Apparel

Why India and China May Be the Solution to the World's Fast Fashion Crisis

September 28, 2017

Consumers these days are no longer strangers to the dark underbelly of the $3tr fashion industry. The textile and garment industry, second only to oil in its polluting effects, has been criticized for its labor standards, hazardous chemicals, and greenhouse gas and waste production.

At Omega, a New Factory for Orders From China

September 22, 2017

The New York Times

August frustrates Raynald Aeschlimann, president and chief executive at Omega.

Nonprofit Remake Wants to Humanize Fashion Manufacturing

September 21, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle

Clothes shopping can be an utterly escapist experience, especially in San Francisco. One can get educated on fair trade wages and ethical fashion exponentially, but once you're surrounded by pristine, stylish interiors and lured by soothing music, all may as well be forgotten.

U.K. Firms Have Slavery 'Blind Spot,' Research Shows

September 19, 2017

Supply Management

U.K. firms are focusing anti-slavery efforts on foreign supply chains and overlooking forced labour at home, according to research.

Getting to S&OP Success

September 18, 2017

Logility

A Guide to Selecting a WMS Vendor

September 13, 2017

Commonwealth Supply Chain Advisors

Levi's Aims to Make Life Better for Garment Workers

September 13, 2017

Fortune

It's 11 a.m. on a Tuesday, and a section of Linea 1 has left their stations to form a ring on the factory floor. As their supervisor stands in the center, the workers toss a ball of blue yarn back and forth across the circle, each holding on to a segment of string to create an elaborate cat's cradle. As they pass the ball, they take turns making promises, telling each other the things they plan to say and do later. One says she'll spend more time with her family. Another says he'll speak up when he feels he's been treated unfairly.

China Snaps Up America's Cheap Robot Labor

September 13, 2017

Bloomberg

"Made in America" will soon grace the labels of T-shirts produced by a Chinese company in Little Rock.

Timberland Looks to New Source for Cotton Supply Chain

September 12, 2017

Environmental Leader

In a move that it hopes will create a new cotton supply chain, outdoor clothing company Timberland is working with the Smallholder Farmers Alliance (SFA) on an effort to reintroduce cotton as a crop in Haiti, the company announced.

Counterfeit Yeezys and the Booming Sneaker Black Market

September 8, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Kevin longed for a pair of Adidas' "pirate black" Yeezys, a charcoal-colored edition of the ultra-hip sneakers designed by rapper Kanye West.

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.