Analysis of the Challenges Encountered in Industry 4.0 Integration in the Apparel Industry with Fuzzy AHP

Year 2025, Volume: 17 Issue: 2, 320 - 329, 15.07.2025

Seyda Gur

https://doi.org/10.29137/ijerad.1532287

Abstract

With the industrial revolution called Industry 4.0, new production and consumption styles have emerged in the clothing and apparel industry. Recently, with the increase in technological innovations in the global market, the competitive environment has become increasingly difficult. It has become necessary for businesses to transform their processes to keep up with these innovations quickly. Rapid and continuous change in customer expectations in the apparel market is possible by making production processes flexible and automated. At this point, industry 4.0 innovations meet many needs. Numerous technologies and applications help eliminate inefficiencies and adverse effects in production processes. In addition to these benefits, the Industry 4.0 concept also has disadvantages. Since the size of the enterprises in the garment and clothing sector is primarily small and medium-sized, difficulties are encountered in integrating these technologies. In this study, the evaluation of these difficulties is discussed. Difficulties were identified through a literature review, and evaluation was made with the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process method, one of the multi-criteria decision-making methods. This method allows decision-makers to make effective evaluations in decision processes. Based on the results obtained from the evaluation, suggestions were made to the managers.

Keywords

clothing , apparel , fuzzy analytical hierarchy method , industry 4.0

Konfeksiyon Sektöründe Endüstri 4.0 Entegrasyonunda Karşılaşılan Zorlukların Bulanık AHP ile Analizi

Abstract

Endüstri 4.0 olarak adlandırılan sanayi devrimi ile giyim ve konfeksiyon sektöründe yeni üretim ve tüketim biçimleri ortaya çıkmıştır. Son zamanlarda küresel pazarda teknolojik yeniliklerin artması ile rekabet ortamı gittikçe zorlaşmıştır. İşletmeler bu yeniliklere hızlı bir şekilde ayak uydurmak için süreçlerini dönüştürmeleri zorunlu hale gelmiştir. Konfeksiyon pazarında müşteri beklentilerinin hızlı ve sürekli olarak değişmesi üretim süreçlerinin esnek ve otomatik hale getirilmesi ile mümkündür. Bu noktada endüstri 4.0 yenilikleri birçok ihtiyaca yanıt vermektedir. Çok sayıda teknoloji ve uygulama, üretim süreçlerinde verimsizliği ve olumsuz etkilerin ortadan kaldırılmasına fayda sağlamaktadır. Endüstri 4.0 kavramının bu faydalarının yanı sıra dezavantajları da bulunmaktadır. Konfeksiyon ve giyim sektöründeki işletmelerin büyüklüğü çoğunlukla küçük ve orta büyüklükte olduğu için bu teknolojilerin entegrasyonunda zorluklar ile karşılaşılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada da bu zorlukların değerlendirilmesi ele alınmıştır. Literatür taraması ile zorluklar belirlenmiş ve çok ölçütlü karar verme yöntemlerinden bulanık analitik hiyerarşi süreci yöntemi ile değerlendirme yapılmıştır. Bu yöntem karar vericilere karar süreçlerinde etkin değerlendirmeler yapılabilmesine imkân sağlamaktadır. Değerlendirme sonucunda elde edilen sonuçlara göre yöneticilere önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Keywords

Giyim , Konfeksiyon , Bulanık analitik hiyerarşi yöntemi , Endüstri 4.0

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