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A look back at 2019: 5 trends that impacted your products’ quality
1. China–United States trade war ‘Made in China’ products used to have a negative connotation when it comes to product quality. That has surely become a thing of the past. Compared to other South-East Asian manufacturing countries, China is the go-to-country for more...
read moreWhy data intelligence is crucial to the business success of today’s fashion companies
Historically, the apparel industry’s success has always relied on a combination of design and physics. Data has never really been a part of that equation. But the rise of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, has opened up a lot of new opportunities for fashion supply...
read moreThe Impact of Poor Quality
Quality is one of the most discussed and least understood subjects in the apparel industry. In many organizations, quality still equals the state of the product during final inspection, or even when it arrives in their warehouses or stores, or worse, with the...
read moreSafety at Garment Factories: More than Just a Compliance Matter
Six years after the worst industrial accident in Bangladesh’s history, we ask the question: What is the status of safety at garment factories today? The global garment industries’ push for the lowest costs comes at a high price: the health and safety of...
read moreHow Pivot88 Became an Expert in Compliance Software
Compli… What now? Wikipedia describes Compliance as “Conforming to a rule, such as a specification, policy, standard or law. Regulatory compliance describes the goal that organizations aspire to achieve in their efforts to ensure that they are aware of and take...
read moreAn interview with industry leader Veit Geise
Former Vice President of Sourcing for VF Corporation talks about his collaboration with Pivot88 As a former Vice President of Sourcing, what would you say were the main issues in your industry?I think what made me most nervous on a day-to-day basis, is that...
read moreTransparency – The key challenges of the brand-supplier relationship
Fashion companies are facing more connected, aware and sceptical consumers that expect full transparency across the production chain. Understanding the consumers’ need for trust, fashion players have no other option but to change their practices across their...
read moreWhy is Closing the Loop on Quality and Compliance key to promote Transparency?
Closing the Loop on Quality and Compliance Management means linking quality and compliance processes with performance data from different sources, and collecting audit, production, quality and traceability information all in one place. The goal is knowing your supply...
read more5 Reasons why Transparency is the Future
1. Never again Nobody wants another tragedy like Rana Plaza in Bangladesh to happen. On April 24th 2013, the eight-storey building collapse caused the death of over 1,100 people, giving the world, and the fashion industry in particular, a very rude awakening. “…Global...
read moreA new start
Are you raring to start 2019? We love the holidays but it’s great to be back in the office and starting a new chapter too. And if you love a new start, you’re in luck because no sooner than January 1st has faded, you’ve got the start of the Lunar New Year and the year...
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