Buying Practices in the Textile and Fashion Industry: Past, Present and Future
The textile and fashion industry is characterized by complex structures, multiple actors and globally interlinked supply chains. Increasing competitive pressures associated with the fast fashion business model has led to unsustainable practices along the
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tainable Textile and Fashion Value Chains Drivers, Concepts, Theories and Solutions
Sustainable Textile and Fashion Value Chains
André Matthes Katja Beyer Holger Cebulla Marlen Gabriele Arnold Anton Schumann •
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Editors André Matthes Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Chemnitz University of Technology Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany Holger Cebulla Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Chemnitz University of Technology Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany Anton Schumann Gherzi Textil Organisation Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany
Katja Beyer Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Chemnitz University of Technology Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany Marlen Gabriele Arnold Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Chemnitz University of Technology Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany
Gherzi Germany Chemnitz, Germany
ISBN 978-3-030-22017-4 ISBN 978-3-030-22018-1 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22018-1
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Foreword by Dr. Maria Flachsbarth
Dear Readers, Fast, cheap and always dernier cri—that is fast fashion. Affordable clothing that is produced in short fashion cycles has been in existence since the 1990s, led by brands that specialize in this. Through globalization, competitive pressure has increased and the production of clothing has moved from Germany to lower-cost places abroad, often in emerging economies and developing countries. Today, garments are produced in dozens of stages across multiple countries. The garment and textile industry is globally integrated; value chains are complex. A simple T-shirt often trave
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