Title :
Proposal of a reference model for fashionable and healthy goods production in SME networks
Author :
Franchini, Valentina ; Bastos, João ; Azeved, Americo ; Fornasiero, Rosanna
Author_Institution :
SYNESIS Consortium, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
In order to stay competitive, European manufacturing companies need to enter new market segments implementing innovative production methodologies to strengthen their collaborative networks. Consumer needs and expectations of specific target groups - such as elderly, obese, disabled, or diabetic persons - are arising as challenging opportunities for European consumer goods companies which are asked to supply small series of functional and fashionable products of high quality, affordable price and eco-compatible. This paper aims at proposing an innovative collaborative Reference Model that supports in Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) supply networks in meeting the needs of specific consumer target groups.
Keywords :
clothing industry; customer satisfaction; footwear industry; supply chain management; textile industry; European consumer goods companies; European manufacturing companies; SME network; TCF supply network; collaborative network; consumer expectation; consumer need; diabetic consumer; disabled consumer; elderly consumer; fashionable goods production; healthy goods production; innovative production methodology; obese consumer; small-and-medium sized enterprise; textile-clothing-footwear supply network; Abstracts; Business; Collaborative Supply network; Fashion companies; Reference Model;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE), 2012 18th International ICE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2273-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2274-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICE.2012.6297703
