The effects of the 4th industrial revolution on the garment manufacturing industry

The 4th Industrial Revolution accompanying with the tempestuous development of information technology and the Internet will create such crucial advantages. Hence, the income level has been enhanced. Simultaneously, the masses’s living standard becomes higher with every passing day because of the lower products and services’ costs. Moreover, the works are simplified and easier. So, with the effects of new technology, how will the garment manufacturing industry be affected?

Industry 4.0 creates many problems for the garments manufacturing industry in Vietnam

Nowadays, the development of industry 4.0 technologies is promoting the appearance of smart equipment in our daily life. Individually, it can be safe to say that robots have become quite familiar with humans and are gradually replacing people to work in factories. A lot of simple operations with repeated manipulations have been superseded by machines. It leads to the risk of increasing unemployment, especially for the garment manufacturing industry in particular.

However, technological modifications will bring various benefits to consumers. Machines can take place of human physical strength to carry out heavy or dangerous works. Soon, in the future, industry 4.0 technologies will be able to replace 85% of Vietnam’s garment human resources. Labor will be in charge of controlling machinery in the garment factories. 

Opportunities and challenges when applying industry 4.0 technologies

Opportunities

Industry 4.0 is considered to be a measure to meet human demands. The different steps in the manufacturing process will be executed synchronously and create homogeneous products. High-end garment company have to specify all missions in the production line. Thence, commodities will be produced in a high-quality condition and avoid defective products.