It is very exciting to see how operations research methods and models can be implemented in various disciplines and areas of industry. In this paper, two integer programming (IP) models are proposed to solve the layout problem in the fashion industry. Before cutting, several layers of cloth are put on a cutting table and several templates, indicating how to cut all material for a specific size,...

In the current phase of globalization, the fashion industry is an important sector where firm strategies are frequently oriented towards product personalization – more than product customization – with a reduced price. The fashion industry relates to the ability to provide customized products or services through flexible processes in high volume and at a reasonably low cost, which are currently...

The popularity of the Internet has raised the number of people shopping online and offers opportunities for fashion businesses to promote or sell their products via the Internet. There are an increasing number of New Zealand fashion organisations launching a web site either for information distribution, promotional use or online retailing. It is believed that the online fashion industry has a t...

The Internet is changing the way in which businesses operate. ‘Brick and mortar’ companies can now use the Internet to reach more customers and sell products in addition to the traditional channels. Moreover, the Internet is an excellent means of communication and advertisement. Nevertheless, only a minority of the businesses operating in the fashion sector have developed e-commerce. This paper...

geomorphosites or special geomorphologic sites are new concepts which have entered tourism literature with anemphasis on special sites. basically, the goal for discussing such concepts is to identify landforms with specialimportance on understanding the geomorphologic structure of a region and their scientific, ecological, cultural,aesthetic, and economical values. generally, they are used for ...

Ecodesign is a product design approach with special consideration on environmental influences during the entire decomposite process or circle of life. Through ecodesign, it hoped that can provide awareness, voice concern and urge community to protect environment create healthy living increase creativity through use used material media. The utilization will be visualized into form women's clothi...