The footwear industry in Vale do Sinos (Brazil): Competitive adjustment in a labour-intensive sector

CEPAL Review ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 (101) ◽  
pp. 157-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Achyles Barcelos da Costa
Keyword(s):  
Footwear Industry ◽  
Labour Intensive Sector

Motivating Growth in Low-tech Manufacturing Industries

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi HERTZ
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Manufacturing Plants ◽  
Footwear Industry ◽  
Technological Platform ◽  
Qualitative Methodologies ◽  
Developed World ◽  
Depth Interviews

Intensive manual labor enterprises in the developed world face challenges competing with products imported from countries where manufacturing costs are low. This reduces the volume of domestic production and leads to rapid loss of knowledge and experience in production processes. This study focuses on the Israeli footwear industry as a case study. Qualitative methodologies were applied, including in-depth interviews and field observations. A literature review on previous research, and contemporary trends was conducted. The field research examines challenges along the value chain in small factories. It finds that mass production paradigms impose a decentralized process between designers and manufacturers and therefore do not leverage local potential into a sustainable competitive advantage for small factories. The proposed solution is a digital and technological platform for small manufacturing plants. The platform mediates and designs the connections between production, technology, and design and enables the creation of a joint R&D system.

APPLICATION OF SPC AND GROWTH MODELS ON THE ECONOMIC TRAJECTORY OF THE LEATHER AND FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Lesina ◽  
Lovorka Gotal Dmitrovic
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Process Control ◽  
Statistical Process Control ◽  
Control Charts ◽  
Growth Models ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Small Companies ◽  
Statistical Process ◽  
Production Staff ◽  
Footwear Industry

The paper shows the relation among the number of small, medium and large companies in the leather and footwear industry in Croatia, as well as the relation among the number of their employees by means of the Spearman and Pearson correlation coefficient. The data were collected during 21 years. The warning zone and the risk zone were determined by means of the Statistical Process Control (SPC) for a certain number of small, medium and large companies in the leather and footwear industry in Croatia. Growth models, based on externalities, models based on research and development and the AK models were applied for the analysis of the obtained research results. The paper shows using the correlation coefficients that The relation between the number of large companies and their number of employees is the strongest, i.e. large companies have the best structured work places. The relation between the number of medium companies and the number of their employees is a bit weaker, while there is no relation in small companies. This is best described by growth models based on externalities, in which growth generates the increase in human capital, i.e. the growth of the level of knowledge and skills in the entire economy, but also deductively in companies on microeconomic level. These models also recognize the limit of accumulated knowledge after which growth may be expected. The absence of growth in small companies results from an insufficient level of human capital and failure to reach its limit level which could generate growth. According to Statistical Process Control (SPC), control charts, as well as regression models, it is clear that the most cost-effective investment is the investment into medium companies. The paper demonstrates the disadvantages in small, medium and large companies in the leather and footwear industry in Croatia. Small companies often emerge too quickly and disappear too easily owing to the employment of administrative staff instead of professional production staff. As the models emphasize, companies need to invest into their employees and employ good production staff. Investment and support to the medium companies not only strengthens the companies which have a well-arranged technological process and a good systematization of work places, but this also helps large companies, as there is a strong correlation between the number of medium and large companies.

Challenges of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Business Growth: A Case of Footwear Industry

2020 ◽  
pp. 2516600X2097412
Author(s):  
A. K. M. Hedaitul Islam ◽  
Md. Rayhan Sarker ◽  
Md. Israil Hossain ◽  
Kauser Ali ◽  
K. M. Asadun Noor
Keyword(s):  
Delphi Method ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Bank Loan ◽  
Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Business Growth ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi ◽  
Footwear Industry ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
The Government ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) create more employment opportunities and thus, contribute to the national economy of a country. Footwear SMEs have been identified as an emerging economy in Bangladesh, which is facing several challenges. Very few studies focused on the challenges of SMEs’ business growth. However, until now, no literature particularly focused on the challenges of footwear SMEs and discussed how to tackle these challenges. To fill this research gap, we use the Fuzzy Delphi Method and fuzzy analytical hierarchy process, to find out the degree of importance of critical challenges of footwear SMEs. In our study, 16 critical challenges are identified among which lingering in cash flow (F3), fierce market competition (E1), access to finance (F2), unfavorable bank loan policy (F1), and poor supply chain management (E2) have been ascertained as the top five critical challenges, respectively. This study contributes to the existing literature of SMEs by identifying five new challenges from the context of the footwear industry. Furthermore, we suggest some possible measures to overcome the identified challenges. This study can guide the government, practitioners, and SME policymakers to address these challenges for the growth of any SME sector.

scholarly journals How the Balanced Scorecard Is Implemented in the Spanish Footwear Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5641
Author(s):  
Carlos Suárez-Gargallo ◽  
Patrocinio Zaragoza-Sáez
Keyword(s):  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
High Grade ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Financial Measures ◽  
The Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Cause And Effect ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
Footwear Industry ◽  
Final Sample

This paper provides a deeper knowledge of the implementation of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) in the Spanish footwear industry, under an exploratory research which has been conducted with a final sample of seven firms. An online questionnaire was developed, supported by phone calls and a personal interview. An 18–24-month-period has been found to be enough to develop solid foundations for a BSC. Financial and non-financial measures are presented in the whole firms and in the majority of the four perspectives, linked by cause-and-effect relationships, showing a high development in the BSC implementation. BSCs with a high grade of development are more likely to identify their intangibles as well as include them in the firm’s strategy. A personal BSC has been identified as a limitation. Although the strategy is spread out with meetings in the whole firms, it is not known at all levels, showing a gap to be fulfilled. Strategy maps are key in BCS implementation: they are present in the majority of the firms and show that the performance drivers reach the strategy. Firms with a high grade of development and expectation, using both financial and non-financial measures linked by cause-and-effect relationships, are more likely to define sustainable measures, integrating them in their own BSC.

scholarly journals An approach to implement STEP-NC in the footwear industry

2021 ◽  
pp. 103384
Author(s):  
José-Francisco Gómez-Hernández ◽  
Miguel Davia-Aracil ◽  
José-Luis Sanchez-Romero ◽  
Antonio Jimeno-Morenilla
Keyword(s):  
Footwear Industry

Analysing the export potentials of the Portuguese footwear industry by Data Envelopment Analysis

Omega ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 102560
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Sotiros ◽  
Vasco Rodrigues ◽  
Maria Conceição Silva
Keyword(s):  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Footwear Industry

Bioconvection of a Radiating Hybrid Nanofluid Past a Thin Needle in the Presence of Heterogeneous-Homogeneous Chemical Reaction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
V Puneeth ◽  
S. Manjunatha ◽  
O.D Makinde ◽  
B.J Gireesha
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equations ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Heterogeneous Reaction ◽  
Hybrid Nanofluid ◽  
Homogeneous Reaction ◽  
Reaction Parameter ◽  
Bulk Fluid ◽  
Electrically Conducting ◽  
Footwear Industry ◽  
Ultraviolet Illumination

Abstract : The photo catalytic nature of TiO_2 finds applications in medicinal field to kill cancer cells, bacteria and viruses under mild ultraviolet illumination and the antibacterial characteristic of Ag makes the composition Ag-TiO_2 applicable for various purposes. It can also be used in other engineering appliances and industries such as humidity sensor, coolants and in footwear industry. Hence, this study deals with the analysis of the effects of Magnetic field, thermal radiation and quartic autocatalysis of heterogeneous-homogeneous reaction in an electrically conducting Ag-TiO_2-H_2 O hybrid nanofluid. Furthermore, the gyrotactic microorganisms are used as active mixers to prevent agglomeration and sedimentation of TiO_2 that occurs due to its hydrophobic nature. The Mathematical model takes the form of partial differential equations with viscosity and thermal conductivity being the functions of volume fraction. These equations are converted to ordinary differential equations by using similarity transformation and are solved by RKF-45 method with the aid of shooting method. It is observed that the increase in the size of the needle enhances the overall performance of the hybrid nanofluid. Furthermore, the temperature of the hybrid nanofluid increases with the increase in volume fraction. It is observed that the friction produced by the Lorentz force increases the temperature of the nanofluid. It is further observed that the heterogeneous reaction parameter has more significant effect on the concentration of bulk fluid than the homogeneous reaction parameter.

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