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Digitalization in the textiles and clothing sector
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business. University of Gävle. (Textile Value Chain Management (TVCM))ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2015-6275
Department of Marketing Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
2022 (English)In: The Digital Supply Chain / [ed] Bart L. MacCarthy; Dmitry Ivanov, Oxford: Elsevier, 2022, 1, p. 255-271Chapter in book (Refereed)
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Abstract [en]

Digitalization has advanced conventional textile and clothing supply chain (CSC) concepts, models, and practices by harnessing manyemerging technologies and digital infrastructures. We discuss the impact of digitalization across the whole of the textile and clothingvalue chain. First, we provide an overview of the main factors driving digitalization in this sector. These include the growth ofe-commerce and changing consumer preferences, the desire for increased speed to market from design concept to consumer, and theincreasing imperative for more sustainable production and consumption. The impact of digitalization on CSCs is then discussed withregard to design and sampling development, sourcing, manufacturing and distribution, retail, returns, and reuse processes. Notableexamples and insights are provided on different digital technologies that have the potential to transform the industry The potential for theadoption of circular economy principles enabled by digitalization, including innovative resale and sharing models, is also discussed.Finally, we outline a number of inhibitors and barriers that affect the pace of adoption of digital technologies in textile and CSCs. Wehighlight lack of access to available technology, economic viability, strategic development challenges, and lack of digital expertise,which currently constrain the growth of digitalization in the sector.

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Oxford: Elsevier, 2022, 1. p. 255-271
Keywords [en]
3D design; Artificial intelligence; Big data; Clothing; Digital tool; Digitalization; Industry 4.0; Supply chain; Wearable
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Economics and Business Engineering and Technology
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Textiles and Fashion (General)
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-28295DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-91614-1.00015-0Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85137931061ISBN: 978-0-323-91614-1 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-28295DiVA, id: diva2:1685041
Available from: 2022-07-31 Created: 2022-07-31 Last updated: 2025-09-24Bibliographically approved

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