A comparative review of zero-waste fashion design thinking and operational research on cutting and packing optimisation. Issue 2 (4th May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: ElShishtawy, Nesma; Sinha, Pammi; Bennell, Julia A.
• Is Part Of: International journal of fashion design, technology and education. Volume 15:Issue 2(2022)
• Page Start: 187
• Page End: 199
• Publication Date: 2022-05-04
• Subjects: Zero-waste -- fashion design -- cutting and packing -- marker planning problem -- automated markers; Fashion design -- Periodicals; Clothing trade -- Periodicals; 746.92
• DOI: 10.1080/17543266.2021.1990416
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1754-3266

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This paper provides a review aimed at comparing cutting and packing (C&P) research in the textile industry and the area of zero-waste fashion design (ZWFD). Both research domains seek to minimise waste material while approaching the problem from very different perspectives. The C&P research investigates the use of mathematical and computational techniques for minimising material waste in the marker planning problem, while the ZWFD provides creative pattern making solutions for the same problem. A systematic literature review was performed based on content and bibliometric analysis of 22 papers published in peer-reviewed journals from 2010 until 2021. The paper maps the research direction of both the C&P and ZWFD as an opportunity to stimulate further research in the future encouraged by the integration of both areas to address the zero-waste fashion designs' manufacturability problem by incorporating the fashion design process with the C&P optimisation algorithm design process.