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Application of Digital Tools and Digital Transformation in the Fashion Goods Industry

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  • Apurva Kanyalkar

    (Sr Planner, Coach, New York)

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The research focuses on reassessing the global fashion goods industry across its value chain using digital literacy and digital transformation. It encompasses design, material sourcing to manufacturing, logistics, and retail. Illustrating five major categories of digital technologies—connectivity tools, transaction processing platforms, analytical and data visualization tools, security systems, and artificial intelligence. The study explores how digital capabilities enhance responsiveness, traceability, operational excellence, and customer experience. With a structured analysis of value chain functions, the study highlights utilization of digital tools in addressing persistent industry challenges like volatile demand, long lead times, sustainability compliance, counterfeiting and logistics complexity. The paper further examines use of digital tools in planning processes including forecasting, inventory optimization, production scheduling, and logistics execution. Emerging future readiness themes such as AI driven design, intelligent retailing, cybersecurity, resilience against geopolitical and climate disruptions are discussed to summarize the next stage of digital evolution. The study concludes that digital literacy is a technical competency along with a strategic capability that will define competitiveness, adaptability, and sustainable growth in the fashion goods industry.

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  • Apurva Kanyalkar, 2026. "Application of Digital Tools and Digital Transformation in the Fashion Goods Industry," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS), vol. 11(4), pages 627-635, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bjf:journl:v:11:y:2026:i:4:p:627-635
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