Affiliation:
1. University of London, UK
Abstract
With the realization of environmental and social sustainability in developing and using apparel products and services, stakeholders – particularly consumers- are more concerned regarding these issues in business operations. In order to address new developments and changing trends, apparel businesses are compelled to identify and implement innovative and sustainable solutions for regular activities. This chapter assesses how the textile and apparel supply chains can comply with the United Nations' sustainable development goals. In particular, verifying the source of raw materials and maintaining visibility of merchandise products and related services while moving through the value-chain networks is challenging and maintains interoperable business sustainability. Information systems play a vital role in maintaining operational sustainability. This chapter presents a blockchain-based Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure powered by service-oriented computing architecture as a solution for information processing for maintaining sustainable supply chain operations.
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