Barrier Analysis for the Sustainable Business Practice of a Textile and Apparel Industry in Fiji Using an ISM Approach

Seenivasagam, Devi R. and Ananthanarayanan, Rajeshkannan and Jeevanantham, A.K. and Kumar, P. (2024) Barrier Analysis for the Sustainable Business Practice of a Textile and Apparel Industry in Fiji Using an ISM Approach. In: Industry 4.0 Driven Manufacturing Technologies. Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing . Springer Nature, Switzerland, pp. 233-250. ISBN 978-3-031-68271-1

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Abstract

The textile and apparel (TA) industries in Fiji are one of the pillars of the manufacturing sector bearing the nation’s GDP. Yet these industries face some unique challenges as Fiji is a geographically isolated developing country. The present study pertains to barriers identification and framework modulation for the TA industry to adopt sustainable business practices (SBP). Thirteen barriers were identified through a literature survey, of which ten barriers were considered most relevant to Fiji’s TA industries using the experts’ opinion through surveys. The barriers’ inter-relationship and the framework were established using the interpretive structural modelling (ISM) approach. The results reveal that the lack of skill across the different levels of the organization is the most influential barrier demanding the maximum attention of the decision and policymakers for achieving SBP, while the lack of knowledge in reducing the waste from fabric is the least effective.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Sustainable business practices ·Barriers ·Textile and apparel industry ·Interpretive structural modelling
Subjects:	T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Divisions:	School of Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Physics (STEMP)
Depositing User:	Nirma Narayan
Date Deposited:	14 Jan 2025 03:03
Last Modified:	14 Jan 2025 03:03
URI:	https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/14754

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