How can local manufacturing improve economic sustainability? Saint Brissant: a case study of local manufacturing in Spain

Karaosman, Hakan, Morales Alonso, Gustavo and Grijalvo Martin, Maria Mercedes 2015. How can local manufacturing improve economic sustainability? Saint Brissant: a case study of local manufacturing in Spain. Presented at: 8th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management, Malaga, 23/07/2014 - 25/07/2014. 8th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management. XX International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management International IIE Conference 2014. pp. 1-8.

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Abstract

Fast-fashion retailers and mass production dominate the fashion and apparel industry. Increased globalization, labor intensity and outsourcing to developing countries are fostering the interest in sustainability within the industry. There is a growth of a new movement attempting to offset the demand for fast fashion, ''Slow Fashion'' movement. Slow fashion is not time-based but quality-based approach in which designers, buyers, retailers and consumers are more aware of the impacts on workers, communities and ecosystems (Fletcher 2007). European Union has also some critical targets to reach by 2020. Spain, specifically, has to meet some requirements in terms of economy and sustainability. This exploratory study analyzed how slow fashion concept, precisely manufacturing locally, could improve economic development. Local manufacturing, its impact on economic development and the challenges of Spanish market are illustrated through a case study of one Spanish fashion brand, Saint Brissant.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Last Modified:	30 May 2023 15:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/155538

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