It is no wonder that McKinsey and Company found that more than 70% of fashion brands’ chief purchasing officers (CPOs) expect supply chain digitisation to be the most important capability for suppliers to acquire.
Styles are updated every season in the realm of fashion, yet behind-the-scenes the apparel manufacturing process has remained largely unchanged over the decades. The industry, often associated with manual production techniques and analogue supply chains, is now facing a growing call to move into the digital age.
However, updating the manufacturing process is easier said than done. The garment manufacturing industry is a complex web of raw materials suppliers, fabric mills, embellishment processing facilities, and finished product manufacturers, supported by a strong and robust domestic and global logistics ecosystem to move materials and products across factories and warehouses, and to transport products to customers. Any brand looking to minimise wastage of materials and time while providing consumers with quality and affordable products needs to have the ability to track and maintain oversight of their entire supply chain and in real-time.
