DESIGN OF CLOTHING MANUFACTURING PROCESSES: A Systematic Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Control

Jelka Gersak

Woodhead Publishing Ltd, Cambridge, UK

Year 2013

Pages 322

The era of mass manufacturing of clothing and other textile products is coming to an end; what is emerging is a post-industrial production system that is able to achieve the goal of mass-customised, low volume production, where the conventional borders between product design, production and user are beginning to merge. To continue developing knowledge on how to design better products and services, we need to design better clothing manufacturing processes grounded in science, technology, and management to help the clothing industry to compete more effectively. This book reviews key issues in the design of more rapid, integrated and flexible clothing manufacturing processes. It is intended for R&D managers, researchers, technologists and designers throughout the clothing industry, as well as academic researchers in the field of clothing design, engineering and other aspects of clothing production.