The new Apparel Paradigm

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The new Apparel Paradigm
Chee Weilong Brandon Huang Huiai Esther Chung Lee
Ping Jamie Chua Weiliang Loh Yixian
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I. Introduction

• Apparel Trend
• Retailer-Customer Relationship
• Different Roles
• Higher Information Accessibility
• Higher Expectations
• Value,Price,Quality, Selection, Convenience,
  Service

• Current Body Scanning system
• Existing Components
• TC² 3D body scanner
• 3-D measurement Software
• Customized Garment Design production systems
• Virtual Mirror Software
• Enterprise resources planning systems

Analysis
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IA. Problem Statement

• Customers
• Body Scanning - Specific retail shop
• Limited choice of apparel
• Inability to feel material
• Location of apparel

• Apparel Retailers
• Limited shop space
• Financial burden
• Supply chain management

• Apparel E-retailers
• Return stock
• Inaccurate virtual model

• Suppliers
• Inventory, replenishment information

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IB. Objectives of new system

• Customers
• 1-stop apparel hub
• Immediacy, Accessibility

• Apparel Retailers
• Build new value-added intermediary
• Reduce cost, fragmentation
• New Collaborations between small players

• Apparel E-retailers
• Higher customer satisfaction

• Suppliers
• Increase accuracy
• Reduce costs

• Global market
• Improve networked global apparel industry

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II. New proposed new system


Body Scanning Database System
RFID
Portal Terminals
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IIA. Additional Components

• The Technology itself

• Value Added Aspect

• Interface HTML using JSP
• Database program Oracle, MS SQL

• Accessibility from anywhere
• Storage of additional information of
  participating apparel stores
• tenant mix, apparel, and layout

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IIA. Additional Components
RFID tracking sub-system

• The Technology itself

• Tags

• Reader

• Software

• Value Added Aspect

• Easy Locating of Store

• Supply Chain Management

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Generates list from database
Selected item shipped
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IIB. Working of new system components
1.1 New hot spot locations

• Now managed by external provider
• Portal terminals, close proximity to retail
  outlets

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IIB. Working of new system components
1.2 Initial Stage Body scanning system

• Preliminary Scan
• Confirmation of Scan

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IIB. Working of new system components
1.3 Creating Access Storage Process Portal
Terminals

• User ID, password
• Storage of Body profile details

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IIB. Working of new system components
1.4 Interactive Process Portal Terminals
Online global body scanning database

• Access any portal terminal
• User ID password
• Apparel preferences all participating stores
• Trying on virtual image
• Home accessibility online purchase

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IIB. Working of new system components
1.5 Action Stage RFID sub-system

• List of stores with selected apparel
• Transmission of data with passive RFID system
• Specific location of apparel shown

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Generates list from database
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IIB. Working of new system components
1.6 Purchasing Stage

• Request processed at backend
• Inventory updated, item reserved
• Choice personal collection/delivery

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Generates list from database
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IIB. Working of new system components
1.7 Behind the scenes - Database program

• Update of measurements

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Generates list from database
Selected item shipped
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IIC. Discussion
IIC. Discussion
Estimated Costs

• Body Scanning
• Single unit package price - 40000
• Online Global database system
• Subscription charges
• RFID system
• Tags 5cents large Qty
• System 9m-dependent on distribution network size

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IIC. Discussion Solutions
Body Scanning System

• Constraint
• Installation Size
• Customer Acceptance Privacy
• Security, Vandalism
• Limitation
• Inaccurate results due to movements
• Solution- Quality monitors

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IIC. Discussion
IIC. Discussion Solutions
Conceptual System Implementation

• Constraint
• Customers Lack of technical requirements
• Retailers Lack of financial support
• RFID Privacy
• Limitation
• RFID Reading Functions

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III. Technological Substitutes
1. Conventional fitting rooms
2. Wi-Fi Positioning System
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III. Technological Complements Competitiors

• SMS Queue Management System (QMS)/EMARS
• To further shorten/eliminate queuing time

2. Integration with other atomized systems
i.e. standardized parking payments, shopping
kiosks, ATM machine, cinema ticketing
3.E-retail services with global online
database Value-adds online shopping
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IV. Trends Needs

• A. An Overview
• Drivers of need
• Evolving technology
• Interactive model

Long term trends
A1. Broad Scale
A2. Technological

• Personalization strategy
• Choices

• E-retail
• Virtual interactivity
• Dominant design

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IV. Trends Needs
B. Meeting Market Needs
Drivers of Diffusion
B2. Technological .
B1. Social

• incremental innovations
• foster interoperability, widen fields of
  application, and improve the system faster than
  customer requirements demand
• Solution - Fusion of complementary technologies
• Internet integrated into value chain
• RFID process improvement enabler
• Future Architectural innovation

• Retailers from all orientations
• Customer awareness, savvy ness
• Solution-portal

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V. Impact on value chain

• Service
• Speed search
• 1 stop solution

• Marketing
• Network externalities
• Online marketing
• Penetration into local/overseas markets
• Collaborations Small Big shops
• Resource Pooling

• Outbound Logistics
• Dynamic sales-replenishment system

• Operations
• RFID portable, easy integration
• Edge computing

• Inbound Logistics
• RFID stocking, controlling, cost, margin

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VI. Summary of other Applications
Apparel Industry Better Fitted and Customized
Clothes

• Airline and Automobile Industries
• Optimize seat space

Gyms and Health Clubs Weight management, body
sculpting

• Entertainment Industry
• Develop animations

Medical Industry Spine analysis, plastic
surgery
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VII. Business Plan
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Conclusion
Our extended system is a more human-centred
technology, which serves to address the possible
concerns of consumers and apparel stores, with
the fusion of RFID tracking sub-system and an
online global database system. This will give
the system a value added market curve that will
be strongly attached to consumers and could very
well change the way apparel shopping is carried
out. With the next big wave of consumer
technology coming in the form of web services,
our new value innovation is certainly moving in
line with global trends, and will be able to
capture the mass of apparel customers and expand
the market. And, perhaps someday, this new system
might just become a component of another system.