Information Processing For Mass-Customized Clothing Production

In this paper is presented a solution for integrating different information from different inputs (3D scanner, Customer Order information) as a combined input for Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) based factory suitable for customized mass production. For this, research was carried out in an industrial enterprise which produced mass-customized jeans for real people in the real markets. It had 5 stores in three different countries - Finland, Germany and United Arab Emirates. Over 15 000 mass-customized pairs of jeans were produced. The company turnover was six million Euros in three years' time. Author developed procedures for Computer Integrated Manufacturing by creating interfaces between 3D body scanning, Customer relationship management system (CRM), CAD system (patterns, alterations, MTM) and manufacturing (communication between factories (in China and Europe)), as well as automating pattern creation from orders and measurements, and testing and improving the scalability of the processes.