Mark Harrop, Author at The Interline

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The Right Steps To Starting A PLM Project

byMark Harrop
February 8, 2023
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While PLM is a vital investment for many brands and retailers, it's also a big enterprise decision - and not one to be taken lightly, without proper preparation. We explore the right steps to take before embarking on a PLM project.

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Controlling Risk And Managing Disruption With a PLM-Enabled Digital Value Chain

byMark Harrop
January 16, 2023
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With risk and uncertainty persisting far beyond the pandemic, fashion’s traditional supply chain structures are proving ill-suited to overcoming disruption. The solution lies in replacing as many analogue links as possible to create a new, all-digital value chain.

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How PLM Can Calculate GHG (Greenhouse Gas) Emissions For Materials And Products

byMark Harrop
January 11, 2023
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For fashion to reduce its carbon footprint, it must first find the right tools and processes to quantify emissions across its global, multi-tier supply chains. Sitting at the centre of the product lifecycle, PLM and integrated platforms could hold the key to measurement and management.

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DDigital Product Creation

Moving From 3D To A New Digital Product Creation Ecosystem

byMark Harrop
July 18, 2022
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For fashion to truly scale its Digital Product Creation ambitions, the industry must switch from thinking about 3D as something to buy into, to recognising that the full potential of DPC requires a deeper commitment.

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The Bill Of Process (BOP)

byMark Harrop
September 15, 2021
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When it comes to true sustainability, it’s the combination of the BOM, BOP & BOL that will achieve results. If brands and retailers really want to be truly sustainable they will need to measure the impact of their material choices as well as their manufacturing processing.

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Video Interview: Is Digital Dyeing Ready For Prime-Time?

byMark Harrop
April 14, 2021
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Replacing traditional dyeing methods with new digital solutions has the potential to transform an overlooked area of production. But how far can digital dyeing go, and what does a future ecosystem built around it look like?

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Interline Identities: Ian Ravenshaw Bland, CEO, SO REAL

byMark Harrop
February 1, 2021
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We talk to SO REAL about how cross-industry innovation promises to help automate the creation of digital twins for fashion - at scale, and at speed.

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Redesigning The Value Chain: Why Smart Forecasting Is Only Part Of Fashion’s Future

byMark Harrop
January 12, 2021
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As fashion enters a new era of constant uncertainty, smart forecasting and demand planning is a step in the right direction. But it needs to lead to a new model of production, too.

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The Technology-Led Demand Chain: How To Turn The Page To Fashion’s Next Chapter

byMark Harrop
July 27, 2020
4.7K views

The traditional supply chain is overdue for an overhaul, but how should you approach switching to a demand-chain?

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From Push To Pull: How Technology Promises To Reverse The Flow Of Production

byMark Harrop
June 25, 2020
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The long-standing "push" model of apparel production could soon be replaced, at least in part, by an all-digital data-driven "pull". Here's how that could happen.

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Data & Demand: Fuelling The Factory Of The Future

byMark Harrop
June 16, 2020
3.1K views

Fashion is facing change on a grander scale than anything in living memory. Now is its chance to move from the traditional supply model to a true demand chain.