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      <title>Supply chain integration through network optimisation to facilitate dynamic entity addition for a wild silk industry</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This article aims to achieve integration in the supply chain of Muga silk by optimising the transportation distance in the supply chain network. The objectives of this study include re-modelling the existing supply chain to integrate identified entities besides facilitating the dynamic addition of future entities without causing disruptions. The research follows an experimental design and uses network analysis techniques to present an optimal network that seeks to achieve supply chain integration by an incremental selection of the nearest node while minimising transportation distance in the overall network. Findings from the study can facilitate the creation of closed-looped ecosystems already existing in different districts and integrate them into the greater supply chain of the Muga silk industry. This process can be used to achieve similar entity collaboration in neighbouring districts, resulting in improved logistics in the industry.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:49:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mode Choice Behaviour of Textile Shippers in India</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[India ranks third in CO₂ emissions. Road transport accounts for 61% of interregional shipments in India, compared to 30% for rail, resulting in excess fuel consumption. This study aims to improve interregional textile transport in India. India's textile industry contributes 14% to industrial output, 4.5% to GDP and employs over 35 million people. Interregional textile freight traffic totals 10,274 million km by road and 9.5 million km by rail. Hence, significant potential exists for a mode shift from road to rail to save fuel. Mode choice modelling helps to identify significant variables and develop energy efficiency strategies for mode shift. A revealed preference survey was conducted in Kerala to gather disaggregated data on shipments. In addition to the observed variables, shippers’ preferences on mode choice were also collected. Factor analysis of these preferences yielded two qualitative factors: safety and reliability rating factors. Latent class analysis disclosed heterogeneity among shippers. Class 1 firms are well-established without truck ownership. They'll have to hire trucks or use rail. Class 2 includes firms under 15 years old, many of which own trucks. Mode choice modelling revealed that speed, reliability, shipment value, employee count, service quality, shipment frequency, packaging quality, and tracking capability all play a role in mode selection. Since textiles are expensive and non-bulky, transportation cost has not emerged as a significant variable. Rail mode share could be increased by enhancing the speed and reliability of on-time delivery.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:09:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Net-Zero Industry: Options for Plastics, Textiles, Automobiles, and Fisheries in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This report explores pathways to achieve carbon-neutral industrial production in three major Andean economies: Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It examines options for achieving net-zero emissions in plastics, textiles, auto manufacturing, and fisheries four sectors that are likely to play key roles in the economies of the region in the future. The report analyzes the barriers and opportunities to achieve carbon-neutral manufacturing in these countries and sectors in light of existing industrial, energy, and environmental policies, and given the progress that has been achieved so far. The analysis argues that, despite the presence of multiple barriers and challenges to implementation, the prospects for establishing clean manufacturing at scale are promising. Making such transformative changes, however, will require the following conditions: (i) a strategic vision and the underpinning legal authority to champion and achieve a net-zero transition; (ii) vastly increased institutional coordination among diverse government departments to end fragmented policymaking practices; (iii) investments that leverage rapid technological change to build a zero-emissions power grid, and to use low-carbon, synthetic fuels (such as green hydrogen or green ammonia) in industry; (iv) foreign direct investment into the clean-energy-supply sector; (v) regulatory mandates and economic incentives for powerful oil and gas firms to pivot from fossil fuels to synthetic, zero-emission fuels; and (vi) vastly improved waste-management practices to enable a significantly more circular economy that re-uses and recycles materials.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 10:27:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Identifying critical eco-innovation practices in circular supply chain management: evidence from the textile and clothing industry</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Eco-innovation practices are critical to achieve the supply chain management of the textile and clothing industry. Prior research has not identified which eco-innovations are more important in circular supply chain management. To guide the effective implementation of eco-innovation practices in CSCM, this study initially established an eco-innovation framework for CSCM articulated along five main aspects. Then, fuzzy set theory was integrated with the decision-making trials and evaluation laboratory method to identify the critical eco-innovation practices in CSCM. Empirical results indicate that life-cycle assessment, the establishment of an eco-innovation strategy, knowledge sharing of eco-innovation information, environmental monitoring, and the control of capital efficiency are critical eco-innovation practices for the CSCM of the textile and clothing industry. More in detail, life-cycle assessment is the most important to improve CSCM performance, while the establishment of an eco-innovation strategy has a greater impact on other eco-innovation practices. This study proposed an eco-innovation decision-making framework that may help enhance the effectiveness of CSCM in the textile and clothing industry. The identification of important eco-innovation drivers may help organisations prioritise CSCM techniques when resources are limited.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:05:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Potential Reuse of Treated Textile Effluent in Fly Ash Concrete</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In a preliminary effort to deal with the present fresh water demand in the construction industry, this article examines the potential reuse of textile effluent as mixing water in making fly ash concrete. The effluents were collected from a textile industry at different stages of treatment, such as Collection Tank Effluent, Effluent after Anaerobic Treatment (EAT), Tertiary Treatment Effluent, and Reverse Osmosis Feed Effluent. The collected effluent samples have been analyzed to establish physicochemical characteristics and their effects on the properties of concrete, such as compressive strength, split tensile strength, and flexural strength. Higher salt content in effluent mix water significantly increased the final setting time of the binder. Furthermore, the workability of the concrete made with effluent mix water is relatively higher than that of the control concrete mix. Also, concrete mixes made with textile effluent mix water demonstrated greater strength than that of the control concrete. Furthermore, EAT mixes have exhibited maximum compressive strength compared with other mixes and also had superior durability compared with the control concrete mix. The higher strength can be attributed to the nucleation effect caused by the presence of a high concentration of total solids in the effluent. However, this concrete can be recommended for applications of plain cement concrete, such as pavements, industrial floors, and curbs/gutters.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2023 16:55:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Investigating barriers to circular supply chain in the textile industry from Stakeholders’ perspective</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The objectives of this study are to understand the circular supply chain barriers for textile companies to implement the circular economy. Main contributions of the study were to propose a specific framework that reveals circular supply chain barriers in transition to circular economy with holistic view by encompassing all stakeholders, to reveal causal relationships among the circular supply chain barriers within textile industry. Causal relationships between the proposed circular supply chain barriers were identified by Fuzzy-Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method. The barriers are classified under cause and effect groups and related implications are proposed. The findings of this study are lack of collecting, sorting and recycling, reluctance for acceptance of CE model, and problems related to uniformity and standardisation are revealed as the most important barriers, respectively. Moreover, lack of technical knowledge is the most influencing factor, whereas, challenges in product design is the most influenced factor.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2022 10:08:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>IMPACT of INDUSTRIAL FREIGHT FLOWS on the OVERALL TRAFFIC in SURAT CITY, India</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Surat is one of the major textile manufacturing hubs in India, having 40% of the synthetic fabric produced in the country. The textile industry in the city has witnessed tremendous growth in the last decade, leading to many transportation-related changes within it. Textile manufacturing has different phases like weaving, processing, value addition and trading or distribution. These phases are located as clusters or pockets in different parts of the city. The scattered nature of the industry generates numerous freight trips. This study focuses on characterizing and estimating textile freight trips in the city. Establishment survey data was collected from production units located in various clusters. A multi-linear regression model for freight trips generated using the quantity of cloth produced was developed for the estimation of the total textile freight trips. Thus, this study will help the planner identify the strategic location of the textile and its allied industries as well as for freight infrastructure in the city. More so, it would help in understanding the impacts of textile freight movement on the city's overall traffic.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:40:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Estimating urban freight trips using light commercial vehicles in the Indian textile industry</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In cities with an industrial growth background, the transport infrastructure has to cater to the needs of industrial freight in addition to the domestic needs of its inhabitants. It becomes more challenging for cities in developing countries that may have limited resources at hand. To study the impact of industrial freight on cities' overall traffic, a case study of the textile industry of Surat is taken up. Surat houses one of the biggest textile industries in India and it has grown organically across the city. In this study, freight trip generation models are developed based on the data collected from establishment surveys at the textile manufacturing units and commercial vehicle drivers' survey. Textile industry induced freight trips are estimated from the models and validated with field data. The impedance of the textile freight movement on the overall traffic flow is also measured using traffic volume studies. The study presents a ready-reckoner to forecast the number of freight trips based on floor area and employees, which can enable policymakers to plan the city's infrastructure for its sustainable growth and co-existence with the textile industry. City logistics would improve considerably if the textile freight traffic is gradually reduced from the city center and ring road area.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2021 11:30:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Evaluate the impact of COVID-19 prevention policies on supply chain aspects under uncertainty</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Supply chain operations are disrupted due to natural disasters or epidemics. In the recent period, the supply chain suffers from obstacles and major challenges that affect its stages directly due to the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic around the world. The impact of this epidemic on supply chain performance is clear in terms of supply, demand, or logistics. This epidemic is characterized by a rapid spread, so countries have taken preventive policies in an attempt to limit its spread. These policies are direct impacts on the performance of the supply chain in all scopes. The extent of its impact varies from one supply chain to another, according to the activities that the supply chain provides. In order to provide a more accurate study of the impact of the measures taken to limit the spread of the epidemic, this research presents a proposed framework that evaluates the impact of these policies on the three main aspects of the supply chain (supply, demand, and logistics). The proposed framework is build using BWM and TOPSIS based on plithogenic set. Plithogenic set provides a more accurate evaluation result that addresses the uncertainty problem. Supply chain aspects were evaluated for the food industry, electronics industry, pharmaceutical industry, and textile industry.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 10:35:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals perspective for sustainable textile and apparel supply chain management</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/1722926</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Motivated by United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the importance of sustainability, this study examines how the textile and apparel (TA) supply chains can comply with the SDGs. By examining the literature as well as industrial practices, the authors show that the current sustainable operations in TA industry are far away from realizing the goals of economic growth going hand-in-hand with the social and environmental sustainability. For instance, among the SDGs, the goals of “Responsible Consumption and Production”, “Clean Water and Sanitation”, and “Climate Action” receive a considerable amount of attention, while goals of “No Poverty”, “Reduced Inequalities”, “Life below Water” and “Life on Land” have the least attention. Balanced sustainable development actions from the stakeholders’ perspective are proposed. Managerial implications and future studies are discussed.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 10:05:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Predicting supply chain effectiveness through supply chain finance : evidence from small and medium enterprises</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 11:35:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Exploring opportunities for moral disengagement in codes of conduct from the textile industry</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/1562389</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The purpose of this research is to assess how codes of conducts are outlined and formulated in relation to moral disengagement along the supply chain. The research is focused on the idea that supply chain structure may reduce the actors' sense of moral responsibility for the actions and impacts of the supply chain on workers and environment. The research has been conducted as a case study including Swedish firms in the textile industry. The research has used secondary data from codes of conducts. The findings show that codes of conduct do not cover all supply chain practices linked with moral disengagement. This does not cause immoral behaviour as such, but might cause moral disengagement. Supply chain research needs to focus on what should be included in codes of conduct and other ethical guidelines, so as to reduce the risk of immoral behaviour. In order to reduce the likelihood for moral disengagement, there are several supply chain practices that should be included in codes of conduct, such as power asymmetry, managerial support, and incentives.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 15:26:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Razvojni tijekovi proizvodnje, tehnologije bojenja i trgovine tekstilom u kontekstu pomorsko - trgovačkih
puteva Dubrovnika</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Due to its unique geographic position, Dubrovnik has always been the link between the East and the West and a very important merchant center on the route of wide merchant network of textile and natural dyes. It lasted up to the second part of the 19th century. By means of establishing the facts and developmental courses which impacted on the manufacturing, technology of dyeing and the trade of the textile in historic Dubrovnik, we could understand the value and significance of the preserved textile pieces of art, as well as the unique patterns of our cultural heritage. The identification of dyes has been carried out as a Doctoral Thesis research (Jemo, 2014.). The research has been applied on the selected, representative historic archive samples of Dubrovnik textile from the 18th and the 19th century. The results obtained by means of physical and chemical methods have been compared with the data collected on the basis of historic and archive research of the production, technology of dyeing and the trade of textile in the historic city of Dubrovnik.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2016 15:02:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Analysis of supplier related issues with implementation of fuzzy logic for Indian textile organisations</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This paper is based on the data collected from a survey of 66 Indian textile-related organisations carried out to ascertain issues related to supplier selection. Using the data collected, fuzzy set theory has been applied to reach a decision regarding selection or rejection of a particular supplier. Four Multi-Input Single-Output (MISO) mamdani fuzzy inference systems have been proposed. First three MISO systems consist of three inputs, four inputs and three inputs respectively and give out single output each. These three outputs are used as inputs to the fourth MISO system to give out single output, termed as final decision.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2015 09:24:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Local sourcing and fashion quick response system: The impacts of carbon footprint tax</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Quick response (QR) system is a well-established industrial practice in fashion apparel. It aims at enhancing inventory management by reducing lead time. In addition to employing a faster delivery mode, QR can be achieved by local sourcing (instead of offshore sourcing). This paper analytically studies how a properly designed carbon footprint taxation scheme can be imposed on a QR system to enhance environmental sustainability via employing a local manufacturer by offsetting the probable higher total logistics and production costs. By examining both the single-ordering and the dual-ordering QR systems, the authors illustrate how the carbon footprint taxation scheme affects the optimal choice of sourcing decision. The authors' analytical findings reveal that a properly designed carbon footprint taxation scheme by governing body not only can successfully entice the fashion retailer to source from a local manufacturer, but it can also lead to a lower level of risk for the fashion retailer. A mean-risk improving scenario hence results and it provides a significant incentive to convince the fashion retailer to support the idea of joining QR when the carbon footprint tax is in place.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:57:47 GMT</pubDate>
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