Developing a framework for traceability implementation in the textile supply chain

Vijay Kumar, Carina Hallqvist, Daniel Ekwall

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Traceability has recently gained considerable attention in the textile industry. Traceability stands for information sharing about a product including the product history, specification, or location. With the involvement of globally dispersed actors in the textile supply chain, ensuring appropriate product quality with timely supplies is crucial for surviving in this industry with ever increasing competition. Hence it is of paramount importance for a supply chain actor to track every product and trace its history in the supply chain. In this context, this paper presents a framework to implement traceability in the textile supply chain. A system approach has been followed, where firstly the usage requirement of traceability is defined, and then a framework for implementing intra-actor or internal traceability and inter-actor or external traceability is discussed. This article further presents a sequential diagram to demonstrate the interaction and information exchange between the actors in the supply chain, when the traceability information is requested. An example is also illustrated for data storage using a relational database management system and information exchange using XML for the textile weaver. Finally, the article discusses challenges and future studies required to implement traceability in the textile supply chain.
OriginalspråkEngelska
Artikelnummer33
Referentgranskad vetenskaplig tidskriftSystems
Volym5
Nummer2
Sidor (från-till)1-21
Antal sidor21
ISSN2079-8954
DOI
StatusPublicerad - 05.04.2017
MoE-publikationstypA1 Originalartikel i en vetenskaplig tidskrift

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