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Textile and Apparel Industry: Industry 4.0 Applications

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In this chapter, we broadly review the economic and environmental applications of Industry 4.0 in the textile and apparel industry. We begin by providing the background and key characteristics of the textile and apparel industry from both Indian and global perspectives. We review the basic concepts of Industry 4.0 and their implications for the textile and apparel industry. We then review the relevant background literature in this area and provide its taxonomical framework to organize the literature. A few applications of Industry 4.0 in the textile and apparel industry are then discussed. We conclude with relevant implications for researchers, managers, and practitioners.

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  1. Department of Management, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India

    Sanjeev Swami & Sonali Upadhyaya

  2. Operations and Supply Chain Management Area, MIT Global Scale Network – Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation, Shah Alam, Malaysia

    Debabrata Ghosh

  3. Department of Home Science, Faculty of Arts, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India

    Charu Swami

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Swami, S., Ghosh, D., Swami, C., Upadhyaya, S. (2021). Textile and Apparel Industry: Industry 4.0 Applications. In: Hussain, C.M., Di Sia, P. (eds) Handbook of Smart Materials, Technologies, and Devices. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58675-1_35-1

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