Remanufactured Fashion by Pammi Sinha Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu & Geetha Dissanayake

Author:Pammi Sinha, Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu & Geetha Dissanayake
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer Singapore, Singapore

4.3 Implications for Mass Manufacturing

The case studies reveal that the fashion remanufacturing business currently operates in niche market level, and the industry has yet to develop the process into a more mainstream business model. Reducing the environmental burden caused by waste textiles would presumably be possible through remanufacturing greater volumes, potentially through mass markets. The following implications are raised through the case studies:

4.3.1 Process Input

In a conventional manufacturing process, fabrics are purchased according to the finalized designs, whereas in remanufacturing, the acquisition of fabrics is the first stage, and the design process is largely governed by the characteristics of SHC. Producing volumes from a particular design is complicated due to fabric restrictions, and the designers have to challenge the traditional production norm of creating volumes. Conventional mass production divides an order quantity into different sizes and colours, and each garment must be produced from one fabric type. Obtaining large quantities of fabric from one particular type is difficult in a remanufacturing process, and therefore, production volumes in remanufacturing mean standard design throughout the production order, yet different types of fabrics and colours could be experienced from one garment to the other.

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