Abstract
Product development is key to survival of any industry with change of time. This article discusses about the process of new product development in textile and apparel industry. Major points considered during this process are demand of customers, availability of new raw materials, sustainability, economic validity and responsibiiity towards nature. Engineering of products is a complicated issue here due to natural variability of textile materials, limitations of fibre available and use of old conventional machineries in many cases.
Highlights
It is a common practice for any industry to develop new products continuously for its improvement in market share and sometimes due to question of survival
There are a limited number of companies where all these processes are performed under one shed or under the control of same management
This makes innovation more difficult as one cannot innovate only one part of the products without knowing the properties required/ achieved in the final products which go to the customers
Summary
It is a common practice for any industry to develop new products continuously for its improvement in market share and sometimes due to question of survival. Textiles and apparel (T&A) industry is no different from them they need to develop new products involving innovation. The complication about T&A industry is the components are produced largely in different companies. There are a limited number of companies where all these processes are performed under one shed or under the control of same management. This makes innovation more difficult as one cannot innovate only one part of the products without knowing the properties required/ achieved in the final products which go to the customers
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