The growth of digital technologies is now starting to make a major impact on the textiles sector, where new business models are opening up a world of possibilities
Keywords: accessories, acid dye, backdrops, banners, Barack Obama, Basso & Brooke, blogs, business opportunities, Canadian fashion, Canadian manufacturing, Canadian Textile Industries Association, Como region, cotton, cotton fabric, CTIA, DesignYourFabric.com, digital fabric printing, digital fabrics, digital output technology, digital technology, digital inkjet technology, digital textile market, digital textile printing, Digital Textile Printing Market Overview, digital textiles, dirt repellent, disperse dye, drapes, DTP, Dupont Artistri, dye sublimation printing, environmental conservation, environmental factors, environmental impact, e-commerce, fabric signs, fabric softener, family businesses, fashion, fashion in Canada, First Lady Michelle Obama, Europe, fashion, FESPA, FESPA Digital Textile Conference, H&M, household linens, InfoTrends, inkjet, inkjet printing, interior design, interior décor, ITMA, James Hanlon, John Hawke, Justin Trudeau, large format printing, laser cutting, linen, linen fabric, Lucian Matis, major fashion brands, Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute, Michael Hawke, Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama’s clothes, Michelle Obama fashion, Milan, NASCAR Hall of Fame, natural fibre blends, natural fibres, Neil Felton, new business opportunities, North American textile manufacturing, North American textile production, North American textiles, novelty items, nylon-based fabric, nylon fabric, pigment dye, pillows, political wives, positive environmental impact, President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, PrintAction, printed tents, print heads, reactive dye, Ron Gilboa, rotary screen printing, scarves, screen printing, signs, silk, silk fabric, soft signage, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau’s clothes, Sophie Gregoire Trudea fashion, substrates, supply chain consideration, synthetic fabrics, technology maturity, textile decorating, textile dyes, textile manufacturing, theatre backdrops, The Emerson Group, trade show displays, upholstery, Victoria Gaitskell, vinyl, vinyl signs, viscose, viscose fabric, washing systems, water based dyes, White House, Zara
Hagop Tchamkertenian will present on the printing industry profile, challenges, and outlook. He will discuss how the printing industry is in transition from mass production to personalization and facing challenges from digital technologies. However, printing remains economically significant as the 4th largest manufacturing employer in Australia. The Printing Industries Association of Australia represents over 1,400 companies and is working to address issues like skills development, cost reductions, and sustainability to help the industry consolidate and evolve into a solutions provider within the multimedia landscape.
Subtitle: Measures to protect your business from a rash of employee fraud hitting the printing industry
Description: After a series of high-profile fraud cases in North American printing, two forensic accountants and a police detective share low-cost methods for protecting your business
Keywords: accountants, ACFE, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, billing fraud, changes in staff’s behaviour, changes in staff’s financial circumstances, cheque fraud, consumption of supplies, civil lawsuits to recover stolen proceeds, David Malamed, Deloitte LLP, Detective Constable Keith Nakahara, bookkeepers, employee fraud, due diligence in fraud prevention, duplicate expense claims, duplicate cheques, duplicate paycheques, expense fraud, false expense claims, falsified documents, fictional employees, filing a fraud complaint, forensic accountants, forgery, fraud accusations, fraud awareness training, fraud convictions, fraud experts, fraud identification, fraud insurance, fraud investigation, fraud prevention, fraud protection, fraud risk assessments, fraud statistics, fraudulent employee expense claims, fraudulent invoices, Grant Thornton LLP, Halton Regional Police Service Fraud Unit (Commercial Team), human resources management, payroll fraud, hiring accounting personnel, hiring payroll personnel, police criminal background checks, Positive Pay programs, pre-employment contracts, PrintAction, printing companies, printing industry, procurement, red flags, reference checks, reviewing bank statements, Robert Fowlie, separation of duties, spontaneous utterances, staff supervision, unauthorized cheques, Victoria Gaitskell, whistleblower programs, year-end financial reporting
Rafael Peñuela Torres, CEO of Manroland Sheetfed, discusses restructuring, the state of the printing market, modern machine manufacturing and the road ahead
Keywords: 2008 economic crisis, 2008 financial crisis, automation, book printing, business cards, chief executive officers, commercial printers, commercial printers in China India and Latin America, commercial printers in North America, commercial printers in Western economies, competition from electronic media, corporate culture, cost control, cost per copy, cross training, customer satisfaction, customer service, digital printing, DirectDrive, German companies, German factories, German labour force, German labour laws, increasing automation, in-line foilers, insolvency, Langley Holdings PLC, machine manufacturing, makeready, makeready time, Manroland Sheetfed GmbH, network management systems, niche market, Offenbach, perfector presses, plate changing, press operators, printing business models, printing equipment market, printing plates, press speed, Printnet, quicker response times, Rafael Penuela Torres, reduced workforces, research and development, restructuring, retrofits, senior executives, sheetfed skilled labour shortage, offset presses, Tony Langley, unions, unique value proposition, UV printing, upgrades, Web-to-print
Laurie Carr and Julie Mavis, co-owners of Cats Media (Toronto and Port Hope, Ontario), restructure a small family printing business into a marketing services provider and become role models for the U.S.-based National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP) and Canadian Kwik Kopy franchisees
Gala Gutenberg: Celebrating Quebec's Best and Brightest. Report on the organizers and 2010 winners of Quebec's most prestigious awards for printing excellence
La presentación electrónica es un programa que permite crear presentaciones multimedia con diapositivas. El documento explica los conceptos básicos de las presentaciones como diapositivas, estilos y animaciones. También describe las herramientas para editar diapositivas e insertar objetos como texto, imágenes y dibujos. Finalmente, detalla las funciones para dar formato a los objetos y corregir la presentación.
The document summarizes an interview with Joe Carrelas, the print shop manager at University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto. It discusses the challenges of consolidating printing operations during mergers of hospitals into UHN. It describes Carrelas managing over 2,000 forms and transitioning to online ordering, which increased revenue and volume. It highlights maintaining quality and turnaround times to remain a valuable service for the hospitals' medical advancements.
Hagop Tchamkertenian will present on the printing industry profile, challenges, and outlook. He will discuss how the printing industry is in transition from mass production to personalization and facing challenges from digital technologies. However, printing remains economically significant as the 4th largest manufacturing employer in Australia. The Printing Industries Association of Australia represents over 1,400 companies and is working to address issues like skills development, cost reductions, and sustainability to help the industry consolidate and evolve into a solutions provider within the multimedia landscape.
Subtitle: Measures to protect your business from a rash of employee fraud hitting the printing industry
Description: After a series of high-profile fraud cases in North American printing, two forensic accountants and a police detective share low-cost methods for protecting your business
Keywords: accountants, ACFE, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, billing fraud, changes in staff’s behaviour, changes in staff’s financial circumstances, cheque fraud, consumption of supplies, civil lawsuits to recover stolen proceeds, David Malamed, Deloitte LLP, Detective Constable Keith Nakahara, bookkeepers, employee fraud, due diligence in fraud prevention, duplicate expense claims, duplicate cheques, duplicate paycheques, expense fraud, false expense claims, falsified documents, fictional employees, filing a fraud complaint, forensic accountants, forgery, fraud accusations, fraud awareness training, fraud convictions, fraud experts, fraud identification, fraud insurance, fraud investigation, fraud prevention, fraud protection, fraud risk assessments, fraud statistics, fraudulent employee expense claims, fraudulent invoices, Grant Thornton LLP, Halton Regional Police Service Fraud Unit (Commercial Team), human resources management, payroll fraud, hiring accounting personnel, hiring payroll personnel, police criminal background checks, Positive Pay programs, pre-employment contracts, PrintAction, printing companies, printing industry, procurement, red flags, reference checks, reviewing bank statements, Robert Fowlie, separation of duties, spontaneous utterances, staff supervision, unauthorized cheques, Victoria Gaitskell, whistleblower programs, year-end financial reporting
Rafael Peñuela Torres, CEO of Manroland Sheetfed, discusses restructuring, the state of the printing market, modern machine manufacturing and the road ahead
Keywords: 2008 economic crisis, 2008 financial crisis, automation, book printing, business cards, chief executive officers, commercial printers, commercial printers in China India and Latin America, commercial printers in North America, commercial printers in Western economies, competition from electronic media, corporate culture, cost control, cost per copy, cross training, customer satisfaction, customer service, digital printing, DirectDrive, German companies, German factories, German labour force, German labour laws, increasing automation, in-line foilers, insolvency, Langley Holdings PLC, machine manufacturing, makeready, makeready time, Manroland Sheetfed GmbH, network management systems, niche market, Offenbach, perfector presses, plate changing, press operators, printing business models, printing equipment market, printing plates, press speed, Printnet, quicker response times, Rafael Penuela Torres, reduced workforces, research and development, restructuring, retrofits, senior executives, sheetfed skilled labour shortage, offset presses, Tony Langley, unions, unique value proposition, UV printing, upgrades, Web-to-print
Laurie Carr and Julie Mavis, co-owners of Cats Media (Toronto and Port Hope, Ontario), restructure a small family printing business into a marketing services provider and become role models for the U.S.-based National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP) and Canadian Kwik Kopy franchisees
Gala Gutenberg: Celebrating Quebec's Best and Brightest. Report on the organizers and 2010 winners of Quebec's most prestigious awards for printing excellence
La presentación electrónica es un programa que permite crear presentaciones multimedia con diapositivas. El documento explica los conceptos básicos de las presentaciones como diapositivas, estilos y animaciones. También describe las herramientas para editar diapositivas e insertar objetos como texto, imágenes y dibujos. Finalmente, detalla las funciones para dar formato a los objetos y corregir la presentación.
The document summarizes an interview with Joe Carrelas, the print shop manager at University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto. It discusses the challenges of consolidating printing operations during mergers of hospitals into UHN. It describes Carrelas managing over 2,000 forms and transitioning to online ordering, which increased revenue and volume. It highlights maintaining quality and turnaround times to remain a valuable service for the hospitals' medical advancements.
Canada's most powerful editors discuss print's future position relative to on-line news sources
Keywords: 2008 economic crisis, 2008 financial crisis, advertising revenues, Canadian Journalism Foundation, Canadian newspapers, Charlotte Empey, CJF, community newspapers, custom content, daily newspapers, digital media, future of newspapers, Google, Gutenberg's Last Stand: Reinventing the Modern Newspaper, Internet news, John Stackhouse, journalism, Lou Clancy, Metro English Canada, Metro News, Michael Cooke, National Post, news audiences, news consumption statistics, newspaper advertising, newspaper delivery, newspaper editors, newspaper readers, newspaper reader demographics, newspaper reader statistics, Newsweek, pay-walls, paywalls, printed newspapers, Postmedia News, radio newscasts, Scott White, search engine optimization, SEO, television newscasts, The Canadian Press, The Globe and Mail, The New York Times, Toronto Star, Twitter, Victoria Gaitskell
Transcontinental Printing launched a new eBook Solution in partnership with De Marque at BookExpo America. The solution allows publishers to upload content once in an ePub format, which is then converted to print-ready PDFs and distributed through the partners' digital platforms to numerous retail channels. The solution provides flexibility for publishers in areas like customizing sales reports, billing, pricing strategies, and accessing international markets. It was seen as addressing the need for publishers to plan and monetize content across multiple channels. The partnership between Transcontinental and De Marque on the eBook Solution was highlighted as an innovative response to changes in the publishing industry.
Walmart hosted its fifth annual Sustainable Packaging Conference at PackEx, Canada's largest packaging tradeshow. Walmart emphasized its commitment to environmental sustainability and sharing sustainability information with others. Walmart President David Cheesewright outlined Walmart's sustainability practices, including its My Sustainability Plan program where employees commit to sustainable actions in their daily lives. Cheesewright encouraged other businesses to implement similar employee engagement programs and participate in sustainability resources on ShareGreen.ca.
This document discusses the core elements of digital citizenship. It outlines nine elements of digital citizenship according to Ribble (2011): digital access, digital commerce, digital communication, digital literacy, digital etiquette, digital law, digital rights and responsibilities, digital health and wellness, and digital security. It also discusses five fluencies that are important for digital citizens according to Crockett, Jukes and Churches (2011): information fluency, media fluency, collaboration fluency, creativity fluency, and solution fluency. Developing these skills will help people adapt to rapid technological changes and new learning and working environments in the digital world.
Can Your Package Really Be Recycled Or Composted? | PrintActionVictoria Gaitskell
The document summarizes operations at the Peel Integrated Waste Management Facility, the largest waste and recycling plant in Canada. It processes 130,000 tonnes of recyclables annually from Blue Box collections for Peel Region. The facility has expanded what plastics it will accept, including rigid plastic packaging. This will capture an additional 1,600-2,100 tonnes of plastic annually. However, some packaging poses challenges as it may not be recyclable or compostable due to material combinations or size. Staff urge package designers to consider full lifecycles and whether materials can actually be handled by local waste systems.
The document discusses the digital divide, which refers to the gap between those who have access to computers and the Internet, and those who do not. The digital divide is related to three types of capital: social, knowledge, and human. Lack of digital access prevents the development of social networks and communication, access to online education, and the ability to enhance skills. Potential solutions proposed include providing free Internet access in public places and schools, as well as subsidized broadband and devices for low-income households.
Exploring six popular consumer-engagement trends that are driving the wide-format business
Keywords: omni-channel marketing, marketing, enriched retail experience, environmental sustainability, customization, brand activation events, interactivity, printing companies, wide-format printing, consumer engagement, Victoria Gaitskell
Loyalty between founding family members, staff, and clients has propelled Simpson Screen Print and Lithography Ltd. of Bloomingdale, Ontario, through the most challenging year in the company's history to achieve record success
Keywords: Andy Warhol, banners, Carla Johanns, David Johanns, death of a colleague, decals, Dick Kouwenhoven, digital printing, Dutch-Canadians, family businesses, fine-art prints, flyers, fulfillment, Graficaza, Hemlock Printers, Henri Matisse, Holland, HP Indigo, inkjet printing, Joan Miro, Ken Danby, kitting, Komori Lithrone, labels, large-format signage, limited-edition prints, lithography, Marc Chagall, Martin Johanns, Martyn Johanns, metallic finishes, Michel Caza, Pablo Picasso, point-of-purchase displays, PrintAction, Salvador Dali, Sam Mueller, scratch-and-win tickets, screen presses, screen printing, serigraphs, SGIA, silkscreen printing, Simpson Screen Print & Lithography Ltd., Specialty Graphic Imaging Association, substrates, succession planning, The Netherlands, UV digital flatbed presses, UV inks, workplace bereavement, workplace mourning
This document provides information about Micro Inks Limited, an Indian printing ink company. It discusses the origins of the ink industry, Micro Ink's growth and achievements over the years, its organizational structure and departments. It positions Micro Inks as the 15th largest ink company globally and number 1 in India with over $171 million in annual sales. The document also provides background on the Bilakhia Group that owns Micro Inks and its other businesses, including Mitsu Industries.
Techquisition - Don't Be Disrupted. Be Disruption.Paul Cuatrecasas
The document discusses how technological disruption is affecting all industries, forcing even traditional companies to become "technology companies" through acquisitions. It provides numerous examples of large, non-tech companies acquiring technology startups and software companies across many industries in order to gain new capabilities, defend against disruption, and drive growth. The pace of technology M&A is accelerating as digital transformation becomes mission critical for survival in today's business environment.
Kodak is launching a new IMC campaign called "Capturing Memories" to introduce the Kodak brand and its history of capturing memories to millennial families. The campaign will focus on millennials, who are starting families and making memories, but may be less familiar with Kodak's historical role in photography. Kodak was once dominant in the camera and film industry but struggled with the transition to digital. It has since refocused on areas like printing and is exploring new business opportunities through collaborations and licensing to engage new audiences and drive brand awareness.
Read Case Study 6 and respond to question 2.Your response should b.docxleonorepour284
Read Case Study 6 and respond to question 2.
Your response should be at least one page long and conform to APA Version 6 standards. If you have questions about APA Version 6 standards, refer to the Syllabus for instructions about accessing an APA tutorial.
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Criteria
Points
Case Study
Submitted case study and addressed all questions asked in assignment. Each case study presents one or more questions for analysis and explanation. A quality response fully answers the question or questions asked.
25 points
APA Standards
Written response conforms to APA format (in-text citations and references as required, punctuation, headings, paraphrasing, seriation). At a minimum, focus on in-text citations, sentence punctuation, seriation rules, and reference list construction. You should list and cite the text, as appropriate, when responding to case study questions.
3 points
Spelling and Grammar
Submitted assignment was checked for spelling and grammar errors.
2 points
CASE STUDY 6
Exploring Innovation in Action
Sewing up the competition – innovation in the textile and clothing industry
Manufacturing doesn’t get much older than the textile and clothing industry. Since the earliest days when we lived in caves there’s been a steady demand for something to wrap around us to keep warm and to protect the more sensitive bits of our anatomy from the worst of the elements. What began with animal hides and furs gradually moved into a more sophisticated activity with fabrics woven from flax or wool – and with people increasingly specialising in the business.
In its early days this was very much a cottage industry – quite literally people would spin wool gathered from sheep and weave simple cloths on home-made looms. But the skill base – and the technology – began to develop and many of the family names we still have today – Weaver, Dyer, Tailor, for example – remind us of the importance of this sector. And where there were sufficient cottages and groups of people with such skill we began to see concentrations of manufacturing – for example, the Flemish weavers or the lace makers in the English Midlands. As their reputation – and the quality of their goods – grew so the basis of trading internationally in textile and clothing was established.
The small-scale nature of the industry changed dramatically during the Industrial Revolution. Massive growth in population meant that markets were becoming much bigger whilst at the same time significant developments in technology (and the science underpinning the technology) meant that making textiles and clothing became an increasingly industrialised process. Much of the early Industrial Revolution was around the cotton and wool industries in England and many of the great innovations and machinery – such as the Spinning Jenny – were essentially innovations to support a growing international industry. And the growth of the industry fuelled scientific research and led to devel.
Affliction Clothing plans to expand its retail presence in 2011 by opening flagship boutiques across the country. The lifestyle brand known for its association with tattoo culture, heavy rock music, and mixed martial arts will debut new stores ranging from 2,500 to 3,000 square feet. Affliction will focus on rolling out these flagship stores for its core customer base of fans of these cultures.
John Moore's company Pencil On Paper Studio (POP Studio) helps other companies outsource design, branding, marketing, and other creative services. Since launching in 2008, POP Studio has assisted a diverse range of clients with projects including new brand launches, seasonal inspiration, website design, identity development, and more. Moore previously worked
Nike Inc. is evaluated in the document, which includes copies of their financial statements from the current year. Various financial metrics and ratios are calculated and analyzed to assess Nike's financial stability and performance, such as operating income, net income, earnings per share, sales growth, tax rate, dividend payout ratio, net profit margin, return on shareholder's equity, current ratio, and quick ratio. Overall, the document provides an in-depth evaluation of Nike's financial position through an analysis of their financial statements and key metrics.
1. A special report discusses how manufacturing is undergoing a third industrial revolution as it goes digital, with profound effects on jobs and the location of production.
2. New technologies like 3D printing and advanced robotics are making production more flexible and automated, allowing for smaller batch sizes and potentially moving some manufacturing back to rich countries.
3. While factories will employ fewer workers, related jobs in services, engineering, training, and support are growing, and manufacturing remains important for innovation, exports, and higher-paying jobs on average.
O'Reilly eBook: Creating a Data-Driven Enterprise in Media | eubolrVasu S
An O'Reilly eBook about Creating a Data-Driven Enterprise in Media DataOps Insights from Comcast, Sling TV, and Turner Broadcasting.
https://www.qubole.com/resources/ebooks/ebook-creating-a-data-driven-enterprise-in-media
Canada's most powerful editors discuss print's future position relative to on-line news sources
Keywords: 2008 economic crisis, 2008 financial crisis, advertising revenues, Canadian Journalism Foundation, Canadian newspapers, Charlotte Empey, CJF, community newspapers, custom content, daily newspapers, digital media, future of newspapers, Google, Gutenberg's Last Stand: Reinventing the Modern Newspaper, Internet news, John Stackhouse, journalism, Lou Clancy, Metro English Canada, Metro News, Michael Cooke, National Post, news audiences, news consumption statistics, newspaper advertising, newspaper delivery, newspaper editors, newspaper readers, newspaper reader demographics, newspaper reader statistics, Newsweek, pay-walls, paywalls, printed newspapers, Postmedia News, radio newscasts, Scott White, search engine optimization, SEO, television newscasts, The Canadian Press, The Globe and Mail, The New York Times, Toronto Star, Twitter, Victoria Gaitskell
Transcontinental Printing launched a new eBook Solution in partnership with De Marque at BookExpo America. The solution allows publishers to upload content once in an ePub format, which is then converted to print-ready PDFs and distributed through the partners' digital platforms to numerous retail channels. The solution provides flexibility for publishers in areas like customizing sales reports, billing, pricing strategies, and accessing international markets. It was seen as addressing the need for publishers to plan and monetize content across multiple channels. The partnership between Transcontinental and De Marque on the eBook Solution was highlighted as an innovative response to changes in the publishing industry.
Walmart hosted its fifth annual Sustainable Packaging Conference at PackEx, Canada's largest packaging tradeshow. Walmart emphasized its commitment to environmental sustainability and sharing sustainability information with others. Walmart President David Cheesewright outlined Walmart's sustainability practices, including its My Sustainability Plan program where employees commit to sustainable actions in their daily lives. Cheesewright encouraged other businesses to implement similar employee engagement programs and participate in sustainability resources on ShareGreen.ca.
This document discusses the core elements of digital citizenship. It outlines nine elements of digital citizenship according to Ribble (2011): digital access, digital commerce, digital communication, digital literacy, digital etiquette, digital law, digital rights and responsibilities, digital health and wellness, and digital security. It also discusses five fluencies that are important for digital citizens according to Crockett, Jukes and Churches (2011): information fluency, media fluency, collaboration fluency, creativity fluency, and solution fluency. Developing these skills will help people adapt to rapid technological changes and new learning and working environments in the digital world.
Can Your Package Really Be Recycled Or Composted? | PrintActionVictoria Gaitskell
The document summarizes operations at the Peel Integrated Waste Management Facility, the largest waste and recycling plant in Canada. It processes 130,000 tonnes of recyclables annually from Blue Box collections for Peel Region. The facility has expanded what plastics it will accept, including rigid plastic packaging. This will capture an additional 1,600-2,100 tonnes of plastic annually. However, some packaging poses challenges as it may not be recyclable or compostable due to material combinations or size. Staff urge package designers to consider full lifecycles and whether materials can actually be handled by local waste systems.
The document discusses the digital divide, which refers to the gap between those who have access to computers and the Internet, and those who do not. The digital divide is related to three types of capital: social, knowledge, and human. Lack of digital access prevents the development of social networks and communication, access to online education, and the ability to enhance skills. Potential solutions proposed include providing free Internet access in public places and schools, as well as subsidized broadband and devices for low-income households.
Exploring six popular consumer-engagement trends that are driving the wide-format business
Keywords: omni-channel marketing, marketing, enriched retail experience, environmental sustainability, customization, brand activation events, interactivity, printing companies, wide-format printing, consumer engagement, Victoria Gaitskell
Loyalty between founding family members, staff, and clients has propelled Simpson Screen Print and Lithography Ltd. of Bloomingdale, Ontario, through the most challenging year in the company's history to achieve record success
Keywords: Andy Warhol, banners, Carla Johanns, David Johanns, death of a colleague, decals, Dick Kouwenhoven, digital printing, Dutch-Canadians, family businesses, fine-art prints, flyers, fulfillment, Graficaza, Hemlock Printers, Henri Matisse, Holland, HP Indigo, inkjet printing, Joan Miro, Ken Danby, kitting, Komori Lithrone, labels, large-format signage, limited-edition prints, lithography, Marc Chagall, Martin Johanns, Martyn Johanns, metallic finishes, Michel Caza, Pablo Picasso, point-of-purchase displays, PrintAction, Salvador Dali, Sam Mueller, scratch-and-win tickets, screen presses, screen printing, serigraphs, SGIA, silkscreen printing, Simpson Screen Print & Lithography Ltd., Specialty Graphic Imaging Association, substrates, succession planning, The Netherlands, UV digital flatbed presses, UV inks, workplace bereavement, workplace mourning
This document provides information about Micro Inks Limited, an Indian printing ink company. It discusses the origins of the ink industry, Micro Ink's growth and achievements over the years, its organizational structure and departments. It positions Micro Inks as the 15th largest ink company globally and number 1 in India with over $171 million in annual sales. The document also provides background on the Bilakhia Group that owns Micro Inks and its other businesses, including Mitsu Industries.
Techquisition - Don't Be Disrupted. Be Disruption.Paul Cuatrecasas
The document discusses how technological disruption is affecting all industries, forcing even traditional companies to become "technology companies" through acquisitions. It provides numerous examples of large, non-tech companies acquiring technology startups and software companies across many industries in order to gain new capabilities, defend against disruption, and drive growth. The pace of technology M&A is accelerating as digital transformation becomes mission critical for survival in today's business environment.
Kodak is launching a new IMC campaign called "Capturing Memories" to introduce the Kodak brand and its history of capturing memories to millennial families. The campaign will focus on millennials, who are starting families and making memories, but may be less familiar with Kodak's historical role in photography. Kodak was once dominant in the camera and film industry but struggled with the transition to digital. It has since refocused on areas like printing and is exploring new business opportunities through collaborations and licensing to engage new audiences and drive brand awareness.
Read Case Study 6 and respond to question 2.Your response should b.docxleonorepour284
Read Case Study 6 and respond to question 2.
Your response should be at least one page long and conform to APA Version 6 standards. If you have questions about APA Version 6 standards, refer to the Syllabus for instructions about accessing an APA tutorial.
Below is the grading rubric used for this case study:
Criteria
Points
Case Study
Submitted case study and addressed all questions asked in assignment. Each case study presents one or more questions for analysis and explanation. A quality response fully answers the question or questions asked.
25 points
APA Standards
Written response conforms to APA format (in-text citations and references as required, punctuation, headings, paraphrasing, seriation). At a minimum, focus on in-text citations, sentence punctuation, seriation rules, and reference list construction. You should list and cite the text, as appropriate, when responding to case study questions.
3 points
Spelling and Grammar
Submitted assignment was checked for spelling and grammar errors.
2 points
CASE STUDY 6
Exploring Innovation in Action
Sewing up the competition – innovation in the textile and clothing industry
Manufacturing doesn’t get much older than the textile and clothing industry. Since the earliest days when we lived in caves there’s been a steady demand for something to wrap around us to keep warm and to protect the more sensitive bits of our anatomy from the worst of the elements. What began with animal hides and furs gradually moved into a more sophisticated activity with fabrics woven from flax or wool – and with people increasingly specialising in the business.
In its early days this was very much a cottage industry – quite literally people would spin wool gathered from sheep and weave simple cloths on home-made looms. But the skill base – and the technology – began to develop and many of the family names we still have today – Weaver, Dyer, Tailor, for example – remind us of the importance of this sector. And where there were sufficient cottages and groups of people with such skill we began to see concentrations of manufacturing – for example, the Flemish weavers or the lace makers in the English Midlands. As their reputation – and the quality of their goods – grew so the basis of trading internationally in textile and clothing was established.
The small-scale nature of the industry changed dramatically during the Industrial Revolution. Massive growth in population meant that markets were becoming much bigger whilst at the same time significant developments in technology (and the science underpinning the technology) meant that making textiles and clothing became an increasingly industrialised process. Much of the early Industrial Revolution was around the cotton and wool industries in England and many of the great innovations and machinery – such as the Spinning Jenny – were essentially innovations to support a growing international industry. And the growth of the industry fuelled scientific research and led to devel.
Affliction Clothing plans to expand its retail presence in 2011 by opening flagship boutiques across the country. The lifestyle brand known for its association with tattoo culture, heavy rock music, and mixed martial arts will debut new stores ranging from 2,500 to 3,000 square feet. Affliction will focus on rolling out these flagship stores for its core customer base of fans of these cultures.
John Moore's company Pencil On Paper Studio (POP Studio) helps other companies outsource design, branding, marketing, and other creative services. Since launching in 2008, POP Studio has assisted a diverse range of clients with projects including new brand launches, seasonal inspiration, website design, identity development, and more. Moore previously worked
Nike Inc. is evaluated in the document, which includes copies of their financial statements from the current year. Various financial metrics and ratios are calculated and analyzed to assess Nike's financial stability and performance, such as operating income, net income, earnings per share, sales growth, tax rate, dividend payout ratio, net profit margin, return on shareholder's equity, current ratio, and quick ratio. Overall, the document provides an in-depth evaluation of Nike's financial position through an analysis of their financial statements and key metrics.
1. A special report discusses how manufacturing is undergoing a third industrial revolution as it goes digital, with profound effects on jobs and the location of production.
2. New technologies like 3D printing and advanced robotics are making production more flexible and automated, allowing for smaller batch sizes and potentially moving some manufacturing back to rich countries.
3. While factories will employ fewer workers, related jobs in services, engineering, training, and support are growing, and manufacturing remains important for innovation, exports, and higher-paying jobs on average.
O'Reilly eBook: Creating a Data-Driven Enterprise in Media | eubolrVasu S
An O'Reilly eBook about Creating a Data-Driven Enterprise in Media DataOps Insights from Comcast, Sling TV, and Turner Broadcasting.
https://www.qubole.com/resources/ebooks/ebook-creating-a-data-driven-enterprise-in-media
1. The textile and clothing industry has a long history dating back to when humans lived in caves and began making fabrics and clothing. 2. Over time, the industry became more mechanized and industrialized during the Industrial Revolution, fueling scientific innovation. 3. In modern times, the industry has become highly globalized, with major brands and retailers coordinating large networks of small manufacturers located around the world to allow for fast fashion.
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1. Evaluate the case, and respond to each question that follows the case using both theory and practical managerial thinking.
Cisco, beginning on page 57 of the course textbook
Your APA formatted Case Study should be a minimum of 500 words (not including the title and references pages). You are required to use a minimum of three peer-reviewed, academic sources that are no more than five years old (one of which may be your textbook). All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
PG 57
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The growth of digital technologies
is now starting to make a major
impact on the textiles sector,
where new business models are
opening up a world of possibilities
By Victoria Gaitskell
I
f you don’t believe that digital textile
printing has gone mainstream in
North American fashion circles, ask
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau. On March
10, 2016, in Washington, D.C., she
wore a dress made with Can-
adian-manufactured digitally printed
fabric to no less august an occasion
than the welcoming ceremony for the
first official visit of her husband,Canadian
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to the
White House.
To create the dress, Toronto-based de-
signer Lucian Matis applied decorations
made of silk thatwas digitally printedwith
a hand-painted pattern of pink and purple
orchids onto a background of solid crim-
son crepe. Fashion media instantly
erupted into raves about the dress, some
commentators even going so far as to
claim that its sensational colours stole the
show away from the Prime Minister and
theTrudeaus hosts,U.S.President Barack
Obama and his wife, First Lady Michelle
Obama.
In fact, Michelle Obama had already
climbed on the digital textile printing
(DTP) bandwagon sevenyears ago in May
2009,when she made fashion headlines by
wearing a piece by U.K.-based DTP-pion-
eering designers Basso & Brooke to an
evening of poetry and music at theWhite
House. (Actually, her stylist shortened
Basso & Brooke’s design for a digitally
printed, Swarovski-crystal-beaded dress
into a top which the American First Lady
wore over white cropped pants. Another
Basso & Brooke garment is the first digit-
ally printed piece in the permanent collec-
tion of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s
Costume Institute in NewYork.)
Equipped with these revelations about
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Canadian designer
Lucian Matis
received major
attention for the
digitally printed
dresses he created
for Sophie Trudeau
during her
most-recent visit to
Washington.
the wardrobes of celebrity political wives
and a tip from a fashionista friend, I
tracked down the printer who manufac-
tured the sumptuous silk fabric used in
Grégoire Trudeau’s Washington-arriv-
al-ceremony dress: The Emerson Group
Inc. of Mississauga, Ontario. Company
President Michael Hawke confirmed that
the distinctive material was one of their
recent jobs and speaks at length in this
report about the evolution of his DTP
business over the past eight years.
Global growth statistics
Via e-mail I also contacted Ron Gilboa, a
Director of Functional Printing and Pack-
aging at InfoTrends (Weymouth, Massa-
chusetts) a worldwide market research
and strategic consulting firm for the
digital imaging and document solutions
industry. While I was writing this article,
Gilboa was preparing to deliver an over-
view of the DTP market and trends at the
FESPA Digital Textile Conference on
September 30, 2016, in Milan, Italy. FES-
PA (formerly the Federation of European
Screen Printers Associations) is a global
federation of 37 national associations for
the screen printing, digital printing, and
textile printing community.
The Milan conference is one of a series
of educational events on DTP that FESPA
has organized since 2008. According to
FESPA’s Website, Milan is the largest
DTP market in Europe, and the nearby
Como region a textile manufacturing and
decorating hub that accounts for 55 per-
cent of the European digital textile market
and produced more than 180 million
square metres of digitally printed textiles
in 2015.
In an online description of the Milan
conference, FESPA CEO Neil Felton
comments: “Today, digital accounts for
only a small proportion of all textile print-
ing, but this is forecast to grow substan-
tially in the years ahead, with estimates
suggesting that digital could account for 5
percent of textile printing by 2020, up
from 2 percent today. Clearly that’s a sig-
nificant diversification opportunity for
printers already invested in digital output
technology and supporting workflows.”
Gilboa kindly furnished me with a sta-
tistical report he wrote with InfoTrends
Research Analyst James Hanlon, entitled
“DigitalTextile Printing Market Overview,”
that further explains and predicts the ex-
tent of the new global commercial oppor-
tunities cropping up in this up-and-com-
ing segment of digital print.Their report
expects DTP to reach an estimated global
product value of over $30 billion by 2020,
based on driving factors that include
technology maturity, supply chain con-
sideration, brand ability to develop new
products, and a significant and positive
environmental impact.
Additionally, although Gilboa and
Hanlon predict DTP’s future growth will
be concentrated in the Asia Pacific and
$30B
Infotrends, based on
a recent report,
predicts digital
textile printing will
reach an estimated
global product value
of over $30 billion by
2020, based on
driving factors that
include technology
maturity, supply
chain consideration,
brand ability to
develop new
products, and a
significant and
positive environ-
mental impact.
other areas of the world where the most
cutting and sewing is conducted,they add
that “one of the trends we are observing
keenly is the formation of localized pro-
duction that includes print, cut and sew
that are digitally enabled and automated.
These allow for in-country production
and consumption and new revenue
streams for customized high value prod-
ucts,” as Hawke’s case exemplifies.
Emerson’s 8-year curve
Hawke’s business, The Emerson Group
Inc. is a family-owned, integrated com-
munications company whose current
services, aside from DTP, include market-
ing and design. His father, John, first
started the business as a prepress film
company in 1986, and Hawke, now 52,
jumped in soon after. His brother, Chris,
joined them a year later and now runs
production. Hawke’s wife, Kara, also
joined them in 2000 and now works as
Vice President of Sales.These days, even
at age 75, John still keeps an occasional
hand in the business.
As it evolved and the rise of computer-
ized prepress caused demand for prepress
film to shrink, the Hawkes bought a small
design company and converted it into an
advertising agency. Then eight years ago,
after they first saw digitally printed fabric
being produced in Europe, they decided
to get involved in soft signage production.
Hawke says they reached this decision in
part because returning to some form of
manufacturing seemed a more comfort-
able fit than staying with prepress and
design work alone.
They started doing DTP with one
large-format printer 3 metres wide and
within the next three years added two
more printers, both 1.8 metres wide. All
three machines, manufactured under
DuPont’s Artistri brand, are no longer
available for sale. Hawke clarifies: “Al-
though we do also own a dye-sub printer
as a backup, we don’t do dye-sub” (short
for dye-sublimation printing, a common
process for decorating apparel, signs, and
novelty items such as cell phone cases or
coffee mugs. In dye-sub specialized pro-
cesses apply sublimation dyes first to
transfer sheets, then onto another poly-
ester or polymer-coated substrate using
heat.) Rather, all Emerson’s DTP work is
printed directly to fabric.
Right now Hawke’s business employs
25 staff, six of whom work in the front end
with the rest divided between two produc-
tion shifts on weekdays. Production staff
also routinely work overtime and on
weekends during peak periods, which
nowadays Hawke says fall practically all
year round, except for summers and at
Christmastime, when orders tend to slow.
Presently their DTP operation produ-
ces both large-format print on synthetic
fabrics and textiles in natural fibres for
fashion and interior décor.Their custom-
ers are located all over North America,
many in the United States.Textile orders
typically involve relatively small runs of
200 to 500 metres of printed cotton, linen,
silk, viscose, or blends based on these
fibres. Large-format orders include not
only the usual signs, banners, trade show
displays,and backdrops,but also frequent
novelty items for theatrical performances,
festivals, special events, weddings, and
large parties.
One especially challenging job Hawke
recalls was a wall covering for the theatre
of the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Char-
lotte, North Carolina--a project requiring
them to print and sew together three sep-
arate panels into a gargantuan 30-feet-
high-by-435-feet-long scene simulating
the grandstand at a NASCAR race. An-
other was a tent for a corporate banquet
with paintings by Old Masters printed on
the interior walls, and a 50-feet-wide-by-
165-feet-long roof printed on the inside to
look like a ballroom ceiling decoratedwith
elaborate crown molding.
“We are getting more and more orders
for soft fabric walls and trade show dis-
plays,” says Hawke. “Although vinyl has
traditionally been the main substrate for
these products, fabric is so much easier to
use in many ways: it’s lighter, more resist-
ant to creases, easier to move around, and
4. 16 PRINTACTION · October 2016 PRINTACTION.COM
easier to handle and store.”
DTP details
Hawke recounts that they have previously
tried to run four different types of textile
dyes on their equipment: acid dye, pig-
ment dye, disperse dye, and reactive dye.
Now, however, they specialize in only the
latter two:disperse dye,which they run on
their large-format printer for synthetic
fibres,and reactive dye,which they run on
the other two printers for natural fibres.
Reasons for limiting their production to
this two-dye system include that washing
the printers repeatedly to change over
dyes is costly, plus the only fabrics they
cannot print are nylon-based ones (be-
cause the dye won’t stay on the fabric.)
Hawke specifies that the process of apply-
ing disperse dye to synthetics requires
heat, while applying reactive dyes to nat-
ural fibres uses steam to avoid burning the
fabrics. He adds that when using reactive
dye, the type used to print the silk for
GrégoireTrudeau’s dress,textiles turn out
softest to the touch and their colours look
the best.
“We try to offer our clients a range of
about 20 different synthetics and 30 dif-
ferent natural fabrics that will work for a
variety of projects, including displays,
upholstery, drapes, household linens,
dresses, and accessories,” Hawke con-
tinues, adding that textile orders for pil-
lows and scarves seem to be especially
popular. Designers can also bring in their
own fabric for printing, providing it does
not contain nylon, for the reasons ex-
plained above. After printing, both syn-
thetic and natural fabrics go through a
washing system to remove excess dye,
then a post-treatment to apply water and
dirt repellent or fabric softener, then lar-
ger fabrics are laser-cut to size.
Online and other advantages
“We don’t do a lot of advertising,” says
Hawke. “Instead, a lot of our business
comes by word of mouth, Internet search-
es, and our blog on DesignYourFabric.
com, an online business we’ve operated
for about a year, where designers can up-
load their own designs to print whatever
quantity they want of their own fabrics.
We’ve had some hiccups along the way,
but since we got the bugs out six months
ago, we’re seeing the on-line business
grow.”
He explains that to obtain textiles via
traditional screen- or rotary-screen print-
ing methods from places like Europe,
South America, China, or India, custom-
ers have to order at least eightweeks ahead
and commit to a minimum order of
100,000 to 500,000 metres. “If they don’t
use up all the fabric, they’re stuck having
to sell off their inventory. But our on-line
ordering system fits the way people shop
now, there’s no minimum, we can usually
fill orders in seven to ten days--and those
time frames are shortening. In eight years,
print heads have improved,so whereas we
used to get 200 droplets out of one head,
now we get 1500 droplets, and the newer
heads can print four to five times faster
than we used to.”
Gilboa and Hanlon’s report provides
further supporting details on how digital
inkjet technology has dramatically im-
proved in recent years to facilitate a
multitude of applications, ink types, print
quality improvements, and faster produc-
tion speeds.
Hawke comments: “It’s nice because
DTP is starting to bring textile production
back to North America. Printing small
orders on demand is where the growth is
going to be here, because customers can
buy locally, they don’t have to buy min-
imums and don’t have long waits for their
orders.”
Significantly, Gilboa and Hanlon’s ob-
servations on new opportunities mirror
Hawke’s Web strategy and bode well for
his business model: “New software and
technology developments allow for great-
er brand, producer and consumer inter-
action.Web based applications are being
developed that enable an individual to
create designs and patterns for textiles,
manage orders,and track fulfillment more
easily. All of these combine to facilitate a
streamlined supply chain while reducing
operation cost.
Digital solutions help products reach
the market faster,reduce overall inventory,
and make purchase activated manufactur-
ing possible.This is great benefit for both
the consumer as well as the brand that are
now able to develop new products at
speeds not possible with traditional print-
ing. Brands, with digital textile printing,
can react faster to consumer needs, local-
ize products faster, and produce in small
batches and custom products. This all
leads to the democratization of design,
and helps support upcoming designers,as
there is minimal inventory obsolescence
risk associated with digital production.
Areas of textileswhere these benefits shine
through include fast fashion, high fashion,
sports apparel,home textiles,and outdoor
furnishing. Major fashion brands such as
Zara and H&M are deploying digital print
to improve and reduce their supply chain
complexity.”
Hawke continues:“Another of the nice
things about our DPT business is that our
dyes are all water-based, you can recycle
polyester, and natural fibres break down
in landfill, so our process is pretty green.”
Gilboa and Hanlon’s report also empha-
sizes that “digitally printed textiles have
one other key advantage over current
methods, and that is a drastic reduction
in overall environmental impact. Digital
systems are able to produce the same
printed textiles with significant reduc-
tions in water consumption during the
printing process, sometimes up to 90
percent when compared to rotary
screen-printing.Reductions are also seen
in energy consumption as well as CO2
emissions, where steaming, washing and
drying occur.”
New steps
The business resources Hawke continues
to rely on include the Canadian Textile
IndustriesAssociation (CTIA) and ITMA,
a global textile and garment machinery
exhibition held every four years, next
scheduled in 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.
His advice to DTP novices: “Prepare
for a big learning curve--for one thing
because, compared to other substrates,
fabric undergoes a lot of changes. It’s not
stable. It shrinks, for example, and batch-
es of fabric can vary from one to another,
so it’s important to locate suppliers who
give you a consistent product.”
Hawke’s future plans for his own busi-
ness: “We’ve reached the stage where
we’re maxed out for both space and elec-
tricity. So we have a choice of either
moving to another building or trying to get
more space and more electrical power at
our current address. Once we’ve secured
more of both these resources, we’ll take
another step forward by purchasing more
equipment.”
The Emerson
Group, in addition
to textiles,
produces a range of
wide-format
applications.