Transforming clothing production into a demand-driven, knowledge-based, high-tech industry: the leapfrog paradigm

Recent trends in the fashion market (including an impressive increase in the number of new collections, product assortments and variants, and the emerging mass-customization model) dictate the need for a new approach. "Transforming Clothing Production into a Demand-Driven, Knowledge-Based, High-Tech Industry" discusses the ramifications of such an approach, which must lead to a drastic shortening of the whole cycle from conception to production and retail, as well as a shift from a labor-intensive to a technology- and knowledge-intensive clothing manufacturing industry. "Transforming Clothing Production into a Demand-Driven, Knowledge-Based, High-Tech Industry" is a collection of short papersfrom prominent researchers involved with the LEAPFROG (Leadership for European Apparel Production >From Research along Original Guidelines) initiative. LEAPFROG proposes a revolutionary industrial paradigm based on research results in scientific-technological fields. Introduces an holistic industrial research approach for the transformation of whole industrial sectors into demand-driven, flexibly integrated, knowledge-based manufacturing and service networks INDICE: 1. Automated Garment Assembly and Manufacturing Simulation.- 2. Innovative Textile Materials, Stiffening Procedures and Fabric Joining Methods.-3. Virtual Prototyping from Concept to 3D Design and Prototyping in Hours.

• ISBN: 978-1-84882-607-6
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 305
• Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés