Information Systems for the Fashion and Apparel Industry

Information Systems for the Fashion and Apparel Industry brings together trends and developments in fashion information systems, industrial case-studies, and insights from an international team of authors. The fashion and apparel industry is fast-growing and highly influential. Computerized information systems are essential to support fashion business operations and recent developments in social media, mobile commerce models, radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies, and ERP systems are all driving innovative business measures in the industry.

After an introductory chapter outlining key decision points and information requirements in fast fashion supply chains, Part One focuses on the principles of fashion information systems, with chapters covering how decision making in the apparel supply chains can be improved through the use of fuzzy logic, RFID technologies, evolutionary optimization techniques, and artificial neural networks. Part Two then reviews the range of applications for information systems in the fashion and apparel industry to improve customer choice, aid design, implement intelligent forecasting and procurement systems, and manage inventory and returns.

Provides systematic and comprehensive coverage of information systems for the fashion and apparel industryCombines recent developments and industrial best-practices in apparel supply chain management in order to meet the needs of the fashion and apparel industry professionals and academicsFeatures input from a team of highly knowledgeable authors with a range of professional and academic experience, overseen by an editor who is a leading expert in the fieldReviews the range of applications for information systems in the fashion and apparel industry to improve customer choice, aid design, implement intelligent forecasting and procurement systems, and manage inventory and returns

Preface

1. Introduction: key decision points and information requirements in fast fashion supply chains

Part I - Principles of fashion information systems

2. The use of fuzzy logic techniques to improve decision-making in apparel supply chains

3. Using radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies to improve decision-making in apparel supply chains

4. The use of evolutionary optimization techniques to improve decision-making in apparel supply chains

5. Using artificial neural networks to improve decision making in apparel supply chain systems

Part II - Applications of information systems in the fashion and apparel industry

6. Smart systems for improved customer choice in fashion retail outlets

7. Intelligent procurement systems to support fast fashion supply chains in the apparel industry

8. Intelligent demand forecasting systems for fast fashion

9. Fashion design using evolutionary algorithms and fuzzy set theory – a case to realize skirt design customizations

10. Intelligent systems for managing returns in apparel supply chains

11. Vendor-managed inventory (VMI) systems in the apparel industry

12. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems for use in apparel supply chains

13. Intelligent demand forecasting supported risk management systems for fast fashion inventory management