In order to achieve the long-term industrial transformation of the Clothing Industry the LEAPFROG initiative will focus on 3 major objectives:

• A step-change in productivity, quality and cost efficiency in the garment manufacturing process.
  • Radical reductions in the product design and development time and cost through direct 3D design and virtual prototyping, fabric and garment simulation, fit and comfort evaluation on animated virtual mannequins representative of real consumer morphotypes, cost and manufacturability prediction.
  • Radical reengineering and intelligent automation of the key tasks of handling and sewing for significant reduction of labour cost component in garment manufacture and a massive quality increase.
  • A significant improvement of fabric preparation facilitating subsequent clothing manufacturing operation through fabric pre-forming and temporary or permanent fabric stiffening.
  • Overall integration and organisation of all individual processes and technologies into a highly efficient and flexible manufacturing shop floor.
• A radical move towards rapid customised manufacturing in one of the most demand-volatile sectors through flexibilisation and integration of cost-effective and sustainable processes from fabric processing through to customer delivery.
  • Development of concepts and tools for a flexible organisation of garment production in extended supply networks - the extended Smart Garment Organisation (xSGO).
  • Methods and systems for efficient product development and fast production ramp-up and roll-out in geographically spread manufacturing networks.
• A paradigm change in customer service and customer relationship management with a focus on value-adding product-services.
  • Further development of concepts and tools for industrial mass customisation and made-to-order of clothing and their effective integration with the point of sale.