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Research on Collaborative Design Method for Apparel Mass Customization in the Internet Plus Era

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Abstract

The growing accessibility of internet service, especially in the Internet Plus era, supported mass customization in the apparel industry. As mass customization emphasize on providing individually-designed products and services to meet every customer requirement, the advanced Internet-based service systems help achieve high process flexibility and integration. In this paper, we studied the triangle relations among consumer, brands’ designer, and manufacturer in collaborative design process in apparel mass-customized product development. As well as explained the advanced technologies enabling collaborative design process, such as toolkits for co-design, 3D body scanning, and CAD systems. We finally gave three feasible recommendations for apparel industry to apply mass customization strategy.

Published in International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences (Volume 4, Issue 6)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijefm.20160406.19
Page(s) 369-377
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Keywords

Internet Plus, Apparel Mass Customization, Collaborative Design, Customer Co-design

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  • Fashion, Art and Design Institute, Donghua University, Shanghai, China

  • Fashion, Art and Design Institute, Donghua University, Shanghai, China

  • Fashion, Art and Design Institute, Donghua University, Shanghai, China

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