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From the author of 'Back to the Future'
The key to the future lies in co-operation, team working, open work
environment and collaborative business partnerships. Technology,
however, is only the enabling force behind this radical change in
business philosophies.
One more thing is clear. Computers are no longer about automation of
bookkeeping or office automation. They are shaking the core of business.
The cutting edge of computer/communications technology can
provide business advantage, but it also can cut you down if you fail to
grasp the blade But we must realise that machines can not do the work,
people do. People are the prime movers behind any business and it is the
quality and standard of human recourses that will define an
organisation's success chart in 21st century.
For the sake of simplicity few assumptions have been made in the story
to cover maximum areas to be affected by technology in year 2005:
- All the features of hi-technology have been incorporated in one
ideal company with highest perfection level of working;
- Only few key executives and departments have been mentioned but
there could be much expanded organization structure;
- Top management and all employees are highly motivated to absorb
the latest technology;
- Pre-production planning has been replaced by real time production
planning and control;
- There is no finishing section (owing to clean work environment
there are no stains on garments );
- The company has website on internet which contains the
information about company, its products, product's features,
international prices, UPCs of the products, and a customised order
form.
Readers and critics are welcome to give their suggestions,
remarks, opinion and any other contribution towards the betterment of
this essay. All discussions and queries may be mailed to:
SANJAY GOEL
URL:www-rcf.usc.edu/~rgoel/sg/
E-mail:sangoel@hotmail.com
Every feature of technology mentioned in the story is reality
and
not fiction. There are existent companies which have already
developed the technology visualized in the essay and the time gap in
acceptance of it is due unawareness of that technology among the
potential user. So here is a
ready list of few such
companies/associations/systems mentioned in the essay:
- American Apparel Manufacturers Association (AAMA);
- Assyst, Investronica, PSTI, Gerber Garment technology
Inc.(GGT);and other CAD manufacturing Cos.;
- Bytes System Inc.;
- Clemson Apparel Research (CAR);
- Demand Activated Manufacturing Architecture (DAMA);
- Design Cut from Scan Vec Garment Systems Ltd.;
- Karat Systems Inc.;
- Moda CAD Design System, Moda DRAPE, Moda SKETCH, Moda TOOLKIT,
Moda CATALOG, Moda FINITY, ModaPLAN; Modoris, Diamino, Style Manger
and Prostyle from Lectra Systems;
- Movex Fashion System from Intentia;
- Nester software from IET Intelligent Electronics Ltd.;
- Net Collection from Network System's International Inc.;
- Offshore Manufacturing System from New Generation Computing;
- Online data System (ODS) from AIC Apparel Systems;
- PAD Systems Inc.;
- Quickspread System from Winer Solutions Inc.;
- Real Time Data Control System from Leadtec's Satelite Plus ;
- SEWN 2000 system from Richter Systems;
- Textile/Clothing Technology Corporation [TC]2;
- Textiles Information Management System(TIMS) from Unicate Network
Inc.
