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Services
Sizing Science employs several methods to help you in the best possible way. Below an overview is provided of the services Sizing Science offers. Here, a distinction is made between services for makers of products and retailers.
Retail
Minimize returns
Approximately 40% of the clothes ordered online are returned. This leads to additional transport costs and extra costs for re-preparing the clothes for sales. Moreover, it causes extra pollution. We can do better than that!
Research
Sizing Science has dedicated years researching potential methods and techniques for providing customers with the correct size. Thereby, a good assessment can be made of what method is the most effective for your business.
Methods
We make use of state-of-the-art methods and techniques in the field of 3D-scanning, mobile measurement, web-plugins and sizing converters. You can read more about the different methods below.
Network
Through years of experience in both the scientific and business world, Sizing Science has an extensive network.
Customer satisfaction
Sizing Science is happy to help you improve your one-time-right service. This leads to less waste and satisfied, loyal customers.
Technologies:
3D scan-technology
3D scan-technology
A 3D body scan is a accurate way to determine body dimensions. Sizing Science consults you about the possibilities and the best solution for you. Please see this paper for an overview from 2013.
Body measurement
Body measurement
Sizing Science can measure your target group to define accurate body dimensions.
Smart Questions
Smart Questions
More and more reatailers are using questions to find out the correct sizing of their customers. Sizing Science helps you use this effectively.
Mobile Measurement
Mobile Measurement
The techonolgy in your phone is able to determine body size quite closely. Sizing Science can help you deploy this technology.
Software development
Software development
Sizing Science develops software to convert body sizes to pattern sizes.
Makers
The most effective size range for your customers
You want to focus primarily on the creative side of clothing design and not have to worry about a shortage or surplus of a particular size. Sizing Science has developed scientific methods to align your sizing and inventory with your target market.
Methods
First of all, Sizing Science determines the target group together with you. An assessment is made if there is existing data on body dimensions of your target group. If not, Sizing Science can assist in performing body measurements to collect data. Through a large global network this can be quickly realized. With this information Sizing Science can accurately determine your size range and quantity of each size that you need in stock.
Research
Through data analysis of your target group, Sizing Science can accurately determine efficient sizing and stocking. If these data are not yet known, Sizing Science can carry out body measurement of you target group through our worldwide network. The methods that are used are scientific. You can find a list of the articles published by Hein Daanen here.
Network
Hein Daanen has been a professor in Fashion Research and Technology at the Amsterdam fashion institute for three years.
Customer satisfaction
Sizing is currently an art in most companies. When the specialist in sizing leaves, several companies get in trouble. Make your sizing system solid an scientifically based so that is can be shared in the company and easily transferred. Add science to the art of sizing: nothing makes a customer more satisfied than a perfect fit.
Technologies:
Sizing chart
Sizing chart
Body dimensions of Dutch adults and children are grouped in sizing charts, so that the correct clothing sizes can be made. The sizing charts are updated every 10 year based on data of the central bureau for statistics (CBS).
Tekst Sizing Science develops and updates sizing charts that are sold by Modint, the trade association for manufacturers and suppliers in the fashion and textile industry in the Netherlands. Please contact Mirjam Geelhoed of Modint for more info.
Fit tests
Fit tests
Through fit testing, the fit can be accurately mapped. This can be used to improve the design.
Data Analysis
Data Analysis
Through data analysis with static method, Sizing Science can determine the dimensions.
