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FMPD (Fashion Merchandising and Product Development)

This page is designed to assist BGSU students enrolled in FMPD classes with their library research

FMPD 4510 Resource Requirements

Your assignment:  

Analyze Burberry's Sustainability Strategies within the 4-Stage Textile-Based Product Lifecycle:

  • Design and Product Development
  • Manufacturing and All Input Resources
  • Distribution, Transportation, and Retail
  • Consumption and Disposal

For each stage, identify and evaluate their initiatives utilizing the 7-R Framework

  • Reduce/Avoid,
  • Reuse
  • Recycle/Recover
  • Redesign and Reimagine
  • Rewear and Restyle
  • Reclaim
  • Reconfiguration

Where should you start? 

Sourcing and Sustainability

Luxury Fashion - Selected Resources

  • Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - Industry Surveys (CFRA)

This 40 page industry analysis includes a discussion on sustainability and supply chain challenges. 

  1. Go to the library database S & P Net Advantage.
  2. Select Industry Surveys from the top menu bar.
  3. Select Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods from the drop down menu

 

Learn about what motivates the luxury consumer and the competitive strategies of leading luxury brands.