Footwear Design for Disassembly and Recycling 3 min read Jan 1 Header Image: Unsplash by Nayanika Bharadwaj in Circularity The need for circularity and closed-loop systems is gaining increasing traction in the fashion industry with major commitments by many industry behemoths and increasingly scalable development. These include mechanical and chemical recycling and materials such as […]

Fashion Supply Chains Emerging out of COVID-19 8 min read Aug 17 Header Image Source: SupplyCompass by Srishti Dhawan in Production As the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic slowly recede, fashion supply chains across the world are finding new priorities and ways to reorganize themselves. Creating safe workplaces for garment workers, discovering new ways […]

Aug 23 The Right Thing #3 Blog, The Right Thing It’s been a while that I’ve been pretty obsessed with the concept of collaboration and how to do it well. What is collaboration? We all hear this word bandied around a lot. The Latin root of the word, collaborare, means to work with. Basically, the opposite of giving orders and then […]

Structured data, easily accessible information & shared systems play a key role in the sustainable transformation of fashion. Here’s how. 4 minutes Jul 30 Header Image: Nayanika Bharadwaj by SupplyCompass in The Right Thing, Thought Leadership Structured data, easily accessible information & shared systems play a key role in the sustainable transformation of fashion. Here’s […]

Build a shared workflow with your manufacturers Manage all your orders easily, from one platform Work collaboratively from one place with all your customers. Receive structured, clear tech packs and easily manage all sample requests, submissions and approvals from one simple board. Keep track of RFQs, price negotiations and approvals and manage purchase orders and […]

Aug 11 The Right Thing #2 Blog, The Right Thing Systems are complicated. But for survival, it’s crucial we understand them. In our last letter, I touched on systems thinking and why it’s so important for fashion. Since then we’ve been on a company away-day together in Bath (fun times!), discussed our role in the fashion (eco) system, […]

by Lisa Griplas Guest Contributor Lisa Griplas is The Woolmark Company’s Global Editor, where she has worked for close to a decade. Her passion for conscious consumption and igniting positive change within the fashion and textile industry aligns with the ethos of the global authority on wool, creating content across the supply chain to build […]

What the fashion industry can learn from systems thinking 4 minutes Jul 27 Header Image: Nayanika Bharadwaj by SupplyCompass in The Right Thing, Thought Leadership First up, what is systems thinking? Systems thinking is an approach — or philosophy — to problem-solving that views ‘problems’ as part of a wider, dynamic system. A more holistic […]

Digital Supply Chains in Fashion – 5 Tips to Build Efficiency 5 min read May 19 Header Image: SupplyCompass by Nayanika Bharadwaj in Technology As COVID-19 has unleashed a wave of uncertainty and anxiety across the world, the fashion industry is sinking in a quagmire of its rundown systems that have simply been unable to […]

5 Top Tips to make your product lines more profitable 5 min Mar 12 Header Image from SupplyCompass by SupplyCompass in Production 5 Top Tips to make your product lines more profitable As a brand, you want to deliver your customers the best quality product at an affordable price point, yet you also need to […]

Webinar: Navigating Uncertainty in the Fashion Industry 45 min webinar, 15 min Q&A Apr 27 Webinar took place on 12 May at 4:30pm BST. by SupplyCompass in Events What to expect? Announcing our webinar, in partnership with Common Objective and Techstyler, on navigating uncertainty in the fashion industry as the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

Top 5 Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Softwares for Fashion: A Comparison Jan 20 Image: Unsplash by SupplyCompass in Technology Product Lifecycle Management or PLM softwares were originally designed for the automotive industry but has been adapted over the decades to service other industries. Due to the complexities of product development and supply chain as well […]

10 Tips for Effective Project Management of a Garment Order Jan 20 Image: Unsplash by SupplyCompass in Production For effective garment project management, modern fashion companies need many skillsets to stay on top of their game. The pressure to deliver better clothing faster means improving their operational and supply chain efficiencies constantly. Here are a […]

Mar 17 2 min 4 ways our Moodboard tool can save you time, money and improve quality! Header Image from SupplyCompass Blog, Production 4 ways our Moodboard tool can also save you time, money and improve quality! Our moodboard feature isn’t a moodboard as you know it. You can use it not just as a […]

The unstoppable rise of the Drop ???? Why Seasons are so AW19 3 minutes May 21 Credit: Flora Davidson by Flora Davidson in Production, Thought Leadership Most fast growth, DTC brands no longer subscribe to the outdated formula of 2 set seasonal launches a year. Sure, this doesn’t mean these brands are not doing SS […]

The State of Packaging: Inks 4.5 min read Jan 6 Header Image: Unsplash by Flora Davidson in Production Ink has three basic components: varnish, oil, and pigment. Most people believe ink to be a pigment, but pigment often accounts for only 20% of its volume. What’s the environmental impact of ink? The type of ink used to print on packaging […]

The State of Packaging: Polybags in the Fashion Industry 5 min read Jan 5 Header image: Arthur & Henry by Flora Davidson in Production In a 2017 survey by Packaging Digest and the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, brands said the questions they were most commonly asked by consumers were: Why isn’t their packaging sustainable? Why do they […]

Leather Alternatives – Vegan, Plant-based Leather & More 3 min read Aug 28 Header Image Source: SupplyCompass Leather Alternatives Guide by Aly Tobin in Materials Companies and consumers are fast becoming more open to faux leather or leather alternatives with the rise of environmental and societal concerns, as well as animal welfare. In recent years […]

Supply Chain Finance: Top Tips for Fashion Brands 8 min read Jun 19 Header image taken by SupplyCompass at our Manufacturing Partner in Tamil Nadu, India. by SupplyCompass in Production We sat down with Srishti Dhawan, Head of Supply Chain at SupplyCompass, and Liv Khan, Co-Founder of The Lacuna Collection, to ask the top supply […]

Deadstock Fabric Partnership with Queen of Raw 5 min read Sep 7 Source: SupplyCompass platform with Queen of Raw deadstock fabric options by Flora Davidson in Platform We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with Queen of Raw, the NYC-based technology company changing the landscape for deadstock fabric, as featured in Vogue Business. By joining forces, […]