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Optimizing Sewing Line Balancing in Apparel Manufacturing through Digitalization

Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe
Volume 33 (2025): Issue 1 (May 2025)
By: Bülent Koç and  Selin Hanife Eryürük  
Open Access
|May 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ftee-2025-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2300-7354 | Journal ISSN: 1230-3666
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Language: English
Page range: 10 - 26
Published on: May 28, 2025
Published by: Łukasiewicz Research Network, Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open
Keywords:
Apparel Manufacturing,
Digitalization,
Process Monitoring Devices (PMDs),
Digital Lean,
Digital Line-Balancing
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Business informatics,
Process management,
Industrial chemistry,
Cellulose, paper and textiles,
Polymer science and technology,
Materials sciences,
Biomaterials and natural materials

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