Baby & Kid Store November 2020

Fashion About Us
“It is time to say new
things for the Turkish
textile sector”
Bordo Group Vice Chairman Fahri
Şahin explained that, “The consumer
behaviours are changing in the
textile sector. The demands of the
new generation are different than
the previous generations. The circular
economy trends in the textile sector
are metamorphosing. Sustainability
in the clothing sector is becoming
more important than ever. It is time to
say new things for the Turkish textile
sector.”
Businessperson Fahri Şahin made a
statement about the new trends in
the ready-made clothing and textile
sector after coronavirus (Covid-19)
pandemic. Şahin emphasised that the
textile sector experienced a transformation
like other sectors during the
pandemic process and stated that, “In
this period, digitalisation is the most
popular topic in the textile sector and
digitalisation continues to be the most
popular topic. AI and digital transformation-based
textile applications
are critically important. The textile
businesses that kept their distances
with digital transformation begin to
fall behind the competition.” He further
stated that “A new order in textile
is waiting for us after the pandemic”
and added, “Textile firms that have
infrastructure that matches Industry
4.0, those that care digitalisation in
the production process, adapt to the
remote-working business model and
effectively manage these processes
will minimise the risks and be one step
ahead in the sector.”
“PLM solutions provide digital strategy
in the pandemic”
Fahri Şahin reminded that Product
Lifecycle Management (LM) solution
in the textile sector is a new generation
application and stated that, “PLM
solutions are offered as strategic
solutions to firms that are active in
fashion, shoe, sportswear, luxury wear
and home textile fields. These solutions
enable the firms to achieve their
operational digital transformation
solutions in a shorter time. PLM which
is an innovative business solution can
coordinate the supply chain of these
firms easier. PLM has an important
position among textile trends as this
solution offers a digital strategy in
unexpected situations such as a pandemic.
“Solar energy must be used more
effectively in ready-wear”
Experienced textile businessman Fahri
Şahin remarked the importance of
using renewable energy. He expressed
using solar energy in ready-wear more
effectively and continued, “Renewable
energy is an environmentally-friendly
and ecologic system. The most
important resource among these is
solar energy. The textile sector which
is one of the locomotive sectors in
economic life requires a high amount
of energy. Therefore, we must be
oriented towards the renewable
energy resources as alternatives to
traditional energy resources. Our
country is rich in terms of renewable
energy resources. We must make sure
to use renewable energy resources
more in production and climatization
stages of the textile industry. Thus,
we can follow a sustainable energy
strategy in textile in terms of economy
and environment.”
“Traditional supply chain methods
fell short”
Fahri Şahin remarked the key role of
digitalisation in the supply chain during
the pandemic. Şahin emphasised
that the traditional supply chain fell
short in this unexpected crisis environment
and expressed, “The traditional
methods in the supply chain fell
short for current business processes.
This had negative reflections in the
textile sector. We will need sustainable,
flexible and dynamic supply chains
that are not impacted from short- or
medium-term extraordinary changes.
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