... in automatic sewing equipment in both increased productivity and increased quality. Provides justification for companies to invest in ergonomic equipment because of additional benefits. Ergonomics Health and safety Management Textile industry USA Mass production of apparel has traditionally been...

... to permit a faster, more accurate estimate of fabric cost. The use of standardized patterns will enhance and accelerate the transfer of pattern data between locations, making such systems beneficial for even the contractors. Looking at the types of companies in the USA, more than 50 per cent...

...Cathy Hands; Helmut H.A. Hergeth; Peyton Hudson Describes the history of CAD systems as well as their benefits and costs for a clothing company. Presents and analyses results of a survey concerning the use of CAD systems for marker making in the clothing industry of the USA. Describes environmental...

...) of expected system performance as a function of key input parameters. VOLUME 5 NUMBER 3/4 1993 North Carolina Apparel Pipeline Modelling Project N.A. Hunter, R.E. King, H.L.W. Nuttle and J.R. Wilson North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA The project has its genesis in the development...

... pieces of information, referred to as Units of Functionality, as building blocks for designing Application Protocols. Clothing Industry Computer‐integrated Manufacturing Information Systems USA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLOTHING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Report on Scoping the Apparel Manufacturing...

... Software Decision Making New Technology USA VOLUME 5 NUMBER 3/4 1993 COMPASS: A Software Tool for Equipment Acquisition Decision Making in the Apparel Industry William Riall Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA Deciding whether the value of new equipment exceeds its cost is a difficult...

...Yim Yu Wong; Peng S. Chan The USA, one of the world's largest markets for textile products, has protected its textile and apparel industries from foreign competition since the beginning of this century. The overall effect of such protectionism has created a hostile environment for major textile...