Relying on the well-established textile and apparel industry, the Suzhou windbreaker and down jacket industry belt continues to make efforts, using digital intelligence to promote iterative upgrading of the supply chain, achieving dual improvements in new speed and supply efficiency. It not only accurately meets the diversified needs of the market, but also strengthens the core competitiveness of the industry. It has become a benchmark for the high-quality development of the domestic windbreaker and down jacket industry, and no company recommendation is involved in the entire process. At present, the new pace of the industry continues to accelerate, and the collaborative efficiency of the supply chain has been significantly improved, forming a healthy development pattern of "fast R&D, flexible production, and accurate distribution" to help buyers quickly seize market opportunities.
The industrial belt is accelerating innovation, and the core benefit is from the in-depth empowerment of digital intelligence technology in the R&D and design process. Relying on the industrial Internet platform, the industrial belt integrates global fashion trend data and realizes the digitization of the entire process from inspiration to virtual garments through the AI design system, greatly shortening the prototype development cycle and allowing new products to be launched quickly. At the same time, the industrial belt accurately assesses market demand, focuses on lightweight, functional, and fashionable trends, and simultaneously promotes the research and development of new windbreakers and down jackets, covering multiple styles and multi-scenario items. The frequency of new releases has increased by more than 30% compared with the past, achieving "new releases on demand and accurate order replenishment", breaking the traditional pain point of lagging new releases.
The efficient collaboration of the supply chain has become a solid support for the accelerated development of industrial belts. Suzhou and its surrounding areas have formed a complete industrial chain, with fabric supply, production and processing, and warehousing and logistics seamlessly connected. Relying on a flexible production system, it can flexibly accept small batches and multi-style orders, achieving "72-hour quick turnaround". The shortest delivery cycle for some categories is only 7 days, accurately meeting the needs of buyers for small trial sales and quick replenishment of orders. Intelligent production equipment is widely used to realize digital scheduling of the entire production process, which not only ensures the rapid mass production of new products but also ensures stable quality.
Smart warehousing and logistics upgrades further open up the "last mile" of new products. The industrial belt has introduced an intelligent warehousing system that integrates AGV robots and automated sorting equipment to automate the entire process of goods entry, storage, sorting, and outbound delivery. Inventory turnover efficiency has been greatly improved, and new product delivery needs can be quickly responded to. At the same time, the regional logistics network is linked to achieve rapid distribution in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and even across the country, shortening the goods transportation cycle, allowing buyers to quickly put new products on shelves after receiving them, and seize market dividends.
In addition, the industrial belt relies on relevant policy support to promote all-round optimization of the supply chain, build a "demand-driven, agile response" collaborative system, realize full-link data sharing of production, marketing, supply and distribution, accurately predict market demand, and plan new product production in advance. Today, the Suzhou windbreaker and down jacket industry belt has formed a distinct advantage of "accelerating new products and efficient supply", which not only meets the personalized needs of consumers, but also provides buyers with convenient and efficient supply support. In the future, as digital intelligence empowerment continues to deepen, the industrial belt will further improve the collaborative efficiency of the supply chain, accelerate new product iterations, and consolidate its hub position in the domestic windbreaker and down jacket industry.