Optimizing Decision Making in the Apparel Supply Chain Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Preface

Practitioners in manufacturing and retail enterprises in the fashion industry, ranging from senior to front line management, constantly face complex and critical decisions. These decisions include site selection for manufacturing plant, production planning and scheduling, marker planning, cut order planning, production line balancing control, sales forecasting, recommendations about fashion trends and so on. Traditionally, such decisions depended on their experience and judgement. However, as the market has shifted to short production runs to meet rapidly changing demand, and costs have been squeezed in favour of just-in-time production methods, these decisions have become more complex. At the same time, apparel processing has become ...