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Subject: Clothing and Textiles × End date: 2014 × Start date: 2014 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    Potential use of shoddy yarn for development of textile products
    (PAU, 2014) Gupta, Mohini; Saggu, Harinder Kaur
    The present study on „Potential use of shoddy yarn for development of textile products‟ was carried out in six shoddy units, three each in Ludhiana and Amritsar districts of Punjab through probability proportional to size sampling technique. It was observed that maximum number of shoddy units started during 1980-1990 with an initial capital investment of 5-10 crores. All units in Ludhiana were having proprietorship; whereas two third units were private limited in Amritsar. The socio personal profile revealed that all the respondents were graduates in both districts. Maximum number of units had employed 1-15 numbers of managers and supervisors at both places. There were 435 workers in shoddy units of Ludhiana and majority of them were males and only eleven per cent were females; whereas in Amritsar only nine per cent were females. In shoddy units of Ludhiana, 38 per cent polyester textile waste was used as raw material followed by wool (32%) and acrylic (30%); whereas in Amritsar majority of the units were using woollen waste (60%) as raw material followed by acrylic (30%) and polyester (10%). Only blankets were woven in both districts and yarn was spun on worsted spinning system. Physical or mechanical properties were analyzed for 8Nm, 10Nm and 12Nm shoddy yarn.10Nm and 12Nm shoddy yarn was used during study for developing different textile products. These yarns were found to be significant at 0.05 per cent level of significance in both districts. Preferences were taken and twenty four designs were developed for preparing four prototype samples each in cushion cover, table mat, carry bag, wall hanging, stole and muffler. Weaving method of fabric construction with 10Nm of yarn was found to be suitable for cushion cover, carry bag, table mats and wall hanging but crochet method of fabric construction with 12Nm of yarn was found to be suitable for muffler and stole. Preferences were taken from a sub sample of 60 women in the age of 25-35 years to assess consumer acceptability. According to the preferences of the respondents, cushion cover obtained first rank for its innovativeness, embellishments, colour combination and texture. Suitability to utility for carry bag was considered best. Cushion cover was given highest rank for the overall appeal. The quoted prices were considered adequate with a profit margin ranging from 25 to 50 per cent. Cushion cover and carry bag had significantly high commercial viability. The developed textile products from shoddy yarn were highly appreciated, thus these products were highly accepted by the consumers.
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    Comparative analysis of production efficiency of women workers in knitwear industry of Ludhiana
    (PAU, 2014) Sharma, Prerna; Saggu, Harinder Kaur
    The present study was conducted on a sample of 300 respondents comprising of 150 male and 150 female workers selected by random sampling technique from ten circular knitwear manufacturing firms of Ludhiana. The firms where a minimum of 5 – 10 % women workers were employed were selected by following purposive sampling technique. The data were collected by personal interview method through a set of three interview schedules. The production efficiency was compared through performance assessment tools and analysed statistically. Majority of the female workers ( 51.3 %) were employed in the stitching section in knitwear industry. Female workers were majorly empoyed on salary basis while majority of male workers were employed on contractual basis.Productivity analysis of male and female stitching operators revealed that the current labour productivity levels in knitwear industry of Ludhiana were 39.02 per cent. Considerable difference in productivity level of male and female operators was found only in one firm while in the rest, there was no considerable difference between the productivity and quality level of the workers. In this firm, the production efficiency over a period of twenty days varied from 33.74 per cent to 61.09 per cent and the average value of productivity percentage recorded over a period of twenty days came to be 43.20 per cent for male operators and 48.37 per cent for female operators. For enhancing female participation in knitwear industry, proper advertisement and awareness campaigns for female workforce recruitment were considered important by 70 per cent of the firm owners. Inter factory mobility was considerably less as 75 per cent female workers continued with their work at the same firm after training had been provided to them. Majority of the owners of firms wanted a two shift system where women employees work in one shift during the day while male employees work in second shift so that installed machinery capacities are utilized to the utmost and were willing to provide transport facilities to female workers.