Impact of Crowd-sourcing on the Clothing Industry

This paper discusses the impact of crowd-sourcing technology on the clothing industry, including its benefits, regulations, and disruptions. It also explores the application of other technologies in the industry.

Running head: IMPACT OF CROWD-SOURCING ON THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY
Impact of crowd-sourcing on the clothing industry
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Part five – Video plan (optional)
The video presentation of this assignment will be having numerous units and each of the
units of this video presentation having its own significance.
Part one – Research
Crowdsourcing technology is a technology which considers the opinion of the consumers
so that the industry can cope up with the ever-changing needs and requirements of the
consumers. Delivery of service and quality of products are improved due to the application of
this technology. The technology is also helpful to minimize the overhead costs of the production
rooms of various industries.
The clothing industry is a category of industry which is used by ever one in this world as
it includes wide range of clothes and accessories. All the business processes of this industry are
needed to be revised according to the requirements and the needs of the consumers. The business
strategies of the clothing industry are needed to be revised periodically so that productions rooms
stays updated with the trending clothes and accessories.
The next unit of the paper will be finding the impact of the chosen technology in the
clothing industry along with the application of the other technologies in the clothing industry.
Part two – Brainstorming

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The opinion of the stakeholders of this industry is very much important to find the
effectiveness of the Crowdsourcing technology. The skills, concepts and ideas of the consumers
are utilized in the clothing industry.
The Crowdsourcing technology is applied in most of the manufacturing industries all
around the world irrespective of the size of the organization. Industries such as chemical
industry, beverage industry, automobile industry, mining industry and healthcare industries uses
the Crowdsourcing technology so that the vision and mission of the organization is completed.
The other technologies which are readily used in the clothing industry are artificial
intelligence, augmented reality, high speeds sewing machine, block\chain technology and
automated high-speed handling devices.
Part three – Regulation and Ethics
There are different categories of impact of the Crowdsourcing technology such as
customer engagement, waste reduction, introduction of the new technologies and introduction of
the customized products. The several impacts of the Crowdsourcing technology will be evaluated
on the basis of the Lessig’s four categories here.
Market: The introduction of the new technologies and new customized products falls
under this category.
Law: The waste reduction from the production units of the clothing industry falls under
this category.
Physical: Enhanced customer engagement falls under the category of the Lessig’s
regulations.

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Part four – Disruption
There are different categories of the business process which are featuring in the clothing
industry, such as the introduction of the customized products. The process factors of this process
are the business strategies adopted by the management team of the industry and the employees
who are utilizing this technology. The role of the project managers is very much important for
bringing any kinds of changes in the working environment of clothing industry. The most
important decision points come from the consumers and the actors associated with this industry
are the employees dealing with the technology and equipment’s used in the production units.