Fast Fashion Systems

Editor: Tsan-Ming Choi

Fast Fashion Systems

Theories and Applica ons

Fast Fashion Systems

an informa business

Fast fashion is an industrial trend that refers to the concept of shortening lead  me

(produc on, distribu on) and off ering new products to the market as fast as possible.

Despite an abundance of research results, there is no comprehensive reference source

that covers the state-of-the-art fi ndings on both theore cal modeling and empirical

research on fast fashion systems. This edited volume consists of three sec ons - review

and exploratory studies, analy cal models, and empirical research – made up of many

interes ng contribu ons in the respec ve domain. The result is a well-balanced handbook

which includes both theore cal results (from various perspec ves) and empirical fi ndings.

This volume will be of interest not only to those involved in the fashion industry, but also

to academics and prac  oners in the wider fi elds of business, manufacturing engineering,

systems engineering and supply chain management.

ABOUT THE BOOK SERIES

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disciplinary book series devoted to theore cal and applied research contribu ons, that cater

to a rapidly growing worldwide interest in a cyberne c and systemic methodology with an

ever-increasing capacity to deal with new challenges in a way that tradi onal science cannot.

The series aims to become a comprehensive reference work on and guide to developments

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and engineering, e.g. academics, researchers and consultants, computer and informa on

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and systemists, medical scien sts, and intelligent and manufacturing engineers in industry,

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SERIES EDITOR: JEFFREY ‘YI-LIN’ FORREST

COMMUNICATIONS IN CYBERNETICS,

SYSTEMS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

COMMUNICATIONS IN CYBERNETICS,

SYSTEMS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

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Editor: Tsan-Ming Choi

Fast Fashion Systems

Communications in Cybernetics, Systems Science and Engineering

ISSN: 2164-9693

Book Series Editor:

JeffreyYi-Lin Forrest

International Institute for General Systems Studies, Grove City, USA

Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, USA

Volume 4

Fast Fashion Systems

Theories and Applications

Editor

Tsan-Ming Choi

Business Division, Institute of Textiles and Clothing,

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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