TY - JOUR
T1 - New product development process in apparel industry using Industry 4.0 technologies
AU - Wijewardhana, Ganguli Eranga Harshamali
AU - Weerabahu, Samanthi Kumari
AU - Nanayakkara, Julian Liyanage Don
AU - Samaranayake, Premaratne
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Purpose: The main purpose of this paper is to assess the technological view of apparel new product development (NPD) process through a framework for improving the efficiency of NPD process in Sri Lankan apparel industry. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses literature review, a survey and in-depth interviews of industry experts for data collection. Descriptive analysis and correlation analysis are used to identify the relationship between NPD process performance and Industry 4.0 (I4) technology components. Findings: All technology components are enablers of NPD process, yet the relative importance of technology components varies within the NPD life cycle. Technoware is identified as the most significant, while Humanware component is the least significant for the advancement of I4 technologies in the NPD process.
AB - Purpose: The main purpose of this paper is to assess the technological view of apparel new product development (NPD) process through a framework for improving the efficiency of NPD process in Sri Lankan apparel industry. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses literature review, a survey and in-depth interviews of industry experts for data collection. Descriptive analysis and correlation analysis are used to identify the relationship between NPD process performance and Industry 4.0 (I4) technology components. Findings: All technology components are enablers of NPD process, yet the relative importance of technology components varies within the NPD life cycle. Technoware is identified as the most significant, while Humanware component is the least significant for the advancement of I4 technologies in the NPD process.
KW - Sri Lanka
KW - clothing trade
KW - technological innovations
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:57240
U2 - 10.1108/IJPPM-02-2020-0058
DO - 10.1108/IJPPM-02-2020-0058
M3 - Article
SN - 1741-0401
VL - 70
SP - 2352
EP - 2373
JO - International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
JF - International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
IS - 8
ER -
