The Importance of Deciphering Tacit Knowledge in Apparel Product Development for Explainable AI

What is it about?

This paper examines the importance of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Knowledge Management (KM) in apparel product development and shares our framework toward tackling the first important step, which is documenting the tacit knowledge of technical designers, to generate a database for an Explainable AI.

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Why is it important?

To accelerate digital transformation in the apparel industry, it is necessary to learn from the technical designers’ tacit knowledge. This would allow the creation of a digitally connected supply chain that assists with decision-making processes, records company-internal knowledge, and eventually improves consumer satisfaction and loyalty.