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Technology-Driven Sustainability

Innovation in the Fashion Supply Chain

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Reviews how technologies within the fashion supply chain engender sustainability and the circular economy
  • Focuses on cutting edge technologies such as 3D printing, 3D scanning and recycling technologies
  • Considers the effect of such technologies on the future of fashion
  • Contains contemporary case studies from the fashion industry and supply chain

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Introduction

    • Gianpaolo Vignali, Louise F. Reid, Daniella Ryding, Claudia E. Henninger
    Pages 1-6
  3. Removing the Dye Kitchen from the Textile Supply Chain

    • Celina Jones, Claudia E. Henninger
    Pages 81-92
  4. Designing Products for the Circular Economy

    • David J. Tyler, Sara L.-C. Han
    Pages 93-116
  5. Digital Technology for Global Supply Chain in Fashion: A Contribution for Sustainability Development

    • Madalena Pereira, Liliana Pina, Benilde Reis, Rui Miguel, Manuel Silva, Paulo Rafael
    Pages 117-136
  6. 3D-Printing in the Fashion Industry: A Fad or the Future?

    • Helen McCormick, Ran Zhang, Rosy Boardman, Celina Jones, Claudia E. Henninger
    Pages 137-154
  7. Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality: New Drivers for Fashion Retail?

    • Rosy Boardman, Claudia E. Henninger, Ailing Zhu
    Pages 155-172
  8. Does Technology Affect Customer-Brand Relationships? A Study of Premium Fashion Consumers

    • Vedika Dugar, Marta Blazquez, Claudia E. Henninger
    Pages 195-217

About this book

This book provides a critical overview of technologies that are used within the fashion industry and supply chain, with a special emphasis on how they engender sustainability and the circular economy. The chapters present contemporary case studies alongside new research on technologies such as 3D printing, 3D scanning and recycling technology to assess the effect they will have on the future of fashion and its global supply chain.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Materials, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

    Gianpaolo Vignali, Daniella Ryding, Claudia E. Henninger

  • The University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK

    Louise F. Reid

About the editors

Gianpaolo Vignali is a Senior Lecturer in Fashion Business and the Director of Teaching and Learning in the School of Materials at the University of Manchester, UK. He has written over 40 papers and books in the field of Marketing and Management and presented at numerous international conferences. His current research focuses on the case study technique in the service sector.

Louise F. Reid is a President's Doctoral Scholar and Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Manchester, UK and Lecturer at the University of Manchester and Nottingham Trent University, UK. Louise was the Conference Coordinator for the 15th CIRCLE International Conference 2018.

Daniella Ryding is a Senior Lecturer in Strategic Marketing Management at Manchester University, UK, and the Academic Lead for the New Academics Programme in the Faculty of Science and Engineering. She has published over 40 articles and several text book contributions, and sits on the editorial board for a number of academic business journals. Daniella is a member of the scientific committee and abstract coordinator for CIRCLE International.

Claudia E. Henninger is a Lecturer in Fashion Marketing Management at The University of Manchester, UK, where she teaches sustainability and strategic management. Claudia has presented her research at national and international conferences and published in leading journals. Claudia is the Deputy Chair of the Academy of Marketing SIG Sustainability.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Technology-Driven Sustainability

  • Book Subtitle: Innovation in the Fashion Supply Chain

  • Editors: Gianpaolo Vignali, Louise F. Reid, Daniella Ryding, Claudia E. Henninger

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15483-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-15482-0Published: 22 August 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-15485-1Published: 22 August 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-15483-7Published: 13 August 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 240

  • Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Innovation/Technology Management, Sustainability Management, Supply Chain Management, Logistics

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eBook USD 149.00
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  • Read on any device
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Softcover Book USD 199.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 199.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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