Why Fashion Companies Are Creating Virtual Versions of Their Supply Chains

Unlike Saitex’s other denim factories in Vietnam and Los Angeles, which collectively crank out millions of pairs of jeans each year, the new one chief executive Sanjeev Bahl wants to build is purely virtual.

The factory would be a digital replica of the Los Angeles facility the denim manufacturer opened in 2021, and with it, Saitex could model the facility’s workflow in real-time.

“It would let you know how things are being made, how…