International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology: Volume 5 Issue 3/4

Report on Scoping the Apparel Manufacturing Enterprise

Howard T. Moncarz, Y. Tina Lee

Identifies a set of manufacturing data interfaces that could be standardized for the effective computer integration of the information required to operate an apparel manufacturing…

North Carolina Apparel Pipeline Modelling Project

N.A. Hunter, R.E. King, H.L.W. Nuttle, J.R. Wilson

Discusses an ongoing programme, the overall purpose of which is to develop an integrated set of stochastic simulation models of firms in the textile, apparel and retail…

COMPASS: A Software Tool for Equipment Acquisition Decision Making in the Apparel Industry

William Riall

Describes COMPASS, which was developed under the Apparel Manufacturing Technology Center (funded by the US Defense Logistics Agency) to assist the apparel industry in evaluating…

Hierarchical Production Planning: SCHEDULING IN THE APPAREL INDUSTRY

Melissa R. Bowers, Anurag Agarwal

Describes a model of a hierarchical planning system to provide a comprehensive approach to the complex production planning and scheduling problem. The model supplies a link…

Manufacturing Technology for Apparel Automation — Lay up Module: PART I: SLAT DESIGN

A. Seyam, F. Sun, E. McPherson, T. Clapp, T. Little

Describes a novel principle of the automatic cloth layup module. Discusses the optimum design requirement of the slat, and the main element of the cloth stacking conveyor. Using…

Optimization of the Design of a Ply Separation Device: USING DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUES

John R. Beaton, Timothy G. Clapp

Describes the redesign of the Clupicker, a ply separation device used in the textile industry, based on design for assembly techniques. Presents design for assembly (DFA…

Optimization of Fabric Manipulation during Pick/Place Operations

J.W. Eischen, Y.G. Kim

Uses a general large displacement beam theory to formulate a finite element‐based numerical method for simulating fabric drape, manipulation and contact. Presents numerical…