fashion 490 essay

Industry Challenges Individual Assignment

The Apparel Industry continues to face significant challenges on many levels. Governments,

companies and consumers will need to be part of the solutions as the industry evolves. These

challenges are not limited to technology but include other macro-environmental issues as well.

It is important for industry stakeholders to have a comprehensive understanding of these issues

and prepare to address them collectively.

Assignment

Identify three challenges you believe are most pressing within the Apparel Industry. These

challenges can be associated with any part of the industry including fiber creation, textiles,

apparel manufacturing, retail sector, consumption, sustainability, and consumer categories.

You are limited to one issue related to sustainability.

Research each challenge and provide support for your choices.

 Why do you believe it is a pressing challenge?

 How has this issue impacted the industry?

 Can you quantify the impact?

 What has contributed to the problem/issue?

 Why does it persist?

Determine industry player(s) who are currently addressing the problem/issue.

 Who is driving change related to this issue? (Identify at least one company)

o Provide some background/historic information about the company

 Why have they taken steps to solve the problem/issue?

 What have they done and how have they implemented change?

 How have their actions affected change?

Recommendations going forward…

 Identify a company that is, by appearance, not addressing the challenge but is one you

believe is would benefit by addressing the issue.

 Provide some concrete steps the company can take to begin implementing change.

 What challenges would the company expect to encounter?

 What do you believe would result if the company continues to ignore the challenge?

Project Parameters

 Paper should be at least 8 pages in length, double-spaced, 12 point font.

o Appendix, title page, APA bibliography do not count toward the minimum page

number

 Minimum of 10 sources

 Use headings to organize information

 Paper should be proofread

 Include a title page

 Number all pages

 Save as a pdf.

GRADING RUBRIC

Capstone 4

Milestones 3 2

Benchmark 1

Selection of issues Identified issues that are significant, well-thought out and comprehensive

Identified issues that were relevant. Additional support was needed

Issues were not supported. More research needed

Topics were too general/broad.

Research Comprehensive research utilizing varying sources to provide an in-depth understanding of the issue

Utilized a variety of sources to provide a good foundation for the chosen topics.

Limited sources. Information could have been better supported.

Very little substantiation. Sources were not ideal in providing structure for viewpoint.

Analysis Organized and synthesized evidence to reveal insightful viewpoints and meaningful evidence.

Organized evidence to reveal important viewpoints related to topics.

Analysis lacks organization and support.

Very little analysis.

Current companies Provided substantial support and clear evidence as to why the companies were selected.

Identified companies and provided some support as to why they were chosen.

Identified companies but very little substantiation provided.

Identified companies but almost no foundation was communicated.

Recommendations States recommendations that are logical, grounded and thoroughly supported.

States recommendations that are logical, grounded but lack support.

Recommendations are somewhat illogical and unsupported.

Almost no recommendations and/or completely unsubstantiated.

Mechanics Professionally written, proofread, well- organized, APA bibliography

Some part of mechanics less developed

Mechanics were lacking in some capacity.

Mechanics were sub-par