Apparel

How Can We Save American Manufacturing?

February 24, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

American manufacturing is in need of a reboot.

Will 'Made in Italy' Replace 'Made in China'?

February 23, 2017

Douglas Bulloch, economist and Forbes contributor

China's textile industry is a world beater, accounting for over 60 percent of world chemical and synthetic fiber production. Cotton production is lower, but still large, at over 20 percent of the global total, ranking only behind India in 2016. The trend, however, is downwards as China is caught between rising domestic costs, persistent technical and distribution advantages elsewhere.

The North Face, Patagonia to Phase Out Perfluorinated Chemicals

February 22, 2017

Environmental Leader

Gore Fabrics says it will eliminate perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) of environmental concern from its products by 2023.

With Everything About Trump, What's a Designer to Do?

February 16, 2017

The New York Times

The night President and Mrs. Trump had dinner at Mar-a-Lago with the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan and his wife, Akie Abe - after a nice round of golf and a garden tour, before North Korea necessitated an impromptu news conference - Alexander Wang dragged his audience up to the crumbling abandoned RKO Hamilton Theater on 146th Street in Harlem and jammed everyone into a standing-room-only area that once housed orchestra seats and now framed a raised runway.

Safety in Logistics Operations

February 14, 2017

Kane is Able

The Ultimate Guide to Being a Great 3PL Customer

February 14, 2017

Kane is Able

Look Who's Riding the Rails: Why Rail Has Become a Viable Option for Grocery Manufacturers

February 14, 2017

Kane is Able

Supply Chain Audits Lack Legal Weight, NGO Says

February 7, 2017

Supply Management

Auditing firms need to be held legally liable for incidents of worker abuse or health and safety failings that they fail to uncover, a human rights NGO has said.

In Advance of Earnings Calls, Apparel Brands Face the 'Trump Question'

February 6, 2017

Los Angeles Times

What to say? As corporate chieftains prepare for a round of no doubt excruciatingly painful fourth-quarter conference calls with Wall Street, they find themselves on unusually uncertain ground.

Thomas Pink Piloting IoT System With RFID to Manage Inventory, Traffic

February 3, 2017

RFID Journal

U.K.-based luxury clothing and shirt retailer Thomas Pink launched an Internet of Things pilot at its Wall Street store in New York City this month that features ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID technology to track the movement of merchandise in real time throughout the business, and RetailNext camera-based technology.

Apparel

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the apparel industry — which consists of companies that manufacture clothing, accessories and footwear. Learn how apparel companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.