Editorial Impacts of Technology Management on the Apparel Retailing and Manufacturing Industry
该特刊聚焦智能技术在服装、零售和制造业中的作用，评估其对技术管理的影响，涵盖人工智能、3D打印、区块链等技术在行业中的应用。
The papers in this special issue focus on the role of intelligent technologies in the apparel, retailing, and manufacturing (ARM) industry and assesses its impact on technology management. ARM businesses have entered the digital age, in which data analytics and other disruptive technologies have become crucial. There is no doubt that intelligent technologies are playing a critical role. Artificial intelligence (AI), 3-D orienting (also called additive manufacturing), blockchain, platforms, mobile technologies, etc., are all playing important roles in ARM. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has also enticed apparel companies to better utilize different technological tools and consumers are more technologically ready.