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As a knowledge sharing platform, Team Apparel Resources strongly believes in the significance of ‘valuable content’ that inspires our readers to go for systematic transformation in their business models. We are well aware of the fact that the appalling economic conditions hadn’t been allowing apparel factories to go for huge expansions until a few months back but, since market sentiments are improving, factories need to get back to work but not before addressing prolonged issues they have been facing on their shopfloor that’s been making dent on their profitability and competitiveness. Therefore, to inspire the industry, we are starting a series of storytelling articles which will bring out perspectives on topics such as data-driven decisions, role of technology, integration between human and automation etc. These perspectives will be based on the themes of much loved/top rated movies and aim at giving the audience a direct message of the subject. The first article of the series is based on a movie named Moneyball that stupendously describes the significance of data-driven decisions in business. Moneyball was released in 2011 and is based on true events that took place in early 2000s in baseball sport.

Vibemac has yet again sensed the need of the market and has accordingly carried its research & development activities in last one-and-a-half years to introduce affordable yet high-on-quality-and-productivity sewing machines for the apparel manufacturing industry.

Endorsing the idea of digitisation in knitting technology, the industry’s three bigwigs – Karl Mayer Group, Shima Seiki, and Santoni – utilised the platform given by recently concluded ITMA ASIA + CITME to unfurl their newest innovations.

Do we really need so many clothes in the name of seasonal trends? Is it not time to take a reality check and on-point ask whether ‘season model’ within the industry is outdated and more importantly, unsustainable? This article digs deep to bring out some aspects.

Unlike before when one found it complex to upskill themselves and impart technical knowledge in the early phase of their professional life, today one has ample of options available online in the form of E-learning courses offered by different fashion tech and consulting companies which can help freshers/students in their endeavour of learning what their future demands.

In discussion with Team Apparel Resources, Mirella Sardini, President, IMA Spa spoke in detail about the vision of the company in tough pandemic time, technology developments, strategic plans and her leadership especially after she took charge of the company post her visionary father and the Founder of IMA Spa – Mr. Luciano Sardini.

What is meant by 'smart solution' is not those technologies which need heavy investments and may not be factory-friendly (depending on the scale of the factory), but those innovations which a factory really needs to pace up with in terms of standards and make it cost-competitive in true sense. Read what industry experts have to share about how should a future apparel manufacturing factory should look like.