Sinha P., Muthu S.S., Dissanayake G. Remanufactured Fashion

Springer Science+Business Media Singapore, 2016. – 82 p. – ISBN10: 9811002959.This book highlights the concept and applications of Remanufactured Fashion. The first book on this subject, it covers reverse logistics, exemplars, and case studies of remanufactured fashion design. Textile waste is a major issue for all countries, and converting that waste into useful products offers a sensible solution. Remanufactured Fashion is one such sustainable waste management strategy. It involves the conversion of discarded garments into useful retail products, without which they would be dumped at landfills, posing a number of environmental issues. Remanufacturing recovers a product’s inherent value once that product no longer fulfills the user’s desired needs. The application and use of discarded clothing in remanufacturing processes could greatly reduce the percentage of clothing waste (and mitigate related waste management issues), while also contributing to resource conservation. There has been scant research investigating what is actually involved in the fashion remanufacturing process and how the process could be up-scaled to the mass market in order to achieve greater environmental gains. This book addresses that gap in the literature and examines all aspects pertaining to the concept and applications of Remanufactured Fashion
Topics
Waste Management / Waste Technology
Sustainable Development
Textile Engineering
Environmental Management
Operations Management
Industrial and Production EngineeringThe Remanufacturing Industry and Fashion
The Remanufacturing Industry
The Concept of “Remanufacture”
A Definition of Remanufactured Fashion
Upcycle or Remanufacture
Labelling of Remanufactured Clothing
Closed Loop Systems and Reverse Logistics
Closed Loop Systems, Reverse Logistics—Definitions and Differences
The Process of Reverse Logistics
Requirements and Challenges of Closed Loop Systems of Fashion Products
The Remanufactured Fashion Design Approach and Business Model
The Business Model Concept
Significance of the Business Model Concept
Business Models and Sustainability
Business Models Within a Globalized Fashion Industry
Sustainable Fashion Business Models
An Examination of the Remanufactured Fashion Business Model
The Remanufactured Fashion Business Model
Implications for the Design and Manufacture of Remanufactured Fashion
Examples and Case Studies
Overview of the Fashion Remanufacturing Process
Implications for Mass Manufacturing
Systems Requirements for Remanufactured Fashion as an Industry
Introduction: A Comparison Between Conventional and Remanufactured Fashion Design Processes
Remanufactured Fashion as a Reverse Supply System
The Current Fashion System
A Conceptual System for Remanufactured Fashion
Marketing and Strategic Considerations for the Remanufacturing Company
Issues Raised for Sustainability Through Remanufactured Fashion
Retailing of Remanufactured Fashion
Eco-Labels
Remanufactured Certificates
Conclusions and Perspectives