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How to Fix Fashion’s Supply Chain? Begin With Culture

Change begins within a company, starting with C-suite executives and the value system they create.
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Collaboration, knowledge-sharing and continuous learning are key to repairing fashion’s supply chains. (Shutterstock)

It’s no secret that the fashion industry has a massive supply chain problem. A relentless lowest-cost mindset over the years created fissures between buyers and suppliers, which deepened amid the global pressures of Covid-19. The outcome is a trail of imbalances and one-way practices imposed by brands and retailers on supplier networks to cut their own costs and risks, squeezing factories and their workers. The overhang of lost or damaged trust between buyers and suppliers is still with us, a concern that is a major obstacle to a more sustainable future.

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Further Reading

The Limits of a Lean Supply Chain

The pandemic exposed the weakness of the global manufacturing and distribution networks adopted by most big fashion brands. Executives need to change how they think and talk about supply chains to replace a culture of cost.

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