Technological advancement in all the sectors of the country has changed the entire socio-economic environment. Especially in the textile sector there is a lot of technological development. Technology y Coupled the capability and competency vertical production facility that can convert raw cotton to final finished consumer product always attract attention of customer.
The complexities of achieving business success through increased efficiency, effectiveness and competitiveness, combine with innovative application of modern technology, has heightened the awareness of both technology and the business manager toward more strategically oriented approaches for planning and management of any industry.
The textile industry of Pakistan is using higher level of technology in the production of intermediate goods and was using standardized mass production.
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New technology:
Textile machinery has made a large impact on the industry through automation. The benefits of automation include lessened dependence on skilled labor, reduced expenses on lighting, transport, meals, human resource management and other facilities, increases in sewing time and productivity by 200 to 300 per cent and a return on investment within a year. Moreover, the excessive movement of material and labor, a non-value added operation, is common in the garment industry. Centralized cutting or packaging facilities can reduce the costs associated with this.
To keep inventories to minimum required levels and reduce extra expenditures and idle stocks, stores can be automated to monitor levels of the in-hand stock of goods.
In the ‘cutting’ operation, most factories are already utilizing automated machinery.
Packing areas can also be automated to reduce losses and achieve higher accuracy. This will also reduce the need for labor in ironing and pressing operations, where high temperature is a health hazard.
Automating the stitching process addresses most of the threats the industry