ITECH1100 Assignment: Crowd-sourcing and Clothing Industry Video

This assignment is a video presentation exploring the impact of crowd-sourcing technology on the clothing industry. The video is structured into four parts: research, brainstorming, regulation and ethics, and disruption. The research section covers the technology itself and the clothing industry, highli...Read More

Video on impact of
crowd-sourcing on the
clothing industry

The video presentation of this assignment will be
having numerous units and each of the units of this
video presentation having its own significance.

Content of the video
Part one: Research
Part two: Brain Storming
Part three: Regulation and Ethics
Part four: Disruption

Part one: Research
Technology
The crowd sourcing technology is defined as
the type of technology which are used in most
of the global manufacturing industries all
around the world. The needs and requirements
of the consumers can be actually understood
with the help of this technology. The speed of
delivery, quality control of the products,
reduction in the different costs in the
production rooms are the significant
contributions of this technology.

Part one: Research
Industry
The clothing industry is defined as the type of
industry which provide wide range of products and
services to every people of the world. Exclusive
garments, customized products, textile industry,
application of the recycled products and second
hand clothes are the prime business service of this
industry. Wide range of equipment's and
technologies are constantly being used in this
industry to meet the needs and requirements of the
consumers which is constantly changing. This
industry contributes hugely in the national
economy as well.

Part two: Brainstorming
The impact of technology in the
clothing industry
The application of crowd sourcing
technology on clothing industry has
many advantages such as improved
customer engagement,
implementation of the proposed
changes in an effective manner in
the production rooms, reduction in
human errors

Part two: Brainstorming
Parallels to other industries
Industries such as the beverage industries, chemical industry,
automobile industry, wood and furniture industry and all other
categories of industries uses the crowd sourcing technology in their
working environment.

Part two: Brainstorming
Other technologies which can be applied in the clothing industry
There are different categories of equipment's and technologies
used in the working environment of clothing industry such as the
high speed sewing machine, pressing and fusing machine,
numerical control machine tools, artificial intelligence and block
chain technology.

Customer Engagement New business strategies
can be created
Customized products Improved business sales
High Speed delivery Reduction in overhead costs
Need for changes in the
clothing industry can be
identified professionally.
Mission and vision of the
organization incorporating
the technology can be
achieved.
Waste Reduction Utilization of the available
resources
Part three: Regulation and Ethics
The prime impact of the crowd sourcing technology on the
clothing industry are presented in the following table.

Application of Lessig’s four categories on one impact
of the technology
Market: New technologies and customized products
falls under this category
Law: Reduction in waste material falls under this category
Physical: Customer engagement provides this industry a
competitive advantage over the other industries

Part four: Disruption
Like every industry there are different
business processes in this industry
such as the introduction of the
customized products which
contributes to the profitability of the
business.

Process Factors
The employees using this industry and
business strategies adopted in the
production rooms are the main process
factors of this business process.

Events
The incorporation of the crowd sourcing
technology on clothing industry should
be effectively planned by the
experienced professionals.

Activity
Project managers of clothing industry
should be having enough expertise about
the technology and its application

Decision Points
Clients are the prime decision makers of
this industry and they are responsible
for growth and progress of the industry

Actors
The equipment's used in this industry
and the employees dealing with the
technology are the prime actors of this
business process.

Outcomes
Business decision and business
strategies have a positive or negative
impact on this business process.

Process Model Diagrams
Raw Materials
Re-Cycled
materials Pre-Production
Production
Introducing new
technology
Recycle
Destructive/ Non
destructive
Use
Introducing new
technology
Marketing and
Distribution

Advantages of crowd sourcing technology on clothing industry
 Cost Reduction.
 Speeding up projects.
 Improved creativity.
 Customized products.
 Improved customer engagement.
 Improved business sales.
 Reduction in human errors.
 Effective utilization of resources

Conclusion
The paper is useful to understand the
positive impacts of the crowd
sourcing technology on the clothing
industry.