and Always-On By Deloitte- which can be downloaded for...
Even as the fashion industry and sector are facing an unstable and complex reality, we recognize that supply professionals have high hopes that they will be able to generate and develop the tools and structural responses to successfully manage...
"The pace of innovation in the supply chain during the six years of our survey is truly amazing, creating a real and measurable competitive advantage for users. As the complexity of the supply chain shows no signs of slowing,...
Continuing with our analysis of circular fashion - I leave here for you the two previous articles that are closely related to the latter, so I recommend you read: The digital technology of circular fashion & The physical technology...
In the previous article - The New Model of Fashion Sourcing - we stated that digitalization should not be understood individually, as a possibility of salvation in itself, but rather as an integrating element within the fashion supply chain....
Rapid changes in the fashion industry have transformed uncertainty and volatility into the new “normal” of the current state of the sector. They have created the need to rethink business models and redesign their processes. For this reason, the...
It is clear that digitization has enormous potential to accelerate transformation in apparel provisioning. But where are textile and fashion companies and their suppliers today on the road to digitization?
We know, and the results of surveys by international consulting...
A few days ago I was reading an interesting article in Peru Retail about “wearables” and I decided to share with you information on this topic that I find fascinating.
Technical and intelligent fabrics.
One of the goals of the textile...
No report or content on digitization and its impact on the fashion, textile and apparel industry would be complete without a focus on production automation. Obviously, this would lead to a thorough revision of the sourcing strategy with a...
As in other industries, the ability to bring in talent will be a key advantage in achieving success in the supply chain of the future. The greatest complexity in such recruitment today is in advanced digital production and in...
Smart Fashion.
The recent breakthroughs bring together fashion, technology and the textile industry to develop new fabric characteristics with the potential to change the way consumers interact with their apparel and accessories.
A new type of fabrics has ushered in an...
This is the first article in a future series of reports on which I have begun to work with Europa Press. It is an honor to write for the most important and prestigious international Spanish-language news agency, and I...
I have called neorelocalization the process of the return of fashion manufacturing to locations near the European and U.S. markets. My objective in putting the prefix "neo" before the word relocalization is nothing more and nothing less than to...
Automation and robotization generate neorelocalization 4.0
I will start this post with a review of what was discussed in the last five articles. The goal of this summary is to see the complete development of this new phenomenon in order...
Allow me to share with you this very interesting article from INFOBAE: Artificial intelligence and mixed reality in fashion: concepts that are beginning to take shape, in which I have had the pleasure of collaborating thanks to the opportunity...
Fueled by a powerful and unavoidable need for innovation in the sector, a growing number of fashion brands and organizations will seek to adopt the capabilities and skills of "startups". The list could be very long, but for practical...
Natural Textile Fibers
In the last few months, I have received several questions through the blog regarding natural textile fibers. Evidently, from the perspective of fashion consumers...
