The global fashion industry has been hit hard by the disruptions and roadblocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, with brands experiencing major quality and visibility challenges as a result. Digitized businesses have been better able to adapt, while those with low levels of digitization have been exposed to the full force of the pandemic’s impact.
Digitizing quality and compliance management is essential to success, but knowing how to start on your transformation journey can be a challenge in itself. In this session, we explore the current state of supply chain digitization in the industry and share practical advice to help you incorporate digital tools to tackle quality and visibility challenges.
This webinar will discuss:
• Findings from the annual QIMAone survey on supply chain digitization
• The key supply chain challenges brands have encountered during COVID-19
• The impact of COVID-19 on the pace of supply chain digitization
• How digitization helps you win at quality contro
The “Ensuring Outerwear Filled-Textile Quality and Certifications” webinar is composed of 2 sections addressing quality testing and certification requirements with a short intermission and a Q&A time at the end of the presentation.
The first presentation addresses how claims and global compliance requirements are fulfilled through available testing methods. Tests of interest include down composition, specie, fill power, cleanliness and thermal testing, sterilization certifications and many similar test methods for synthetic products. As a bonus, finished product testing addressing net fill weight, down proof, thermal testing, and related textile tests will also be included.
The second presentation will be a brief overview of the GOTS and TE standards for those new to the standards and processes. The remainder of the time will be spent going in-depth to what is the trend of expectations from brand names, common misunderstandings in the application and certification process, po
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The global fashion industry has been hit hard by the disruptions and roadblocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, with brands experiencing major quality and visibility challenges as a result. Digitized businesses have been better able to adapt, while those with low levels of digitization have been exposed to the full force of the pandemic’s impact.
Digitizing quality and compliance management is essential to success, but knowing how to start on your transformation journey can be a challenge in itself. In this session, we explore the current state of supply chain digitization in the industry and share practical advice to help you incorporate digital tools to tackle quality and visibility challenges.
This webinar will discuss:
• Findings from the annual QIMAone survey on supply chain digitization
• The key supply chain challenges brands have encountered during COVID-19
• The impact of COVID-19 on the pace of supply chain digitization
• How digitization helps you win at quality contro