Fairtrace: Applying Semantic Web Tools and Techniques to the Textile Traceability

Alves, Bruno; Schumacher, Michael; Cretton, Fabian; Calvé, Anne Le; Cherix, Gilles; Werlen, David; Gapany, Christian; Baeryswil, Bertrand; Gerber, Doris; Cloux, Philippe

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-09492-2_5

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“…Traceability particularly benefits the enterprises with information beyond their organizational scope which aids them with the better control and understanding of the supply chain. This includes the benefits associated with better inventory management, reduced stock levels, better demand-production balance, and more visibility of supplies in the supply chain (Alves et al 2013;Gobbi and Massa 2015;Guercini and Runfola 2009;Kwok and Wu 2009). Products can be efficiently located and tracked using traceability information inside the supply chain, which improves the actors' responsiveness, reduces the production lead-time, and contributes towards the abovementioned benefits (Kwok and Wu 2009).…”

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“…In this context, traceability is irrefutably required in the industry, which connects various supply chain stakeholders and facilitates the information exchange pertaining to the product. Additionally, government regulations have mandated the traceability in some sectors of textile to implement traceable sourcing information about the supplies (Alves et al 2013). In this direction, the aim of this conceptual paper is to comprehensively investigate the contribution of traceability towards attaining sustainability in the textile sector.…”

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Contribution of traceability towards attaining sustainability in the textile sector

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Sustainability is a widely recognized concern and priority for healthy growth of the society and for preservation of the planet. Concerning this, textile sector has seen an unprecedented demand for sustainable products from the consumers, responding to which organizations have undertaken different initiatives. One of the major concerns in the textile sector is its complex supply chain networks and the involvement of numerous actors dealing with diverse raw materials and operations. The effective implementation of sustainability at the industrial scale would require the participation of all supply chain actors, along with an efficient traceability system to monitor and analyze different sustainability aspects. Furthermore, traceability is an integral part of the recycling process which contributes towards the sustainability. Therefore, the present article focuses on the contribution of traceable information towards attaining the sustainability in the textile sector. The three pillars of sustainability, namely, ecological, societal, and economic, are discussed for their relation and dependency on the traceability followed by an overview of the challenges in successful implementation of the traceability system, which is anticipated to shape the future research questions.

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Section: Economic Pillarmentioning

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Contribution of traceability towards attaining sustainability in the textile sector

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“…Any delay in production or quality issues can hamper the brands severely. Hence it is of the utmost importance to have a synchronous production, and the tracking of products and their quality throughout the supply chain [14]. Furthermore, traceability is considered an essential tool for attaining sustainability goals by tracing the raw material through complex supply chains and ensuring good practices throughout the processes [4,13].…”

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“…However, studies technically addressing the above mentioned or related facets have gained limited attention. For instance, Alves et al [14] presented a generic solution to implement traceability with the help of semantic web technology and demonstrated the application in the textile sector. From the implementation perspective, it is imperative to address traceability from the standpoint of data management strategies and related operational techniques, which essentially relies on the standardized framework [24].…”

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“…Moreover, regulation addressing these issues, such as materials procurement from conflict zones, requires due diligence to comply with the regulations, such as the implementation of origin assurance on the products [13]. Moreover, European regulations on chemicals including dyes and other reagents used in textile chemical processing has put the responsibility on the industry to manage the risks associated with their imported chemicals; hence it becomes imperative to trace the supplies they import [14].…”

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Developing a Framework for Traceability Implementation in the Textile Supply Chain

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Hallqvist

Ekwall

2017

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Traceability has recently gained considerable attention in the textile industry. Traceability stands for information sharing about a product including the product history, specification, or location. With the involvement of globally dispersed actors in the textile supply chain, ensuring appropriate product quality with timely supplies is crucial for surviving in this industry with ever increasing competition. Hence it is of paramount importance for a supply chain actor to track every product and trace its history in the supply chain. In this context, this paper presents a framework to implement traceability in the textile supply chain. A system approach has been followed, where firstly the usage requirement of traceability is defined, and then a framework for implementing intra-actor or internal traceability and inter-actor or external traceability is discussed. This article further presents a sequential diagram to demonstrate the interaction and information exchange between the actors in the supply chain, when the traceability information is requested. An example is also illustrated for data storage using a relational database management system and information exchange using XML for the textile weaver. Finally, the article discusses challenges and future studies required to implement traceability in the textile supply chain.

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Representing Fashion Product Data with Schema.org: Approach and Use Cases

Stolz

Hepp

Hemminger

2017

On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems. OTM 2017 Conferences

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Fairtrace: Applying Semantic Web Tools and Techniques to the Textile Traceability

Cited by 6 publications

References 17 publications

Contribution of traceability towards attaining sustainability in the textile sector

Contribution of traceability towards attaining sustainability in the textile sector

Developing a Framework for Traceability Implementation in the Textile Supply Chain

Representing Fashion Product Data with Schema.org: Approach and Use Cases

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