The article reveals the requirements for entry of world economy into fourth industrial revolution and Industry 4.0 to competence personnel. promises new digital solutions optimize entire flow value creation in production systems. Existing systems are often based on a philosophy continuous improvement lean management. increasing digitalisation processes is placing demands employee competence. di...

in recent decades, the textile industry, one of the major industries in iran, has faced increasing challenges. these challenges are mainly due to unequal competition of internal firms with imported products, obsolescent machineries, lack of sufficient investment and etc. use of advanced countries’ experiences in this regard as well as providing required facilities has been the major solutions f...

This paper describes a shape-changing robotic mannequin. It is designed to imitate shapes of different people to be used in online clothes retail and made-tomeasure garment industry. We discuss the challenges related to creation of a female robotic mannequin and describe the technical solutions. 

This study was conducted to investigate innovative solutions to a measurement problem pertaining to self-reported body weight data as a key component of the Stepped Approach Model (SAM) of service delivery. Subjects (n = 223) were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: Informed Group (of self-report and weight measurement) + six body weighing habit items (IG, n = 113) and Uninformed Group ...

BACKGROUND It has been argued that the alcohol industry uses corporate social responsibility activities to influence policy and undermine public health, and that every opportunity should be taken to scrutinise such activities. This study analyses a controversial Diageo-funded 'responsible drinking' campaign ("Stop out of Control Drinking", or SOOCD) in Ireland. The study aims to identify how th...