Jewelry Industry Research Articles

Out of The Economic Crises: Changes in East Java Gold Jewelry Industry

Kelurahan Sidomukti, Kecamatan Kebomas, Kabupaten Gresik, Jawa Timur selama ini dikenal sebagai salah satu sentra produksi perhiasan emas yang dijalankan secara tradisional berbasis industri UMKM. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan bagaimana perubahan struktur industri yang diinisiasi oleh para perajin perhiasan emas di Sidomukti sebagai bagian dari strategi adaptasi para perajin tersebut dalam menghadapi krisis. Krisis yang dimaksud adalah menurunnya skala industri perhiasan emas di Sidomukti serta menurunnya pendapatan yang diakibatkan fluktuasi harga emas sejak krisis moneter tahun 1997/1998. Rumus yang berlaku adalah, harga emas di pasaran tergantung nilai kurs dolar terhadap rupiah. Semakin rendah dan semakin stabil harga emas di pasaran, semakin kondusif iklim industri perhiasan emas. Akan tetapi sejak krisis moneter 1997/1998, harga emas di pasaran cenderung naik dan tidak stabil. Menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif, penelitian ini akan menjelaskan strategi adaptasi yang dijalankan para perajin dalam menghadapi krisis tersebut. Para perajin mengubah struktur industri putting out yang sudah berlangsung selama ini, dengan memodifikasi rantai produksi yang sebelumnya berporos kepada juragan menjadi lebih fleksibel. Caranya para perajin tidak lagi menggantungkan siklus produksi pada pesananan juragan, melainkan secara mandiri mencoba memproduksi sendiri serta memasarkannya juga secara mandiri. Penelitian ini ingin memberikan kontribusi berupa data dan analisa tentang resiliensi sektor industri berbasis UMKM dalam menghadapi krisis dan menjadikan sektor industri berbasis UMKM sebagai sektor yang adaptif dalam menghadapi turbulensi ekonomi.

The Application of Continuous Improvement (CI) Methodology in Small-Scale (SME) Jewellery / Gold Fabricators Refiners toward Efficient Work Process in Waste Management.

This paper presents the rationale of the continuous improvement (CI) system to be applied for the small-scale jewellery industry in the state of Kelantan State of Malaysia. The manufacturer’s inefficiency during the fabrication process directly contributes to the potentially lost gold in scrap (waste) form that would eventually affect the producer's profit margin and may lead to a compromised quality of end products. Hence, the adoption of appropriate quality management applications and good practices are key to enhance business and operational efficiency towards sustainability of gold scrap and waste handling that may lead to potential economic loss. Keywords: Sustainability; gold waste; continuous improvement (CI); jewellery industry eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6iSI4.2899

Internationalisation models and trajectories of gold jewellery in Johannesburg: a conjectural discursive approach

The gold jewellery industry is a lucrative sector. It operates within global consumer international networks. The underpinning models of internationalisation of gold jewellery from a theoretical standpoint, are key in comprehending export competitiveness potential. This means that for any company and country to achieve success, they ought to have competitive dominance in the export market, driven by a particular model. This study established that the main trends that characterise gold jewellery exports are underpinned by an aggressive internalisation thrust, which should be supported by market consolidation; market growth; a new channel landscape to push through the products; market consumption trends, absorption capacity, and global fast-fashion demand of gold jewellery. It emerged in this study, that the gold jewellery sector in Johannesburg has many dynamics that affect the ability of gold jewellery exporters to be competitive on the international market. There is a need to implement internationalisation strategies that include the creation of market linkages, standardisation and adaptation of products and services to the changing global market environment. The objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy of the internationalisation models, adopted by jewellery exporters in Johannesburg. The study used both theoretical and empirical data, obtained from the sector. The key finding from the study is that gold jewellery remains one of the most important export commodities in growing economies, such as South Africa. Exports bring the much-needed foreign currency, yet the sector in Johannesburg has very few corporates and individually owned businesses that are connected to the international markets to optimally exploit the opportunities in this sector. Using the mixed review methodology and empirical field data, the study offers propositions to enhance export competitiveness for companies, operating in developing countries.

Suggestion on the Development and Utilization of Gem and Jade Resource in Western Yunnan Province

The West Yunnan Province is rich in precious jade resources, of which the Nanhong agate and quartzose jade (Huanglongyu) produced in the Baoshan area are the most representative. Based on the mineral resources of Nanhong agate and quartzose jade (Huanglongyu) in the area, this paper analyzes the corresponding benefits of the gemstone resource development and utilization to the local jewelry industry, and puts forward suggestions on the development and utilization of the resources from the perspective of industrial development and public management, and provides references for the formulation of industrial development policies. Through the comprehensive investigation and research on the output and market situation of the two kinds of precious gemstone, the problems existing in the exploitation of the resources in this area are analyzed, and the development plan of the gemstone resources is put forward. The governors should pay attention to the environmental protection factors in mining, strengthen the protection of cultural heritage, and speed up the industrial transformation and upgrading.

Assessing ethnic business sustainability in transgenerational succession

PurposeThis paper aims to examine the impact of changes in human capital development and evolution of tacit knowledge following transgenerational succession in ethnic companies. The paper contributes to the understanding of transferring tacit knowledge across generations in ensuring ethnic business sustainability.Design/methodology/approachIn answering the how question, this paper tracked the changes and their impact in the process over time, using the multiple-case study method. A total of six interviews were conducted with three Indian-owned companies in the jewellery industry in Malaysia, with each interview lasting between 45 and 60 min. Secondary data were collected to supplement the primary data for analysis. Data triangulation method was applied to strengthen the design of this study.FindingsThe results indicate that changes in human capital development and tacit knowledge have enabled ethnically Indian-owned jewellery-based companies to alter their products to respond to demands of modern society whilst sustaining and commodifying the ethnic identity of their businesses. The findings also highlight that proper succession planning by ageing entrepreneurs may promote sustainability of these ethnic enterprises.Originality/valueDespite the growing attention on ethnic and migrant entrepreneurship, less is known about the impact of the changes through transgenerational succession over time in ethnic businesses, especially when such changes involve human capital as the key players. This study is important in addressing the gap, in identifying human capital development and tacit knowledge among the critical ethnic resources contributing to ethnic business sustainability. Using a conceptual framework, this paper sheds some light on how ethnic businesses are sustained through transgenerational succession.

Sklo je mým drahokamem

Jaroslav Kodejš senior (* September 9, 1938) belongs to the pioneers of Czech designer jewellery with the use of glass. For more than 50 years, he has been ranked among the world‘s recognized artists in this field, and his works are represented in the world‘s best public and private collections. He based his work on the traditional production of glass jewellery components from wound glass over atorch. He experienced his first successes at domestic and international exhibitions in the mid-1960s. From the position of designer for the Jablonec jewellery industry, he moved only to his own free creation since the end of the 1960s. Since then he has created for example dozens pieces of jewellery, drawings and also paintings. He was successful thanks to his own diligence and creativity, unceasing life optimism and enthusiasm. In the individual stages of his jewellery work, he almost always used coiled or fused glass in combination with silver and gold. He always respected glass in its unique properties, which he supported with the morphology of jewellery, which he still deals with despite his age.

Vzorkaři v rámci jabloneckého bižuterního průmyslu v letech 1958–1989

The study contemplates the topic of fashion jewellery design in the period of forty years of existence of the nationalized Jablonec nad Nisou jewellery industry, specifically between 1948–1989. The text introduces important designers and the process of fashion jewellery design in the production companies in the field of jewellery. The authors discuss the political and economic influences on the process of creating new samples and subsequent production. They classify and document in detail the work, sources of inspiration as well as the achievements and awards of specialized jewellery designers. They were behind the creation of an inexhaustible number of new components and thousands of complete samples and final products for the serial production of jewellery made of glass, metal, plastics or wood. Despite many limitations, the creative and high-quality work of these designers at domestic and international presentations was afrequent pride of Czechoslovak industry and, especially in the field of foreign trade, brought considerable profits to Czechoslovakia.

Physical Vapor Deposition as an Economical Alternative to Gold Plating in Imitation Jewelry

Jewelry is one of the products that depend on the aesthetic aspect and to increase the aesthetic values. There are many ways to give it a shiny appearance and bright colors, but it has a high cost. Physical vapor deposition is one of the methods that increase aesthetic values as it adds many colors to the surface of the product and is similar to precious metals. Where the research problem lies in the possibility of using different coatings from alternatives to precious ores in the production of imitation jewelry and verifying its suitability to give quality qualities of color and luster and the goal of the research is to find alternatives to plating metals with the same degree of luster of precious metals, coating imitation jewelry with a low-cost coating with aesthetic values And constant bright colors, and upgrading the Egyptian counterfeit jewelry industry to enable it to compete with its expatriate counterparts. The importance of the research lies in the production of multiple layers of paint with multiple colors and a long-life span, and finding economical ways to paint imitation jewelry to raise the competitiveness of the Egyptian product. The research assumes that coating imitation jewelry with similar layers of precious metals has bright colors, lower economic cost and longer life span. The research follows a descriptive and analytical approach. One of the most important results of the research is to obtain the colors of precious metals For jewelers.

Crystals as Co-creators

Grown crystals are used for a range of novel innovations supporting a wide array of industries. Within the jewellery industry however, grown crystals are only used in a limited capacity and mainly as a surrogate for mined gemstones. This paper investigates the methodology of Crystal Growing Design, through conducting experiments testing four hypotheses developed around the practice. Through utilising a DIY approach the author investigates the opportunities and challenges presented by incorporating the methodology into her jewellery design practice. Sugar, alum and salt are experimented with to provide a theoretical experimentation of the methodology to justify the further incorporation and adaptation of more enhanced growing processes as used for the growing of gemstone quality crystals.

JEWELLER M. K. DZHAMALUDINOV: ARTISTIC HANDWRITING OF THE MASTER

The article presents an analysis of one of the famous pieces of jewelry – silver cognac set by the People's Artist of Russia M. K. Dzhamaludinov. The author shows the degree of influence of M. K. Dzhamaludinov's creative heritage on the development of the jewelry industry in Dagestan, in particular on the filigree style, traces the development of engraved and cut floral ornament in the work of a master. The legacy of the significant works of the masters determined the further development of Avar metal-plastic in the XX century.

Identifying Factors Leading To Gold Losses During The Fabrication Process And Assessing Its Impact On The Smes Jewellery Industry.

This study intended to determine the level of awareness by the Kelantan Jewellers House on how much is the impact of gold losses during the jewelry-making process to their business. The study focuses more on Kelantan State due to their popularity and existence of a chain of small and traditional craftsmen. Most local operators are still preserving the traditional way of fabrication and production techniques, tools, methods whilst maintaining the Malay aesthetic value in all aspects of fabrication. This unique value proposition inherited from their legacy lineage was taught throughout the generations and now adopted by the younger craftsmen in rank. Ironically, the manual process and traditional fabrication techniques were seen as less efficient due to the higher amount of gold scrap as compared to modern techniques. Hence, this paper aims to ascertain the findings and to validate the assumptions that the manual and traditional technique does indeed contributes to a higher amount of gold losses that adversely affecting the yield and economic returns of the small fabricators in Kelantan, whilst formulating the right action plans to mitigate and resolve the issues effectively.

The Influence of Jewelry Technology Development on Jewelry Identification

At present, the work of jewelry identification mainly depends on science and technology. I believe that in the future, it will also rely on science and technology to complete the work of jewelry identification. Using science and technology to identify jewelry can avoid the subjectivity of naked eye identification and achieve accurate identification of jewelry. The use of science and technology to complete the identification work is mainly to use high-tech equipment to identify the fineness of jewelry. In a certain sense, the continuous development of science and technology has more advantages than disadvantages for the development of jewelry industry. The use of high-tech equipment to complete jewelry identification is an important guarantee for the accuracy of jewelry identification, which is conducive to the healthy development of the jewelry industry.

Innovative Development of Computer Digital Hand-Drawing Technology in the Process of Jewelry Design

Compared with the jewelry industry, traditional jewelry design can no longer be satisfied with the current fast-paced era. The emergence of computer digital hand-painting technology has opened up new horizons for jewelry design and production. We have brought about jewelry design in the computer age. Affected, the past traditional jewelry design has been new development. In jewelry design, the use of computer digital hand-painting technology allows designers to quickly and efficiently design the jewelry they want to design, and to grasp the emotions that the design inspiration needs to convey in time. The purpose of the research in this article is to analyze the use of computer digital hand-painting technology in the jewelry design process, and make innovative developments to traditional design methods. This article starts from the perspective of computer digital hand-painting technology, taking the current computer era as the background, and on the relevant realistic background and theoretical basis, to promote the innovation and development of jewelry design as the specific research object, and make full use of the current fast-developing computer digital hand-painting technology Make a breakthrough to innovate and develop the jewelry design process. The experimental results show that computer digital hand-painting technology can make a breakthrough in the process of traditional jewelry design and construct a new model of jewelry design.

Application of Large Data Analysis Based on the Evaluation of Jewelry

With the development of the jewelry industry, the requirements for jewelry evaluation in the market are getting higher and higher. The development of jewelry evaluation in our country has just started, and there are still a large number of legal, theoretical, and technical flaws. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the evaluation theory to promote the development of the jewelry evaluation market. Therefore, this article proposes a research on the application of jewelry evaluation and analysis based on big data, aiming to highlight the combination of big data and innovative methods of jewelry evaluation, making jewelry evaluation more scientific and maneuverable. This article first uses the literature method to study the traditional jewelry evaluation methods, including cost method, market method and expert evaluation method, and then proposes a jewelry evaluation method based on big data. Then design the jewelry evaluation experiment and jewelry evaluation process, and finally analyze and research the jewelry evaluation standards, jewelry evaluation factors, and the purpose of jewelry evaluation applications. It can be seen from the conclusion that the top three factors affecting jewelry evaluation are authenticity, the age of manufacture, and the level of craftsmanship of manufacture, accounting for 100%, 38%, and 36% respectively; the purpose of jewelry evaluation is mainly to carry out Resale or auction, accounting for 45%.

주얼리 산업의 브랜드 개성이 소비자 몰입 및 브랜드 충성도에 미치는 영향

현재 과학 기술의 발전으로 주얼리 산업이 무한 경쟁의 시장 환경에서 살아남기 위하여 효율적인 브랜드 관리가 고객의 소비 성향이다. 본 논문은 주얼리 브랜드 개성과 소비자 몰입이 브랜드 충성도에 미치는 영향 요인을 검증하기 위하여 전체적인 모형을 분석하였다. 브랜드 개성, 소비자 몰입, 브랜드 충성도 등의 요인들을 선정하여, 설문조사를 실시하였고 SPSS25.0 및 AMOS25.0으로 통계분석을 하였다. 실증분석의 주요 결과로 첫째, 브랜드 개성 변수의 하위 변수(유능함, 역동성)들은 소비자 몰입에 정(+)의 유의한 영향으로 나타났다. 둘째, 소비자 몰입은 브랜드 충성도에 정(+)의 유의한 영향으로 나타났다. 셋째, 브랜드 개성 변수의 하위 변수(유능함, 역동성)들은 브랜드 충성도에 정(+)의 유의한 영향으로 나타났다. 넷째, 브랜드 개성 변수의 하위 변수(유능함, 역동성)들은 소비자 몰입이 매개변수로 브랜드 충성도에 정(+)의 유의한 영향으로 나타났다. 결론적으로 주얼리 산업의 브랜드 개성에 대한 소비자의 인식은 소비자 몰입의 정도에 직접적인 영향을 주는 것을 알 수 있다. 또한, 소비자 몰입수준이 높을수록 브랜드에 대한 충성도가 높아지는 것을 의미한다. 소비자 몰입이 브랜드 개성과 브랜드 충성도 사이에서 매개 역할을 한다는 것을 알 수 있다. 하지만 브랜드 개성은 브랜드 충성도에 직접적인 영향을 미치기에 소비자 몰입의 매개 효과는 부분매개로 인식하였다.

About the monograph “Collection and jewelry cassiterite”

Specialists of the Sergo Ordzhonikidze Russian State University for Geological Prospecting (MGRI), which had been training gemologists for many years, conducted an interesting and substantial study devoted to a non-traditional use of cassiterite, a mineral known to man for millennia. The monograph2 under review discusses various aspects of the use of cassiterite, as well as its accompanying minerals, for producing jewelry, collection and ornamental materials. Given the increasing popularity of natural minerals in recent decades, there is a growth of interest among collectors and manufacturers in non-traditional semi-precious stone raw materials and their use in the jewelry industry. The world trade in this area is significant and continues to demonstrate an increasing trend. In this regard, the work of D.A. Petrochenkov devoted to jewelry and ornamental cassiterites seems to be highly relevant. For the first time in world practice, the monograph comprehensively covers questions concerning cassiterite and its application, thus contributing to popularization of cassiterite jewelry and craftsmanship and laying the foundation for a new direction in the semi-precious stone industry. The author of the monograph critically reviewed the results of previous studies on the mineral and chemical composition of cassiterite and added an extensive set of his own analytical methods. The gemological and technological characteristics of cassiterite minerals were given, along with recommendations on their rational search, use and quality improvement. In term of ecological parameters, it was shown that the content of carcinogenic and radioactive elements in jewelry cassiterites does not exceed the background values. The market conditions were described, and recommendations on the organization of mining and geological work in this sphere were presented.

Analysis on the Value of 3D Printing in Jewelry Design Based on Artificial Intelligence

With the rapid development of Internet, big data, cloud computing and other technologies, the combination of artificial intelligence and 3D printing has a great impact on the graphic creative design, modeling, material selection, production and other links in the field of jewelry design and production, which also accords with the era characteristics of jewelry design, wear and consumption personalization, and will become an important direction of jewelry industry development in the future.

Multi-objective optimization and rapid prototyping for jewelry industry: methodologies and case studies

The new research and technologies that have ensured the digitalization of industries and the introduction of smart manufacturing are still characterized by poorly studied processes. In particular, communication and integration between different platforms, which form the ecosystem of smart manufacturing, are subject to various communication problems. The research conducted and propounded in this article is based on the implementation of an integrated manufacturing system that involves parametric modeling, optimization, and additive manufacturing. The ecosystem analyzed guarantees communication between IT platforms such as Rhino-Grasshopper, for parametric modeling, and PreForm, slicing software for Formlab’s stereolithographic 3D printers. For this purpose, C# scripts have been implemented in order to solve optimization problems in 3D modeling of objects and to guarantee integration between the two platforms. The latter script is configured as a real add-in for Rhino whose advantages are easily demonstrated thanks to the large number of recursive operations that are automated.

Research on Development Strategy of Industrial Transformation and Upgrading Demonstration Base in Guangdong-Hong Kong- Macao Greater Bay Area-- A Case Study of Xintai Group “Gold Town”

A “Gold town” is a characteristic town featuring gold industry and being operated by leading enterprises. Xintai Group in gold and jewelry industry has launched a “Gold Town” project in Houjie, Dongguan, Guangdong by taking advantage of its own capital and technology, seizing the opportunity of gold and jewelry industry transformation and gathering the strength of traditional gold and jewelry industry in Houjie. “Gold Town” is a key project supported by the local government in response to the national call. When setting up this project, Xintai Group introduced the characteristic development concept of European towns and optimized its own industrial structure, and meanwhile it aimed to build an industrial ecological base of gold and jewelry town and aggregate industrial development resources. This project has been partially completed and the first phase has been transferred to the production and operation stage. Therefore, it is of great significance for both Xintai Group and the local government to explore the appropriate development strategy of the “Gold Town” project.

M-commerce: New Business Opportunities in the Jewellery Industry

Mobile phones, or more accurately, smartphones, have revolutionized the diamond industry. To gain a competitive edge in India, diamond and jewelry producers, master diamond cutters, and graduate gemmologists specializing in diamonds are using M-commerce to deliver novel customer service choices to their clientele.Electronic commerce, also known as E-commerce, has revolutionized the way people do business. Through electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks, traders may buy and sell goods from anywhere in the globe. Many Indian diamantaires and jewellery manufacturers adapted to this approach and profited as a result. Mobile commerce appears to be next on the agenda. M-commerce, or mobile commerce, is billed as the next generation of wireless Ecommerce that eliminates the need for wires and plug-in devices. Handheld gadgets such as mobile phones or Personal Digital Assistants can be used to undertake financial and promotional activities (PDAs).Although not everyone will be interested in M-commerce in the next years, it is expected to develop significantly as more advanced wireless handheld accessories become available. Because it has a global customer, the Indian diamond sector is accepting it more quickly. To fully benefit from M-commerce, diamantaires and jewelry manufacturers should educate themselves on the subject so that they can have the necessary information and implement it in their businesses as needed.