Textile Organizations Research Articles

Quantifying the Consequences of Perceived Stress in the Textile and Clothing Sector through Structural Equation Modelling

The textile and clothing (T&C) sector plays an important role in the growth and industrial development of emerging economies. Work stress is a real concern for organizations with no immunity for the T&C sector. It hampers individual as well as organizational work performance that ultimately places a significant hurdle in achieving competitiveness in the market. This study aims at exploring the antecedents and consequences of work stress and how different causes of stress influence perceived stress among the employees of the textile and clothing organizations in Pakistan. Data were collected from 1470 employees of 24 organizations. Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) and two researcher-developed instruments (34 items and 22 items each) were used for the data collection. Information gathered was analyzed by PLS-SEM (partial least squares structural equation modelling) technique. Statistically significant results were found for the antecedents, namely, work-family conflict, role clarity, work characteristics, social working environment, managers’ support at work, and training and career development, with work-family conflict as the most significant, and for the consequences, namely, psychological, emotional, physical, performance, and behavioral with psychological effect as the most significant. The findings of the study could help managers, designers, planners, and ergonomists in making more informed and proactive decisions while attempting to prevent or control the stress phenomenon in the T&C sector. Moreover, the study highlights the need for gaining more in-depth insight into the work-stress phenomenon proactively so that the effectiveness of intervention strategies might be assured.

From PLM 1.0 to PLM 2.0: the evolving role of product lifecycle management (PLM) in the textile and apparel industries

PurposeProduct lifecycle management (PLM) is an enterprise-wide strategy gaining prominence across manufacturing. The fashion industry is a late adopter of PLM, yet within global fashion and textile organisations PLM is now becoming a mainstream approach to optimize core processes. This literature review analyses the latest academic research to establish a broad basis of understanding of PLM in the sector and identify potential future research directions.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review was conducted to investigate the current state and main perspectives of research on PLM in the textiles and apparel sector. The paper adopts the three features (managerial, technological and collaborative) of the definition of PLM by Corallo et al. (2013) as the analytic framework for the 27 papers to illustrate how PLM is framed and conceptualised in the RFA sector.FindingsPLM is at an interesting phase as it evolves from classical PLM 1.0 to connected PLM 2.0. The evolution of PLM from its PDM origins as an IT tool to a critical component of the strategy for digital transformation is reported. The strategic role of suppliers is noted as a critical success factor. Key inhibitors relating to PLM adoption and optimization in the sector are identified as limited holistic and theoretical perspective of PLM coupled with a deficiency in relevant industry skills. It is argued that the transformational potential of PLM 2.0 may not be fully realised without a more coordinated development effort through industrial and academic collaboration.Research limitations/implicationsThe limitations of this study are that it is a literature review of academic papers in the RFA sector papers within the timescale 2000–2018. PLM 1.0 has dominated in this time period however the potential trajectory of connected PLM 2.0 is beginning to emerge.Practical implicationsThe results from this paper indicate that there is a lack of research on PLM in the sector and concludes by suggesting promising future research possibilities: further empirical and case studies on organisations implementing a PLM strategy; studies reporting on the contribution of PLM to address the challenges of sustainability, traceability and transparency in the industry and inter-industry collaborations; studies with knowledge management theories specifically applied to the textile and apparel sector; and the opportunity for academic and industry collaboration on the development of PLM to meet these needs.Originality/valueTo the best of the author's knowledge, no systematic literature review on this topic has previously been published in academic journals. Given levels of investment in PLM platforms in the sector, both practitioners in companies and the academic community might find the review and agenda for future research useful.

A WORK ON CONFLICT FACTORS IN INDIAN TEXTILE INDUSTRIES WITH INSTANCE OF UTTAR PRADESH

Textiles Industries are one of the oldest industries in India. It offers most of the employments after farming.Indian textile organization is divided into two sector (a)Organized area (b)Unorganized. Larger availability of raw material alongside component wool, cotton, jute and silk similarly to professional employees have made the USA a sourcing hub for textile materials. It is the 2nd big manufacturer of textiles and garments. The Indian textile organization debts for approximately 24% because of location's spindle capability and 8% of world rotor functionality. It has a fantastic loom capability (which includes handloom) with 61% of the marketplace percent. The functionality length of the Indian textile and clothing business enterprise is predicted to benefit US$ 223 billion with a beneficial resource of 2021.Even all wonderful factors Indian Textile Industry is dealing with demanding conditions and each day attrition is growing. This paper makes a specialty of things of conflict which will rise up due to different version in opinions, job dissatisfactions, Role ambiguities, loss of organizational belongings and so forth. The study is based on primary and secondary data both.The sample size is of 196 respondent and convinent sampling is used for data collect.

Influence of organizational culture on the environments of innovation and organizational performance

Abstract: Innovation is an inherent and fundamental phenomenon for the prosperity of the textile industry. One of the factors that can stimulate the propensity for innovation is the organizational culture. This is due to the fact that by influencing employees' behavior, one can achieve that they accept innovation as a fundamental value in the organization and commit to it. Therefore, it is opportune to deepen the relationship between organizational culture and innovation and organizational performance. That way, the objective of this study was to analyze the influence of the organizational culture on the internal and external environment of innovation and organizational performance in an organization of the textile sector. The research was descriptive quantitative, transversal, with a sample of 186 respondents. The data were analyzed by means of Structural Equation Modeling. As a main result, the collaborators highlighted the Results dimensions; Processes and Internal relationship of the innovation group as present in the environment conducive to the development of innovations. The Organizational Culture of the company is congruent with the smallest distance of power and high collectivism. The theoretical model was adhered to in the textile organization studied, with respect to the influence of Organizational Culture on the internal and external Environment to the development of innovations contributing to the application of new studies. With this, it is possible to infer that there is a favorable influence of the organizational culture on the environment of development of innovations and organizational performance in the organization researched.

Determinantes da cultura que estimulam a inovação: estudo na indústria têxtil do Vale do Itajaí – SC

This study aims to "identify the presence of the determinants of innovation culture (strategy, structure, support mechanisms, behaviors that foster innovation and communication), suggested by Martins and Terblanche (2003), in the textile industry on Itajaí Valley - SC." The research is characterized as descriptive, quantitative and survey, and was to sample 287 respondents. The data were examined using descriptive analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. It was found that there is the presence of the determinants of innovation culture in the companies studied, and behaviors that encouraged innovation dimension with greater insight. The surveyed textile organizations have flexible and open culture that encourages creativity and innovation in the workplace. The research is justified by the lack of studies on the topic, especially in industrial organizations and may be useful to professional management and textile sector so that they can relate the results to your organization.

Impact of leadership styles on employees’ performance with moderating role of positive psychological capital

The study aimed to investigate the most effective leadership style that enhances the employees’ performance at the workplace and also evaluate the impact of leadership styles (Laissez-faire leadership, Transformational leadership, Transactional leadership,) on employees’ performance in the textile sector of Pakistan. The study explored the moderating role of Positive psychological capital to examine the relationship between leadership styles and employee performance. A quantitative research technique was used, and Data were collected from the lower to middle-level manager of the textile sector. The findings of this study showed that laissez-faire leadership has a significant but negative impact on employee’s performance; however the moderating effect of psychological capital has made this relationship negatively significant. Transformational leadership has a significant impact on employee performance. Moreover, transactional leadership has an insignificant effect on employee performance by adding psychological capital as a moderator; this relationship has become positively significant. The textile organisations of Pakistan have been facing many challenges, including lower employee satisfaction and performance. Through the transformational leadership styles, the organisations may improve the employees’ performance as the study supported this argument. The results would have practical implications for policymakers, employees, and management. The study has contributed in developing the relationship between the leadership styles and employee performance by adding an unexplored moderator, which is – Positive psychological capital – in an ignored social setting of the textile organisation.

Investigation of Employees’ Perception about Lean Implementation

Lean implementation and its sustainability are strongly linked with the organizational culture and working environment especially how employees interact with each other’s and what’s their attitude towards their jobs. Literature reveals that employee’s behaviour towards lean implementation is controversial; some perceives this positive and others take this negative. This study aims at investigating varying employees’ perceptions towards lean because of their position at work. Very commonly known lean tool ‘Kaizen’ (Continuous Improvement) has been selected for this purpose where data has been collected through a questionnaire (α=0.85) from four textile organizations (N=339; white collars and blue collars employees working at the shop floor); level and maturity of lean implementation in each organization was done before conducting the study. It has been concluded that white collar work group perceptions about Kaizen implementation are more positive than blue collar employees. Moreover, employees with the lowest positive perception are likely to be more dissatisfied with their jobs. The study also identified the factors which contribute towards the development of negative perceptions. However, the study is limited to one lean tool (Kaizen) and its implementation in textile sector. The results of the study provide opportunity to understand perceptions about lean implementation and their relationship with job satisfaction and how perceptions can be improved for the purpose of achieving higher performance through rapid lean implementation.

Effect of Motivation on Employees Performance: Based in Textile Sector of Faisalabad, Pakistan

Employee motivation is considered as a force that drives the employees toward attaining specific goals and objectives of the organization. Now days, it is one of the sizzling issue in organizations since every wants to make best use of their financial and human resources. Motivation is something that moves the person to action and continues him the cause of action already initiated. Motivation has the role to develop and intensify the desire of every member of the organization to work effectively and efficiently in his position. The motivation for the study was prompted by the low level of concentration on employee motivation. Motivation in Textile sector of Faisalabad is down. The main objectives of the study were, to identify factors that motivate employee’s; to identify determinants of the employee’s performance and to assess the effect of motivation on the employee’s performance in Textile sector of Faisalabad. Questionnaire was used to gather data and analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The study has revealed that promotion and opportunity for advancement are the major motivation factors and the study has also revealed that motivation level is high in the area of wages and salaries. Textile organizations appears to be paying lowest wages and salaries in the industry. It is therefore recommended that Textile Sector (management) should consider as a matter of urgency, the need to make upward adjustment in wages and salaries which will go a long way to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Keywords : Motivation, Employee’s Performance, Textile Sector DOI : 10.7176/EJBM/11-1-10

Gazing Lean through the lens of System of Systems Dynamics: A case of weaving mill

In this research article, System of Systems Methodologies framework has been extended in order to propose that System Dynamics approach has the capability to model and simulate the aspects of System of Systems. It, therefore, invokes a new concept of System of Systems Dynamics in the literature. Then, in order to perceive the practical implications, a case study account of a textile weaving organization has also been demonstrated. The organization under consideration had high cycle time due to unnecessary work in process, and reduced production capacity because of rolling blackouts. The study was conducted to model and modify the existing scenario intended to put forward a preferred future scenario. The proposed future state was constructed using selected Lean tools required to address the ongoing concerns. In order to realize the prospective Lean scenario, a capital investment model was run in relation with the setup developed to carry out capital budgeting for multi-fuel captive power plants. System of Systems Dynamics in the presence of lean concepts proved to be an intuitive and comprehensive approach for making strategic decisions. The model can serve as a planning tool to evaluate the financial impact on the overall profitability of the company under consideration.

Uncovering the Relationship of Supply Chain Management and Firm Performance: Evidence from Textile Sector of Pakistan

The purpose of this research paper was to find the impact of the supply chain on firm performance in Textile firm of Pakistan. Data was collected through questioners in the month of March 2018, Approximately 30 questioners were distributed among the managers of the ten textile organizations in Faisalabad which are expected to have the best knowledge about the supply chain operations and its impact on the performance of the organization, all of them responded positively. It is found that dimensions associated with SCM methods as well as explain the connection amongst SCM methods, aggressive benefit, as well as firm performance. The actual study focuses on the causal associations in between SCM exercise, aggressive benefit as well as firm performance as well as ignores the actual feasible recursive associations.

U.S. textile makers look for a revival

After decades of losing market share to imports, U.S. textile and fiber makers say their business is finally turning around. At the March meeting of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), a group representing domestic textile manufacturers, outgoing chairperson Robert H. Chapman III outlined the reasons why. “Thanks to the new Trump policy dynamic,” he said, “the next 12 months represent the best opportunity in a generation to reorient U.S. manufacturing policy, level the playing field, and usher in a new era of growth for U.S. textile makers.” The good news for the U.S. textile industry is that, according to NCTO, shipments of textiles and apparel rose to $74.4 billion last year, an 11% increase since 2009, when the industry hit bottom during the economic slowdown. Textile makers also say they have gained competitiveness over the past seven years through technology advances, automation, and productivity improvements. Companies including the

MOTIVATION ENHANCING HRM PRACTICES’ AND EMPLOYEE DEMOGRAPHICS ON AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT AMONG EMPLOYEES IN TEXTILE MANUFACTURING IN PAKISTAN

The current study is an attempt to probe the relationship of a set of motivation enhancing HRM practices & employee demographics with affective commitment among employees working in textile manufacturing organizations. A well-structured questionnaire tool was used to collect the data from 232 employees working on managerial positions. The Pearson coefficient of correlation and ANNOVA analyses revealed that system consisting of motivation enhancing HRM practices and demographic variable “age” were stronger predictors of employee affective commitment, the education level exhibited association at 0.08 significance level, the employee demographics: gender and job period posed no significant association with employee affective commitment. The findings are in relevance with past researches, practical implications and need for future research are also discussed.

تأثیر إدارة المعرفة على التعلم والنمو والعملیات الداخلیة بالمنظمات

الملخص: تهدف الدراسة إلى التعرف على تأثير إدارة المعرفة على التعلم والنمو والعمليات الداخلية في منظمات الغزل والنسيج في مصر. وقد إعتمدت الدراسة على نموذجا مکون من أربعة مراحل لإدارة المعرفة وهي (الإکتساب، التخزين، النشر، الإستفادة) کمتغير مستقل بالإضافة إلى التعلم والنمو والعمليات الداخلية للمنظمات محل الدراسة والبالغ عدد (23) تعمل في قطاع الغزل والنسيج في مصر ، وجمعت البيانات من عينة قوامها (429) فردا من الإدارة الوسطى والعليا عن طريق إستبانة مصممة لهذا الغرض. أهم النتائج التي توصلت إليها الدراسة تدني کل من ممارسات إدارة المعرفة، علاوة على تدني مستويات التعلم والنمو والعمليات الداخلية في هذه المنظمات. بالإضافة إلى وجود أثر معنوي لمراحل إدارة المعرفة على التعلم والنمو في المنظمات محل الدراسة. وأوصت الدراسة بالتوصيات التي يمکن لمنظمات هذا القطاع الإسترشاد بها في تفعيل تلک الممارسات لصالح التعلم والنمو والعمليات الداخلية. Abstract: The study aims to identify the impact of knowledge management to learn and grow in the textile organizations in Egypt. Study model consists of four stages of knowledge management, namely, (Acquisition, storage, deployment, utilization) as an independent variable in addition to the learning and growth of (23) organizations working in textile sector in Egypt, and collected data from a sample of (429) members of the middle and top management through a questionnaire for this purpose. Findings of the study, low in knowledge management practices, as well as the low levels of learning and growth, internal processes in these organizations. Also indicated a significant effect for the stages of knowledge management to learn and grow in these organizations. The study recommended that organizations can this sector be guided by them in how to operationalize those practices for the benefit of learning and growth and internal operations.

E-Marketing Development and Its Application in Textile Sector of Pakistan—A Theoretical Review

Textile sector plays very important role in the economy of Pakistan. It contributes in the form of foreign remittances receipts for textile products exports to international markets. At present global environment, the Pakistan textile sector is not fully apply the latest marketing tools to increase exports and market share in the international markets. In this paper, we presented the E-marketing development model which explained the whole process of e-marketing application like environmental scanning, review marketing goals, and with considering all 4 Ps to make effective decisions for the textile organizations. This model comprehensively guides the companies for effective decision making regarding the application of e-marketing in the textile sector of Pakistan. This current work attempts application of e-marketing in the textile sector of Pakistan and how this e-technology can be rewarding to promote the textile business of Pakistan in the local and foreign markets. This paper also guides the managers to implement e-marketing model in the organizations practically for effective decision making.

Organizational Capabilities and Profitability

The resource-based view (RBV) posits that the sustainability of a firm’s success depends upon the creation, development, and implementation of a given organization’s unique resources and capabilities. Based on this theoretical framework, this article analyzes the relationship between organizational capabilities, business strategy, and profitability in the Portuguese textile industry. The strong relationship between these variables suggests that the organizational capabilities and the choice of business strategy may be the key to increase the profitability in this study context. So, the ability of the Portuguese textile organizations to change their business strategy based on their organizational capabilities affects profitability in a number of ways. Concretely, the results of this study highlight the importance of the choice of the business strategy as a partial mediator between the organizational capabilities and the profitability, a point that is crucial to understanding the success of a given organization and how resources and capabilities contribute to the process. The article concludes with a number of managerial implications and directions for future research.

Intelligent Quilt Based on Conductive Textile Materials, Smart Flexible Sensors, and Composite Charging Technology

In this paper, domestic and foreign progress and some of the results obtained in the field of conductive textile research are introduced. An intelligent quilt concept is conceived. The intelligent quilt is made from natural plant improved by genetic technology. It has certain “conductivity”, which is not necessarily the true current conduction, but may be the conduction of some weak “unique signal” sent out by some specially bred textile fibers organization. The research results of flexible sensor are applied to trace gas detection in the intelligent quilt. Also, new energy supply strategy with combination of. Bioenergy technologies and other energy are employed. The proposed intelligent quilt may be applied to the monitoring biochemical and autonomic parameters of the human body and provide helpful suggestions on people’s health status.

Initiatives of Textile Industry Organizations towards Environmental Issues

The textile industry is the subject of many environmental regulations and voluntary and administrative instruments. This tendency, together with the increasing general public interest, determined changes in the management of any company that wishes to fulfil the legislative demand and the demand of reporting. The first objective of this study is to establish in what extent the implementation of an environmental management system has an impact on organisational variables. The second objective is to identify the influence factors for the environmental management performance. The results of the study represent the base of some recommendations for the Romanian textile organisations so that they obtain as many advantages as possible from their strategy of sustainable development. We have used the survey method. We sent a questionnaire and we have received the answers of the 31 representatives in all sectors of the textile industry.

Developing performance-linked competency model: a tool for competitive advantage

Purpose – The aims of the article are to not only review existing competency models and offer a comprehensive performance-linked competency model towards sustaining competitive advantage, but also validate the proposed model in an Indian textile organisation. Design/methodology/approach – The article operationalises the term “competency” and intends to develop a comprehensive performance-linked competency model after analysing the existing models with respect to competitive advantage; and the model has been validated empirically in an Indian textile company using data envelopment analysis (DEA), cross-efficiency DEA, and rank order centroid (ROC) methods. Findings – It reveals that the comprehensive performance-linked competency model focuses on competency identification, competency scoring and aligning competency with other strategic HR functions in a three-phase systematic method which will subsequently help the organisation to sustain in the competition. It has further been shown how using DEA, cross-e...

Effect of manufacturing system on business objectives of the organisations

The research reported in this article has been carried out to identify the constructs and indicators for enhancing the performance in manufacturing system and their effect on business objectives of the organisation in supply chain environment prevailing in Indian textile organisations. This paper is based on the data collected from a survey of 66 Indian textile-related organisations, carried out to ascertain issues related to business objectives of the organisations and factors responsible for improvement in performance of manufacturing system of these organisations. The potential benefits of supply chain implementation are not in doubt. However, the art of designing the right supply chain for Indian textile industry is debatable. Therefore, issues related to these concerns are worthy of future research. This study is a modest contribution toward that end.

A decision support system for analysis of effects of timely fulfillment of customer demand in supply chain management practices

This paper is based on the data collected from a survey of 66 Indian textile-related organizations carried out to ascertain issues related to effects of timely fulfillment of customer demand in supply chain management (SCM) practices. Using the data collected, fuzzy set theory has been applied to reach a decision regarding effects of timely fulfillment of customer demand on an organization. Four multi-input single-output (MISO) Mamdani fuzzy inference systems have been proposed as an alternative approach to handle the various variables that are normally considered in such cases in Indian textile organizations. First three MISO systems consist of four inputs (decrease in production lead time, reduction in overall cycle time, improvement in quality, betterment in process integration), three inputs (decrease in production cost, increase in profits, increase in market share), and three inputs (decrease in internal conflicts, increase in customer satisfaction, betterment in buyer–supplier relations), respectively, and give out single output each, namely production effect, monetary effect, and relation effect, respectively. These three outputs are used as inputs to the fourth MISO system to give out single output, termed as final effect.