Apparel Quick Response System Based on Collaborative Forecasting in Supply and Demand Sub-network

Abstract

The apparel industry is a fashion industry with short product life and more demand uncertainty. Participants in apparel supply chain bear more risk. To lower the cost and risk for participants in apparel supply chain, a framework for apparel quick response system based on collaborative forecasting was proposed. The prototype of the apparel quick response system was provided, which included three parts: the collaborative forecasting module, the intelligent replenishment module and the intelligent procurement module. The collaborative forecasting method based on sale gene