Quick Response in Managing Volatile Demand in the Fashion Industry

Dale Wallington, Yi Wang*, Kareem Elmasry

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Firms all over the globe are on a constant mission to speed up their supply chain in order to turn raw materials into finished products in stores as quickly as possible. With modern day supply chains often spanning several continents, and consumers demanding products at the click of a button, there has perhaps never been a more important time to speed this process up in order to gain a competitive advantage. The fashion industry is particularly dependent on having a fast supply chain. With demand and consumer tastes, changing so rapidly, top clothing companies need to be able to adapt almost instantly in order to meet this demand; a supply chain, which takes months from start to finish, simply won’t be competitive, plus it is much easier to predict these changing consumer tastes a few weeks in advance compared to several months. A Quick Response (QR) strategy that ensures supply systems can quickly adapt whilst improving their own performance are crucial in a clothing companies’ success in an increasingly competitive market.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Manufacturing and Automation XI
EditorsYi Wang, Kristian Martinsen, Tao Yu, Kesheng Wang
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages500-506
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9789811905711
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event11th International Workshop of Advanced Manufacturing and Automation, IWAMA 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 11 Oct 202112 Oct 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume880 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

Conference11th International Workshop of Advanced Manufacturing and Automation, IWAMA 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period11/10/2112/10/21

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Keywords

  • Fashion industry
  • Fashion supply chain
  • Fast fashion
  • Quick response

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