Dimensions of flexibility in apparel production

Scheller, Heidi Patricia

doi:10.31274/rtd-180813-11829

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“…The short life cycle of fashion apparel products necessitates adjustment in delivery time, product volume, product variety, and frequent introduction of novel products (Bhardwaj and Fairhurst, 2010). Therefore, in a fashion apparel industry, it is essential to have the flexibility to cater to various market preferences (Miller and Blais, 1993;Schroer and Ziemke, 1994;Scheller, 1995;Bhardwaj and Fairhurst, 2010). In manufacturing flexibility literature, flexibility has been defined as "the ability of a firm to change or react to environmental uncertainties within a little penalty of time, effort, cost or performance" (Upton, 1994).…”

Section: Manufacturing Flexibility In Fashion Apparel Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Consumer uncertainties are related to consumers' demand about product quality, product volume, and product variety (Scheller, 1995). Nowadays, consumer always look for novel products, which require frequent new product introduction.…”

Section: Environmental Uncertainties In the Fashion Apparel Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nowadays, consumer always look for novel products, which require frequent new product introduction. Regional and seasonal preferences are other important aspects that require flexible delivery of products (Scheller, 1995). Growing demand for novel and differentiated products also necessitates fashion retailers to offer right merchandise at the right time in the market.…”

Section: Environmental Uncertainties In the Fashion Apparel Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is also used for the adoption of new processes for information sharing, planning, administration, and management of production function and getting point of sale data such as ERP, MRP, MRP II, LAN, and WAN (Kincade et al, 2001;Zhang et al, 2006). Many international firms have invested in specialised equipment for different operations such as collar attachment or pocket setting (Schroer and Ziemke, 1994), cutting, embroidery, sewing, information, labelling, packaging, and tracking equipment (Cedrone, 1994;Scheller, 1995). Technological changes are one of the significant features in the fashion apparel industry that affect the way firm produces supplies and delivers products in the marketplace.…”

Section: Environmental Uncertainties In the Fashion Apparel Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Evaluation and prioritisation of manufacturing flexibility alternatives using integrated AHP and TOPSIS method

Mishra

Pundir

Ganapathy

2017

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel integrated approach using analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) methods for evaluation and prioritization of appropriate manufacturing flexibility type required in the face of multiple environmental uncertainties. Design/methodology/approach Using a case study of an Indian fashion apparel firm, the study demonstrates the application of the proposed integrated framework for evaluation and prioritization of manufacturing flexibility. The study uses AHP method to determine importance weight of environmental uncertainty criteria and subcriteria and then employs TOPSIS method to determine the final ranking of manufacturing flexibility types required to cope up with these uncertainties. Findings The findings of the case suggest that the proposed integrated approach is feasible and practically implementable for manufacturing flexibility assessment. Research limitations/implications AHP has been extensively studied and used, but the major limitation of this proposed approach is the involvement of large number of pairwise comparisons leading to difficulty in maintaining consistency in pairwise comparisons. Practical implications The proposed approach can work as a benchmarking tool to practitioners in evaluating and prioritizing manufacturing flexibility alternatives and to suggest strategic allocation of resource by prioritizing different manufacturing flexibilities types. Originality/value Unlike conventional approaches, the study provides meaningful knowledge to decision makers by demonstrating a simple, flexible, and efficient method to evaluate and rank the appropriate manufacturing flexibility types.

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Section: Manufacturing Flexibility In Fashion Apparel Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Environmental Uncertainties In the Fashion Apparel Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Environmental Uncertainties In the Fashion Apparel Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Environmental Uncertainties In the Fashion Apparel Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Evaluation and prioritisation of manufacturing flexibility alternatives using integrated AHP and TOPSIS method

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Dimensions of flexibility in apparel production

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Evaluation and prioritisation of manufacturing flexibility alternatives using integrated AHP and TOPSIS method

Evaluation and prioritisation of manufacturing flexibility alternatives using integrated AHP and TOPSIS method

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