A system of systems framework for sustainable fashion supply chain management in the big data era
Journal
IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN)
Journal Volume
0
Pages
902-908
ISBN
9.78E+12
Date Issued
2016
Author(s)
Shen B.
Abstract
Sustainability is a timely topic. A sustainable supply chain is one which aims to maximize the system's performance in three dimensions, namely environment, economics, and society. In the fashion industry, with the advance of big data related information technologies, achieving a sustainable supply chain is no longer a dream. In this paper, we first establish that a fashion supply chain is in fact a typical system of systems. Then, we examine several critical big data related technologies and applications which are related to sustainable fashion supply chain management. After that, we develop and present the design principles, from a system of systems perspective, for developing a sustainable fashion supply chain. Based on these principles, we further propose a novel five steps framework for achieving sustainable fashion supply chain management in the big data era. A sustainable fashion supply chain system of systems matrix is also constructed. ? 2016 IEEE.
Subjects
Big data; fashion supply chain management; system of systems; systems engineering
Other Subjects
Big data; Industrial informatics; Information management; Sustainable development; System of systems; Systems engineering; Design Principles; Fashion industry; Supply chain systems; Sustainable supply chains; System's performance; Technologies and applications; Three dimensions; Supply chain management
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Type
conference paper