Description: In Brooklyn, a company is trying automating knitting sweaters and making them to order instead of making thousands that then have to be trashed if no one buys them.

Source: FastCompany.com

Date: Feb 06, 2019

Link: https://www.fastcompany.com/90300313/this-clothing-factory-cuts-waste-by-machine-knitting-sweaters-on-demand

Questions for discussion:

• How does this technology improve productivity and customer service?
• Do you think this orientation towards on-demand manufacturing will spread to other industries?