Advances in apparel production /

Apparel production is a complex process often involving an international supply chain which must respond rapidly to the changing needs and tastes of consumers. This important book discusses the technological improvements which are transforming the speed, flexibility and productivity of the industry....

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Group Author: Fairhurst, Catherine
Published: Woodhead Pub. in association with the Textile Institute ; CRC Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, England : Boca Raton :
Publication Dates: 2008.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Woodhead publishing in textiles ; 69
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781845692957
Summary: Apparel production is a complex process often involving an international supply chain which must respond rapidly to the changing needs and tastes of consumers. This important book discusses the technological improvements which are transforming the speed, flexibility and productivity of the industry. The first part of the book reviews advances in apparel design. There are chapters on modelling fabric and garment drape, computer-aided colour matching, yarn design and pattern making. Other chapters discuss key issues in apparel sizing and fit, and the role of 3-D body scanning in improving garm
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xvi, 311 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781845694463
1845694465
1845692950
9781845692957
Index Number: TT497
CLC: TS941
Contents: 1. Advances in apparel design -- 2. Advances in apparel production.