Will This New Amazon Patent Revolutionize the Apparel Industry?
In an effort to increase efficiency, the apparel items would be manufactured in batches based on factors, like customer shipping address
“Once various textile products are printed, cut and assembled according to the orders, they can be processed through a quality check, photographed for placement in an electronic commerce system, shipped to customers and/or stored in a materials handling facility for order fulfillment,” the patent reads, according to Re/Code. “By aggregating orders from various geographic locations and coordinating apparel assembly processes on a large scale, the embodiments provide new ways to increase efficiency in apparel manufacturing.”
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