Why worst-case data is better than average

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Unless you’ve had your head in the sand for the past couple of years, you’ll have noticed that the world of textiles has suddenly become dominated by data – or more to the point, the lack of reliable data.

There are now many well-meaning scores, schemes and ‘measures’ to show how good or bad brands, products, processes or – facilities are – or how they are progressing towards targets.

Unless you’ve had your head in the sand for the past couple of years, you’ll have noticed that the world of textiles has suddenly become dominated by data – or more to the point, the lack of reliable data.

There are now many well-meaning scores, schemes and ‘measures’ to show how good or bad brands, products, processes or – facilities are – or how they are progressing towards targets.

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