OOTWEAR MANUFACTURE

摘要

The present invention is directed towards a method for integrated foot measurement and footwear last inventory optimization. The inventive method comprises the steps of providing a foot sizing mechanism to measure and size a foot and to provide foot sizing data enabling proper fit of the measured foot with a particular footwear style; measuring and sizing a foot with the foot sizing mechanism; periodically transferring electronically the foot sizing data from the foot sizing mechanism to an electronic data processor and to a foot sizing database configured for adding new foot sizing data; analyzing foot sizing data in the foot sizing database to identify foot size data groups; assigning inventory control values to each of the foot size data groups; and utilizing the inventory control values to determine optimum footwear last inventory needs according to the foot size data groups.