The textile industry, in its current form, is characterized by short use phases and large amounts of textile waste. One of the many approaches needed to address these issues is repair. By extending the life cycle of textiles, their environmental impact has potential to be reduced and a contribution toward a circular economy can be made. One branch of the textile industry pioneering repair services are brands and retailers selling outdoor products. The purpose of this research is to investigate repair services for outdoor brands and retailers in the textiles industry to gain insight from an organizational management perspective by focusing on how outdoor companies manage complexities to offer repair services. This paper employs a qualitative approach. Empirical data was collected through semi-structured interviews, as well as company websites and reports. To analyze the material, a configurational lens was taken to view and analyze repair service offerings from a holistic perspective. Three repair service archetypes were identified. By applying a strategy-structure-environment framework, 12 factors influencing the organization of repair service offerings by outdoor textile companies were derived. Further, four complexities based on configurations of those factors were identified and discussed in relation to how outdoor brands manage the observed complexities. The practical implication of this research includes a detailed delivery of repair service offerings in the outdoor textile industry, which adds depth to the knowledge base for managers, repair technicians, and sustainability teams making decisions about adopting or continuing to develop their repair services. Further, an increase in repair services contributes to greater circularity. Beyond the scope of this research is a quantified evaluation of factors and their interrelation which would allow for recommendations of best practices. This research is foundational for such further research.

Background: Sustainability is becoming increasingly important from a consumer’s perspective when it comes to their preferences. Simultaneously, mass-market apparel brands are struggling to meet the demand for sustainable clothing and textile products. The industry is in dire need for sustainable development as it is responsible for 8-10% of world’s greenhouse gas emissions and is the cause of 20% of the world’s wastewater. Therefore, it is vital to explore what the barriers are that hinders the development of sustainable business models and the consequences of these barriers.  Purpose: This thesis aims to explore which barriers and subsequent consequences Swedish clothing & textile organizations face when developing a sustainable business model. Method: This study follows the interpretivist approach with inductively inspired reasoning. Qualitative semi-structured interviews are conducted on three different cases, which are analysed and compared using the general analytical procedure. The study used Snoek’s (2017) theoretical framework of internal and external barriers to explore the barriers in the Swedish clothing & textile industry. Findings: This thesis contributes with comprehensive knowledge about barriers and their consequences in the Swedish clothing & textile industry with the help of Snoek’s (2017) framework of internal and external barriers. A total of 24 barriers were classified under four barrier categories; “Costly business model”, “Lack of awareness & low willingness to pay”, “Lack of transparency”, and “Misalignment between policy & regulation within the C&T industry”. Nine were new out of these 24 barriers. A theoretical framework is brought forward illustrating the interconnectivity between “consumer awareness”, “demand and willingness to pay for sustainable products”, “companies match the demand”, and after that “, creating demand for sustainable products”. This study’s findings extend the knowledge about the Swedish clothing & textile industry for organizations that wish to develop sustainability into their business model.

La propuesta tiene como objetivo mejorar el proceso productivo y la gestión de compras para lograr una mayor eficiencia y aumentar la competitividad de la empresa en el mercado. En ese sentido, se desarrolló e implementó un plan de optimización para el proceso de producción que comenzó con el análisis de la causa raíz, con ello, se determinó que existe una gestión de procesos inadecuada y una planificación y control de producción ineficientes. Por lo tanto, la propuesta consiste en el uso de herramientas lean para todo el proceso operativo en la gestión de compras, y la estandarización con 5s para mediciones y controles en las operaciones. El uso de estas herramientas como un conjunto, permite reducir los tiempos de ciclo, controlar las operaciones y sistematizarlas para que funcionen de forma agrupada y automática. Por último, queremos ser parte de esta nueva era digital y desarrollarla a un más alto nivel, ya que con ayuda del diseño se tienen las estrategias definidas y el plan completo para efectuar la mejora, encontramos una de las mejores plataformas de aplicaciones empresariales open source que ayuda a potenciar el negocio para obtener un sistema que coordine sus procesos de manera automática, el cual certifique el buen funcionamiento de la entidad y permita prestar un servicio de calidad. Como resultado de la aplicación, hubo una reducción en el tiempo de ciclo del 8%, la tasa de reprocesamiento en un 10% y los costos de producción se redujeron en 11.2% durante el primer semestre. / The proposal aims to improve the performance of the production process and the management of purchases to achieve greater efficiency and increase the competitiveness of the company in the market. In that sense, an optimization plan was developed and implemented for the production process of the company that began with the analysis of the root cause, it was determined that there is inadequate process management and inadequate production planning and control. Therefore, the proposal consists in the use of lean tools such as lean logistics for the entire operational process in purchasing management and standardization with 5s for measurements and controls in the operations of the production area. The use of these tools as a set, allows reducing cycle times, controlling operations and systematizing them so that they work in a grouped and automatic way. As a result of the application, there was a reduction in the cycle time of 8%, the reprocess rate in 10% and delays in the delivery time of the finished products by 25% less. Finally, production costs were reduced by 11.2% for the first semester. / Trabajo de Suficiencia Profesional

The objective of our thesis was to conduct a pilot study to evaluate if an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for textiles in the EU could be a socioeconomically beneficial policy to complement the EU Waste Framework Directive’s amendment of separately collected textiles. The aim was to investigate if the policy could achieve increased circular design of textiles as well as if it could work as a management plan for the increased collection rates. The evaluation was made with a Cost-Benefit Analysis, using the French EPR-system for textiles as a base. It was further complemented with previously conducted research of EPR-systems for other waste streams in the EU, as well as by previously conducted investigations for other national implementations of producer responsibilities for textiles. In additional support, we used data for differences between the member states in the European Union and conducted an expert interview. The EPR was compared to a situation where the municipalities in the member states would instead be responsible for the separate collection of textiles. The result of our investigation illustrates how both alternatives generate a net-loss, the Municipal Responsibility with - €7,611,410,291 and the Extended Producer Responsibility with - €6,012,109,341 during the first year of implementation. The EPR alternative generates a lower net-loss during the first three years of implementation. The producer responsibility is however the less beneficial alternative four years after implementation, since the decreased opportunity cost of labour generated through the hiring of unemployed assumed under the producer responsibility is deducted. The producer responsibility does however generate benefits through clearly defined responsibility of the textiles placed on the European market and gives incentives for increased fibre-to-fibre recycling and for increased durability of textiles. The initiative therefore generates both higher quantifiable-and non-quantifiable, environmental benefits than the alternative. We conclude that an Extended Producer Responsibility should be further examined as a complement to the regulation of separate collection of textiles, to reach an increased circular textile industry.

The textile industry has a substantial negative impact on the environment. In order to decrease the environmental impact, the industry needs to transition to a more sustainable and circular system. One way of doing so is to increase participation in circular practices, like participating in circular end-of-life practices or purchasing second-hand or recycled textile products. This Master’s thesis explores the consumer role in this transition and is structured in a two-step approach. The first part investigates how consumers’ value and risk perceptions of different circular practices in the textile industry are related to their consumption behaviour by conducting a consumer survey (N = 3000) in three European countries. The second part of the thesis then identifies from an organisational stakeholder perspective how the consumer survey results can be practically applied in the textile industry. The thesis follows a mixed method approach, combining a quantitative consumer survey with a qualitative stakeholder survey.The results show that in most cases, consumers’ value perceptions of circular textile practices are significantly positively related to their consumption behaviour or participation in these, whereas perceived risks are negatively related. The findings also show which individual value and risk dimensions are related to which specific circular practice. Based on these results, organisational stakeholders identify different possibilities on how these findings can be practically applied in the textile industry. Suggestions focus on encouraging specific circular practices shown to be important to consumers, adapting marketing strategies and developing new policies to increase participation in more sustainable and circular alternatives.

Globalization transformed supply chains, resulting in increased productivity, complexity, and risk exposure. Textile supply chains are complex and facing similar challenges along with more specific for the industry. Africa is of increasing interest in textile supply chains due to low cost of production. Participating in supply chains through manufacturing, and infrastructural issues limit the possibility of adding value, which is an issue for African countries. The aim of this thesis is to analyze effects of participating in a global textile supply chain, current trends in textile manufacturing, and African countries’ role. Especially of concern for this thesis are South Africa, eastern African countries such as Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, and northern African countries such as Morocco. The questions that have been answered are; (1) what trends are impacting textile supply chain manufacturing from a global perspective? and (2) what role does the African region play in textile manufacturing within global supply chains? For this thesis inductive research was performed with relativistic ontology, constructionist epistemology and single case study methodology. Qualitative data was gathered through semi-structured interviews and secondary data, and that data will be thematically analyzed with triangulation between the primary and secondary data. The research found and concluded that the major trends in textile manufacturing are sustainability and nearshoring. Africa’s role in global textile supply chains is mainly through manufacturing with complex supply chains, low education levels, and limited value adding activities. Due to young populations and sustainable practices, there are opportunities for the continent to continue to develop and add more value in the future.

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El presente trabajo de investigación, busca analizar cuáles son las implicancias que se incurren por la adopción de las NIIF, principalmente la NIC 16, y su influencia en el proceso de toma de decisiones en las empresas textiles ubicadas en el distrito de San Juan de Lurigancho. Para el desarrollo de la investigación se ha tomado como referencia principalmente las NIIF y las metodologías respecto al proceso de toma de decisiones. Asimismo, se ha visto conveniente analizar el sector textil, adquiriendo información de las características principales de este sector, debido a las actividades e información de las empresas que lo conforman. En el trabajo de investigación se ha considerado necesario emplear la investigación de tipo mixta la cual está conformada por la investigación de tipo cualitativo y cuantitativa, la primera consta de una entrevista a profundidad y la segunda de encuestas de investigación. Asimismo, la investigación aplica los conceptos desarrollados en un caso práctico donde se detalla a través de un análisis las implicancias de las NIIF y como estas influyen en el proceso de toma de decisiones. Por otro lado, se ha logrado determinar los impactos financieros que genera la adopción de las NIIF a las empresas peruanas del sector textil y como estas influyen en el proceso de toma de decisiones de las entidades. De la misma manera como estos impactos minimizan el riesgo financiero en la toma de decisiones y cómo influye entre los colaboradores, correspondientes al área de contabilidad, finanzas y logística de la entidad. Es por esta razón que el presente trabajo de investigación se ha basado en el sector textil, debido a que las industrias son las que poseen mayor cantidad de inversión en activo fijo, principalmente en maquinarias y equipos diversos para el procesamiento de sus mercancías, donde se ha determinado que la NIC 16 impacta directamente en la cuenta de Activo Fijo de la entidad, por la inversión que se poseen en esa cuenta. / The present research work, seeks to analyze what are the implications that are incurred by the adoption of IFRS, in principal IAS 16 and its influence on the decision making process in the textile companies located in the district of San Juan de Lurigancho. For the development of the research it has mainly taken as reference the IFRS and methodologies regarding to the decision-making process. Also, it has been convenient to analyze the textile sector, acquiring information of the main characteristics of this sector, due to the activities and information of the companies that comprise it. In the research work has been considered necessary to use research mixed type that is composed of the type of qualitative and quantitative research, the first is a depth interview and the second survey research. The research also applies the concepts developed in a practical case where the implications of IFRS are detailed through an analysis and how they influence the decision-making process. On the other hand, it has been possible to determine the impacts generated by the adoption of IFRS to Peruvian companies in the textile sector and how these influence the decision-making process of the entities. In the same way as these impacts minimize the financial risk in decision-making and how it influences among the collaborators, corresponding to the area of accounting, finance and logistics of the entity. It is for this reason that the present research work has been based on the textile sector, due to the fact that industries are the ones with the greatest amount of investment in fixed assets, mainly in machinery and various equipment for the processing of their merchandise, where it has been determined that IAS 16 impacts directly on the entity's Fixed Assets account, due to the investment held in that account. / Trabajo de Suficiencia Profesional

The diploma thesis task: The aim of this diploma thesis is the design proposal of the Museum's textile industry of the former Vlněna factory on Přízová street in Brno. Textile industry was the engine of Brno development in the period of industrialization. Brno is often called the Moravian Manchester. In this English city it is visible found how much attention is devoted to the history of this industrial heritage and inspiration can be found for the design of Technology Museum. This thesis will build on the work in the preceding semester focused on urban-architectural solution of a city block with a former textile factory, in context with development of the South Center of Brno.

Background: The textile and apparel industry is seen as one of the most polluting industries of these times. Consumers and retailers are both considered important stakeholders in the textile supply chain. Despite that Dutch Millennial consumers are willing to buy sustainable products, there is a gap between their intention and behaviour with regard to sustainable textile products. To narrow this gap, the influencing factors on the gap need to be indicated and opportunities for retailers to be generated.  Purpose: Explore how to narrow the intention-behaviour gap of sustainable textile consumption of Dutch Millennials together with Millennial consumers and retailers.  Method: To attain the purpose, a qualitative study was conducted. An analytical framework was created to study the factors influencing the intention-behaviour gap of sustainable textiles by Dutch Millennial consumers. To gain insights, 16 semi-structured interviews have been conducted, ten interviews with consumers and six with textile retailers.  Conclusion: Price, availability, trust in a company and knowledge and information are factors from a consumer perspective that directly impact the intention-behaviour gap of Dutch Millennials. Moreover, the results show a direct impact of retailers on the intention-behaviour gap. Four opportunities are formulated to narrow this gap from a retailer's perspective.