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WRC Letter to the FLA (re: opposition to Designated Suppliers Program) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This letter is written in response to the FLA’s opposition to the WRC’s Designated Suppliers Program guidelines regarding the program’s impact on countries which bar independent unions, associational rights, living wage, antitrust issues, the selection ...
Worker Rights Consortium
core   +1 more source

Optical Fiber‐Based Versatile Wearable Force Myography System: Application to Human–Robot Interaction

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A compact and flexible wearable force myography sensor based on optical fiber technology detects muscle activity through pressure‐induced light loss. The sensor offers high sensitivity for detecting subtle force and finger motion changes, along with excellent signal stability under dynamic and sweating conditions.
Chongyoung Chung   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Marketing Innovation in the Apparel Industry: Turkey

open access: yes, 2010
With globalisation the extent of competition is increasing rapidly in the world. In these conditions companies need innovation to be more efficient and productive, as well as to offer what is expected from them. This has caused innovation to be one of the most important areas of today's economy.
Utkun, Emine, Atılgan, Turan
openaire   +6 more sources

Firm Entry and Institutional Lock-in: An Organizational Ecology Analysis of the Global Fashion Design Industry [PDF]

open access: yes
Few industries are more concentrated than the global fashion industry. We analyse the geography and evolution of the ready-to-wear fashion design industry by looking at the yearly entry rates following an organizational ecology approach.
Koen Frenken, Rik Wenting
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Offshoring and Backshoring in the British Fashion and Apparel Industry: a Literature Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
For decades, manufacturing has been offshored from high- to low-cost locations. However, there is now partial evidence of back-shoring to some advanced economies (Kinkel, 2012). Yet, both phenomena are not well understood.
Barnes, D.   +3 more
core  

Machine Learning‐Augmented Loop‐Mediated Isothermal Amplification‐Enabled Point‐of‐Care for Mpox‐Specific Detection

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A low‐cost, portable point‐of‐care platform for rapid Mpox detection using loop‐mediated isothermal amplification is reported. The device integrates fluorescence readout and mobile monitoring. A machine‐learning model analyzes temperature data and correlates thermal changes with DNA concentration, enabling sensitive and reliable molecular diagnosis in ...
Nazente Atceken   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability and the apparel industry

open access: yesJournal of Textile Engineering & Fashion Technology, 2022
openaire   +1 more source

Testimony in favor of S6 2409, relating to public procurement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.
International Labor Rights Forum   +1 more
core   +1 more source

A Fully Soft Sensing Suit With Optimal Sensor Placement for Real‐Time Motion Tracking

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A fully soft, skin‐conformable sensing suit integrating stretchable sensors, liquid metal wiring, and soft electrodes was developed using direct ink writing, with sensor placement optimized through an automated algorithmic pipeline. This system enables accurate and unobtrusive real‐time motion tracking, providing a scalable, material‐based solution to ...
Jinhyeok Oh, Joonbum Bae
wiley   +1 more source

Achieving Sustainable Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Apparel Industry With Lean and Digital Integration

open access: yesEngineering Reports
The study explores how digitalization together with lean manufacturing techniques influences operational performance within the apparel sector while highlighting Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) as a critical indicator of performance.
Bülent Koç, Selin Hanife Eryürük
doaj   +1 more source

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