FAST AND WITHOUT FAULT – HOW SUPPLY CHAINS BASED ON SPEED CAN AVOID ERRORS
August 1st, 2014
TAKING trends from runways and magazines and turning them into off-the-rack garments within weeks is no easy feat – but global fast fashion retailers consistently demonstrate that their supply chains are adequate.While speed is, of course, an important part of the process, a shorter timeframe between garment design and point of sale does not necessarily mean a larger margin of errors.“Fast fashion depends on accuracy rather than speed to some degree – people focus on the ‘fast’ part, but the ‘fashion’ bit is vital as well,” said Leigh Sparks, a ...
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