Developing a framework to analyse the effect of sustainable manufacturing adoption in Indian textile industries

Abstract

This study aims to develop a framework to understand the effect of sustainable manufacturing (SM) adoption in Indian textile industries. The survey-based methodology has been used to fulfill the objective of the study. Hence this study develops an instrument/questionnaire construct on the most accepted principle of instrument design to assess the various factors such as SMEs, SM barriers, solutions to overcome the barriers, and SM performance factors through the responses collected from 64 Indian textile industries. These factors have been found through extensive literature review and expert consultation. The SPSS 18.0 software has been used for the analysis of the responses. The reliability, normality, and validity of the developed instrument/questionnaire were determined and are found to be acceptable for most SMEs. The framework can be used by industry professionals in the Indian textile industry. The industry practitioners can easily evaluate and select sustainable manufacturing based on the importance level of the identified factors through this study. Further, this research may be needed to confirm these results from larger data sets. It is necessary for organizations to trust their manufacturer for their survival and to gain a competitive advantage.

Keywords

• Sustainable manufacturing
• Enablers
• Barriers
• Solutions to overcome the barriers
• Performance factors
• SPSS