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Report of Scoping the Apparel Manufacturing Enterprise

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Author(s)

Howard T. Moncarz, Yung-Tsun Lee

Abstract

This paper identifies a set of manufacturing data interfaces that could be standardized for the effective computer integration of the information required to operate an apparel manufacturing enterprise. The interfaces are called Application Protocols. A method is described to use pieces of information, referred to as Unites of Functionality, as building blocks for designing Applications Protocols.
Citation
Journal of Clothing Science Technologies
Volume
5:3/4
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

AMA, APDES, apparel, application protocol, enterprise framework, pattern, PDES, STEP, unit of functionality

Citation

Moncarz, H. and Lee, Y. (1993), Report of Scoping the Apparel Manufacturing Enterprise, Journal of Clothing Science Technologies, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=821390 (Accessed October 18, 2025)

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Created April 30, 1993, Updated October 12, 2021
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