The document discusses key trends in material sourcing for the fashion industry. It outlines five trends: 1) A focus on sustainable and ethical sourcing due to environmental and social pressures. 2) A movement toward more domestic sourcing and local production. 3) An emphasis on customized and unique designs enabled by new digital technologies. 4) Providers offering full-package sourcing from raw materials to finished products. 5) The continued importance of B2B trade shows and e-sourcing for connecting buyers and sellers, despite the growth of online options. The trends reflect an industry undergoing strategic and organizational shifts to address challenges through more sustainable, localized, and customized approaches while maintaining human relationships.

1. MATERIAL SOURCING REVOLUTION
CHANGE IN SUPPLY CHAIN &
SOURCING TRENDS
sophie lucie dewulf
March 2013

2. Presentation Outline
- Introduction : Challenging the sourcing revolution
- Five key sourcing facts
1 sustainable sourcing (ethical consideration)
2 customized design
3 domestic versus global material sourcing
4 full package / One stop service
5 B2B Trade shows & e-sourcing
- Conclusion

3. MATERIAL SOURCING
CHALLENGE

4. Material purchase and buying strategies crucially affect the
success of fashion companies, being a vital link in the
supply chain.
Challenging economies, commodity fluctuations, dynamic
consumer behaviors, result in
sourcing mechanisms that are constantly shifting,
taking on more strategic to ethical and human directions.

5. 5 KEY SOURCING TRENDS

6. 1 sustainable sourcing
+ethical consideration

7. Greener materials,
zero emission productions and manufacturing,
eco-friendlier attitudes...
because there is no plan B.

8. SUSTAINBILITY AS
A GLOBAL
MARKET FACT,
NOT A TREND

9. ETHICALLY CORRECT

10. editorials:
forecast, conference coverage, consumer behaviors, material profile reports, material
developments

11. 2 domestic versus
global sourcing

12. BACK TO LOCAL

13. Editorial reports:
Megatrends theme Real, active features: Made in, performance fabric wrap, material
developments

14. 3 customized design

15. ONE OF A
KIND
MEASURE
MADE
DIGITAL
TECNOLOGY
finish, dyeing,
printing, trim,
branding,
denim

16. material trade show coverage, material inspirations, speed to market, denim features

17. 4 Full Package

18. ONE STOP SOURCING from yarn to finished product

20. 5 B2B Trade shows & e-sourcing

21. TACTILE ISSUE
HUMAN INTERACTION

22. UNLIMITED CONNECTION

24. CONCLUSION

25. MATERIAL SOURCING TODAY
+ sustainability
+ ethical awareness
+ customized power
+ strategic organization
+ human interaction

27. thank you for your attention,
sophie lucie dewulf