Navigating the complexities of the current apparel supply chain can be cumbersome, particularly as consumers demand more sustainable and traceable alternatives and share concerns about greenwashing and labor conditions. As such, brands cannot afford to continue making sourcing decisions based exclusively on traditional pillars like cost, quality and lead times, according to Stuart McCready-Stocks, global brand director at fashion supply chain software provider Coats Digital.

Coats Digital has long sought to help fashion brands build more transparent, sustainable supply chains, offering the GSDCost solution to help manufacturers better analyze all labor-related activities, whether it be cutting, sewing, inspecting or packing. The solution is designed to enable these suppliers to establish time-cost benchmarks for individual tasks and better estimate associated labor costs for finished goods.

In a fireside chat with Sourcing Journal logistics editor Glenn Taylor, McCready-Stocks broke down apparel’s current need to adopt a version of the “three P” methodology: people, planet and performance.

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