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We first consider foundational factors such as the fashion value of products, their life cycle, and environmental taxes to construct a traditional fashion system involving the government, fashion brands, and consumers. Subsequently, we introduce a blockchain model that incorporates the added value of digital assets, the cost of technology, and the proportion of fashion consumers. Both models\u2014traditional and digital\u2014are solved mathematically, and numerical experiments are conducted to compare and analyze the impact of developing digital assets by fashion brands. The findings suggest that leveraging digital assets to enhance the fashion value of products can increase the profitability of fashion brands while also reducing environmental pollution caused by leftover inventory. Additionally, the development of digital assets may extend the life cycle of a product, although this does not always lead to improved environmental performance, highlighting a trade-off between the two objectives. Ultimately, the development of digital assets by fashion brands can result in a win-win for both profit and environmental performance, but this outcome is contingent on the cost of blockchain technology meeting specific conditions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/systems12110449","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,25]],"date-time":"2024-10-25T07:51:29Z","timestamp":1729842689000},"page":"449","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Operational Strategy Analysis of Fashion Brands to Develop Digital Assets Under the Sustainability Goals"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Yazhou","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Glorious Sun School of Business and Management, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, China"},{"name":"Inner Mongolia Modern Logistics and Supply Chain Management Research Center, Hohhot 010051, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8405-8282","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wenjie","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Glorious Sun School of Business and Management, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Junhua","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Inner Mongolia Modern Logistics and Supply Chain Management Research Center, Hohhot 010051, China"},{"name":"School of Economics and Management, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot 010051, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"778","DOI":"10.1287\/mnsc.1100.1303","article-title":"The value of fast fashion: Quick response, enhanced design, and strategic consumer behavior","volume":"57","author":"Cachon","year":"2011","journal-title":"Manag. 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