Indian Textile Industry Research Articles

Evaluating circular economy and smart technology adoption barriers in the Indian textile and apparel industries using neutrosophic ISM

Evaluating circular economy and smart technology adoption barriers in the Indian textile and apparel industries using neutrosophic ISM

Evolution of modified LSS 4.0 model for sustainable Indian textile industry: a narrative review

Evolution of modified LSS 4.0 model for sustainable Indian textile industry: a narrative review

Human resource management practices and employee retention in the Indian textile industry

PurposeThis study is the maiden attempt to understand the effect of specific human resource practices (HRPs) on employee retention (ER) with the mediation of job satisfaction (JS) and moderation of work experience (WE) and job hopping (JH) in the context of the textile industry.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted a quantitative methodology and applied quota sampling to gather data from employees (n = 365) of leading textile companies in India. The conceptual model and hypotheses were tested with the help of Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM).FindingsThe findings of a path analysis revealed that compensation and performance appraisal (CPA) have the highest impact on JS followed by employee work participation (EWP). On the other hand, EWP had the highest impact on ER followed by grievance handling (GRH). The study revealed that JS significantly mediates between HRPs like CPA and ER. During Multi-group analysis (MGA) it was found that the importance of EWP and health and safety (HAS) was more in employee groups with higher WE, but it was the opposite in the case of CPA. In the case of JH behavior, the study observed that EWP leads to JS in loyal employees. Similarly, JS led to ER, and the effect was more pronounced for loyal employees.Originality/valueIn the context of the Indian textile industry, this work is the first attempt to comprehend how HRPs affect ER. Secondly, it confirmed that JS is not a guaranteed mediator between HRPs and ER, it could act as an insignificant, partial or full mediator. Additionally, this study establishes the moderating effects of WE and JH in the model through multigroup analysis.

Solar Thermal Technology Aided Membrane Distillation Process for Wastewater Treatment in Textile Industry—A Technoeconomic Feasibility Assessment

Because textile industries are intensely water-consuming and generate a huge quantity of wastewater, the present study examines the scope of using solar thermal technology to treat wastewater from textile industries. A hybrid technology, comprising a compound parabolic concentrator-based solar thermal system in conjunction with a Membrane Distillation (MD) system, is experimented with for wastewater treatment in textile industries. The MD system requires a water temperature of around 90 °C for efficient functioning. The advanced MD technology using waste heat combined with solar heat to meet the system’s thermal load is technologically evaluated for an experimental textile industry in India. Moreover, the present study critically analyses the techno economics of the proposed hybrid technology. A detailed financial analysis has revealed that, besides technological superiority, the recommended technology is also financially rewarding for wastewater treatment in the textile industry. To cope with the delayed payback period, financial incentives are recommended so that the system becomes a lucrative technological option.

Sustainable Transition through Circular Textile Products: An Empirical Study of Consumers’ Acceptance in India

The robust Indian textile industry results in prodigious consumption followed by equivalent waste, leading to environmental deterioration. The solution is circular textile production/products (CTPs), but their existence is almost absent in the Indian market due to a lack of focus on consumers’ acceptance of CTPs. To bridge the literature gap, the TPB model was extended to explore the antecedents that directly and indirectly influence consumers’ attitudes and purchase intentions towards CTPs. The PLS-SEM (using Smart-PLS) was used to assess the structural model with the 409 samples collected through an online survey from the NCR of India. The findings revealed that personal benefits, environmental consciousness (except risk perception), perceived behavioral control, and subjective norms significantly and directly influence consumers’ attitudes and purchase intentions towards CTPs. In addition, attitude significantly and indirectly mediates the relationship between “environmental consciousness, personal benefits (except risk perception)” and purchase intention towards CTPs. The finding offers pertinent information about the antecedents of CTPs that help the companies, marketers, and government to promote CTP acceptance and attain sustainability in the production and consumption of textile products in the Indian economy. Despite having product-specific and regional limitations, this research contributes significantly to the current literature on CTPs and their acceptance.

On Exploration of Challenges Faced by Organic Textile Industry in India

On Exploration of Challenges Faced by Organic Textile Industry in India

Investigation and Assessment of the Barriers to Sustainable Manufacturing Adoption in the Indian Textile Industry

Investigation and Assessment of the Barriers to Sustainable Manufacturing Adoption in the Indian Textile Industry

The mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between job satisfaction and commitment of employees working in the textile industry

PurposeThis study aims to explore the mediating role of self-efficacy and the relationship between job satisfaction and employee commitment.Design/methodology/approachThe study is designed based on social cognitive theory. To collect the data, survey method is used in the present study. Questionnaires were distributed to the 75 randomly selected textile industry registered and located in Bengaluru city, India. Employees of 71 organizations participated in the survey. Out of 700 employees who received the email survey, 452 valid responses were considered for the data analysis. To examine the defined research hypothesis, a structural equation model is used.FindingsThe mediating analysis explored that the direct effect is 0.700, the indirect effect is 0.1730 and the total effect is 0.8731; it indicated that self-efficacy mediates the relationship between job satisfaction and employee commitment. Research also reveals that there is a positive relationship between self-efficacy, employee commitment and job satisfaction of employees working in the textile industry. The proposed measurement model statistics are as follows: CMIN = 2.322; df = 49; GFI = 0.958; AGFI = 0.934; NFI = 0.943; RFI = 0.923; IFI = 0.967; TLI = 0.955; CFI = 0.966. All these indices were nearer to unity.Practical implicationsThe research findings provide insights to the management, practitioners and employers about the status of job satisfaction, self-efficacy and commitment of employees in textile organizations which will help make the strategies to increase the overall performance of the organization by enhancing the levels of job satisfaction, self-efficacy and commitment of textile industry employees.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study that tests the relationship among self-efficacy, job satisfaction and the mediating effect of self-efficacy of employees in Indian textile industries.

Building risk mitigation strategies for circularity adoption in Indian textile supply chains.

Textile industries are among the most polluting and demand urgent management measures to mitigate their negative environmental impact. Thus, it is imperative to incorporate the textile industry into the circular economy and to foster sustainable practices. This study aims to establish a comprehensive, compliant decision framework to analyse risk mitigation strategies for circular supply chain (CSC) adoption in India's textile industries. The Situations Actors Processes and Learnings Actions Performances (SAP-LAP) technique analyses the problem. However, interpreting the interacting associations between the SAP-LAP model-based variables is somewhat lacking in this procedure, which might skew the decision-making process. As a result, in this study, the SAP-LAP method is accompanied by a novel ranking technique, namely, the Interpretive Ranking Process (IRP), which reduces decision-making issues in the SAP-LAP method and aids in evaluating the model by determining the ranks of variables; furthermore, the study also offers causal relationships among the various risks and risk factors and various identified risk-mitigation actions by constructing Bayesian Networks (BN) based on conditional probabilities. The study's originality represents the findings using an instinctive and interpretative choice approach to address significant concerns in risk perception and mitigation techniques for CSC adoption in the Indian textile industries. The suggested SAP-LAP and the IRP-based model would assist firms in addressing risk mitigation techniques for CSC adoption concerns by providing a hierarchy of the various risks and mitigation strategies to cope with. The simultaneously proposed BN model will help visualise the conditional dependency of risks and factors with proposed mitigating actions.

A Comparative Study on Mosquito Repellency in Knitted Fabric using Herbal Extracts and Oils

The textile industry has an over whelming presence in the economic life of our country but it is facing a challenging condition in the field of quality and productivity due to globalization of the world market. So, leading the movement for Eco-friendly textiles should be the management mantra for Indian textile industry to become a successful player in the global arena of textiles with many avenues to capture in coming times in the eco-conscious scenario. A Textiles demand varies from year to year with the changing fashion; the consumer's preference influences the demand for different types of finishes. The increase in the world demand for textile s is expected to continue not only due to increase in the world population but also due to the standards of living. Therefore, the focus of research has shifted towards the exploration of the new finishes and their combinations with the older ones

The Impacts of Liquidity and Solvency on Profitability and Their Effects on Raymond's Limited's Financial Performance

The Indian textile industry is one of the biggest in the world, with a sizable basis for producing raw materials and textiles. Along with other important industries, textile manufacturing and commerce are significant parts of our economy. Raymond Group is one of the largest players in fabrics, designer wear, denim, personal care, engineering files and tools, prophylactics, and air charter services in national and international markets. The main objectives of this study are to find out the impacts of liquidity and solvency on profitability and their effects on Raymond’s financial performance. The financial data from 2016 to 2021 was used for the study. Majoritarily, liquidity, solvency, and profitability ratios were calculated, and the impacts and effects were tested using correlation and regression. The study found that the liquidity and solvency of the company were not great and were also highly influenced by profitability factors. Keywords: Financial Performance, Liquidity, Solvency, Profitability.

Effect of coronavirus pandemic in changing the performance barriers for textile and apparel industry in an emerging market

In the past two years, coronavirus pandemic has severely impacted global industries and altered market dynamics. The present study compares the challenges facing Indian textile and apparel industry before and after the coronavirus pandemic. The context of our study focuses on handloom industry, as the primary financial risk for handloom micro entrepreneurs lies in capital requirements for raw materials, equipment and their lack of formal management structures to tackle the pressure of uncertainty. Thus, studying and mitigating internal and external barriers of the traditional manufacturing micro entrepreneurs during and post pandemic remains crucial to frame policy decisions for sustainability of this vulnerable sector. We have employed a two-phase (before and after the onset of pandemic) successive exploratory mixed method, starting with the Delphi technique (qualitative phase) and concluding with multi-criteria decision-making. In Phase 2 analysis, seventeen key critical barriers identified in Phase 1reduced to twelve. Phase 1 modelling suggests that lack of effective government policies, demonetization, and tax policy implementation are the most significant barriers. Further, Phase 2 identifies the absence of effective government policies as the most significant obstacle to the performance of Indian handloom industry, especially after the pandemic. Additionally, lack of branding was found to be most critically linked between independent and dependent barriers.

Perspectives of Pilot Testing as a Lean Tool: To conduct a Sustainable Survey in Indian Textile Industry

Perspectives of Pilot Testing as a Lean Tool: To conduct a Sustainable Survey in Indian Textile Industry

Perspectives of pilot testing as a lean tool: to conduct a sustainable survey in Indian textile industry

Perspectives of pilot testing as a lean tool: to conduct a sustainable survey in Indian textile industry

A study on financial performance analysis of selected listed companies with reference to textile industries

India’s textile sector contributes significantly to the nation’s economy. When it comes to creating jobs and bringing in foreign currency, this is one of India’s largest sectors. The robustness of the Indian textile industry’s finances is the main topic of the paper. And to understand how efficiently the textile industry has utilised its resources so far. Profitability, liquidity and solvency positions of textile enterprises have been investigated for this purpose. The comparative ratio analysis method has been utilised in this article to determine whether textile companies are financially sound. Paul G. Hastings stated that “finance is the management of the affairs of the company.” Determining the costs associated with acquiring the funds on the most favourable terms possible and allocating the available funds to the best uses.

SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEME FOR TEXTILE INDUSTRY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SURAT CITY OF GUJARAT STATE

The basic objective of this particular paper was to identify the different parameters for the employees of the Textile Industry for designing the policy and strategy for the employees. For this particular purpose the author has set the objective of findings out the Social background of the employees in terms of the demographic profile and at the same time the most important parameters for the employees as a part of the Social Security scheme with the bifurcation of Opportunities and Challenges that has been the significant portion of the policy making for the employees under their organization. To achieve this objective, the author has applied the frequency distribution, Charts and Descriptive Statistics to achieve it. It has been concluded that the majority of the employees under the Textile Industry in the Surat city of Gujarat State, they are Male with having their Education upto HSC or under graduate with having the maximum experience for more than 3 year. KEY WORDS: Social Security, Textile Industry in India, Labour Laws

Implications of COVID-19 on textiles industry in India - discovering issues and challenges on demand and supply sides

The unexpected COVID-19 outbreak has threatened the world and derailed the socioeconomic lives of people. In this context, this study is aimed to discuss the implications of COVID19 in textiles sector in India along with major issues and challenges on demand and supply sides. This study determines the impact of crisis which affected demand and supply in textiles and fashion industry. COVID-19 has several implications for this industry, be it from demand or production. Its presence is observed in different aspects of the industry. This study uses secondary data collected from various sources like studies published in peer-reviewed journals. This study focuses on the need to think differently to deal with this unexpected crisis. Relaxation of tax compliance rules and deadlines, especially for small-scale segments is one of the potential solutions, so that the conditions of customer demand are not affected directly. In addition, more comprehensive financial relief package could be announced for textiles sector, considering the export- and labor-intensive processes to stem the adverse effects of pandemic. Rebates on exporters could be the next major step against the remission of taxes or duties on exports. This study was conducted during the COVID-19 crisis. More studies would be needed in post COVID era to generalize the findings. The combative measures and actual impact may be evolutionary and dynamic. The analysis focuses on the “out of the box” thinking to deal with unexpected crisis, but it may have different aspects to be discussed as the crisis unfolds. There is a lack of significant research on the impact of COVID-19 on textile industry in India. This study could be the stepping stone for researchers to study the impact on textiles sector and help policymakers to prepare for unexpected crises in future.

ISSUES WITH IP LAW AND FASHION INDUSTRIES IN INDIA

Indian textile, garment, and fashion industries are among the world's pioneers with its enormous industrial base and raw materials. As trade and commerce have grown due to globalisation, counterfeiters are now able to take advantage of a low-cost manufacturing base in India, to produce and distribute their fake goods. The existence of such goods has grown to be a massive problem that has gained the attention of the government, decision-makers, and the fashion industry. Lack of Intellectual Property Rights protection can result in the theft of cutting-edge and distinctive fashion designs, which gives rise to the need of a comprehensive statute. Many presumptions about the fashion industry fall short of describing the market reality, where technology has helped in advancing knockoffs that can outperform originals. This adds to the suffering of up-and-coming fashion firms and designers. The innovative fashion products are mostly unprotected because they are a crucial component of negative spaces. The primary goal of this paper is to examine the current protection offered by the Intellectual Property Rights legislations as well as how it affects the Indian fashion industry and the grounds for criticism in this reference will also be highlighted.

Development of the House of Collaborative Partnership to overcome supply chain disruptions: evidence from the textile industry in India

Collaboration in a supply chain becomes a significant competitive weapon for member firms in an uncertain business environment. The present study develops a model of supply chain collaboration named as House of Collaborative Partnership (HCP) and includes the enablers and impeders of a successful Collaborative Partnership (CP). Model development follows a three-phase process. The first phase consists of the identification of enablers and impeders of CP based on the literature review and experts’ opinions. The second phase applies Total Interpretive Structural Modelling (TISM) as a tool to construct hierarchical structures of the enablers and impeders of CP. The third phase deals with the development of HCP based on the hierarchical structures of enablers and impeders. The HCP is then validated with two case studies in the Indian textile industry. Eight enablers and seven impeders were identified in the first phase. After analyzing these factors with TISM, the HCP was developed consisting of four parts: Foundation, Columns, Beam, and Roof. The existence of trust, commitment to long-term collaboration, top management support, adequate financial support, ability to deal with technological changes, and providing regular training to employees constitute the HCP Foundation to achieve supply chain collaboration. The study concludes with the managerial implications of HCP to help supply chain partners in becoming resilient during an uncertain business environment.

Nexus between Environmental Consciousness and Consumers’ Purchase Intention toward Circular Textile Products in India: A Moderated-Mediation Approach

The textile industry has witnessed rapid growth due to fast fashion and the growing use of textile products, resulting in terribly increasing textile waste and biodiversity and humans. Therefore, a shift from a linear paradigm (take-make-use-discard) to a circular model of textiles production (take-make-use-recycle-remanufacture-reuse) is urgently required. Still, it can only be successful if consumers accept circular textile products (CTP). Hence, the study assesses the direct and indirect (via perceived risks and perceived benefits) influence of environmental consciousness on purchase intention. Moreover, the study also attempts to check the moderating role of product knowledge on the direct links between perceived risks, perceived benefits, and purchase intention such that the indirect effects of environmental consciousness (via perceived risks and perceived benefits) on purchase intention are conditioned at low/high levels of product knowledge. Collecting a sample of 409 respondents from the National Capital Region (NCR) and Aligarh in India, we used SEM to test the direct and indirect effects, while model-14 in Process Macro was used to measure conditional indirect effects. The results show that environmental consciousness directly influences purchase intention and perceived risks, and perceived benefits partially mediate the direct link between environmental consciousness and purchase intention. Further, product knowledge conditionally moderates the indirect effect of EC on PI (via perceived risks and perceived benefits) such that the mediating effects of perceived risks and perceived benefits significantly vary at low/high levels of product knowledge. The findings direct retail managers and decision-making bodies in the Indian textile industry to frame focused strategies for reducing textile waste and protecting the environment by developing bylaws in favor of circular economy and CTP.