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JUTEMILL
UPGRADATION
FOR
HIGHERPRODUCTIVITYAStudyJointlyCarriedOutby
CentreforPolicyDialogue(CPD)andDepartmentofMechanicalEngineering,BUET
inAssociationwithKatalyst
CENTRE FOR POLICY DIALOGUE (CPD)B A N G L A D E S H
a c i v i l s o c i e t y think t a n k
31December2011
Presentation of the
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)
by
DrK.G.Moazzem
SeniorResearchFellow
CentreforPolicyDialogue(CPD)
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CPDStudyTeam
DrKhondaker Golam Moazzem
Senior
Research
Fellow,
CPDKishore Kumer Basak
ResearchAssociate,CPD
Md Tariqur Rahman
Senior
Research
Associate,
CPD
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Acknowledgment
Thestudy
team
would
like
to
register
their
deep
appreciation
to
ProfessorMustafizur RahmanExecutiveDirector,CPD
DrDebapriya BhattacharyaDistinguished
Fellow,
CPD
and
Mr GoetzEbbeckeGeneralManager,Katalyst
fortheir
valuable
inputs
and
suggestions
for
this
study.
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Contents
1. Rationaleofthestudy
2.
Objectivesand
methodology
of
the
study
3. Marketpotentialsforjutegoodsatlocalandinternationallevels
4. Statusofjutemills:machines,workersandproductionProcesses
5. Productivity
and
efficiency
of
sample
jute
mills6. Possiblegainthroughtechnologyupgradation
7. Recommendations
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1.RationaleoftheStudy Jute manufacturing sector has recently started to revitalize
9 Rise in global demand for jute goods
9 Environmentfriendly nature
9 Price hike of petroleum products
Recently, government has undertaken a number of policy measures
9 Special mention of jute sector in the Industrial Policy 2010
9 New Jute Policy 2011(which has been approved last week)
9Special act Mandatory Use of Jute for Packaging Products Act 2010
9 Decoding of the genetic sequence of jute fibers
Jute manufacturing sector is facing a perennial problem, i.e. jute productsare usually less competitive
9
Alternate products: Cheap synthetic packaging products9 Alternate system: Inefficiency in bulkhandling and lack of diversity
Strong policy support is required with a view to take out the sector from
low level of competitiveness
9 Major focus should be on improvement of productivity of jute mills.Moazzem &Basak,CPD(2011):JuteMillUpgradation forHigherProductivity
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2.ObjectivesandMethodologyoftheStudy
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2.ObjectivesandMethodologyoftheStudy The
study
(CPD
part)
has
following
objectives
9 Examinethemarketpotentialsofjutegoodsatlocalandinternational
level;
9 Investigatethecurrentstatusofjutemillsintermsofusemachinesand
workers,working
environment
and
production
process;
9 Analyse theproductivityandefficiencyofjutemillsandestimatingthe
possiblegainsthroughimprovementofefficiencyinthesemills;
9 Putforwardnecessarypolicysuggestionswithregardtoimprovement
ofproductivity.
Thestudyisbasedonthedatacollectedfromtensamplejutemills
9 Bothspinningandcompositecategories
9Mills
are
under
the
authority
or
membership
of
BJMC,
BJMA
and
BJSA.
Findingsofthestudyhavelimitationsintermsoftheirrobustinterpretations.
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3.MarketPotentialsforJuteGoods Productionofjuteproductshasbeenremainedinvariantoverthelastdecades
9 InFY200910totalproductioncrossedthelevelof700thousandm.tons
Productcompositionhasexperiencedaconsiderablechangeovertheyears
9 Riseofshareofyarn(from31.3%to58.3%)
Bangladeshsjuteindustryisoverwhelminglydependentonexportmarket
9 Morethan85%isexported;crossedUS$1billionmarkonlyinlastfiscal
BasicdifferenceinthemarketstructurewithIndia
9 Indiaislargelydependentontheirdomesticmarket
9 SignificantcontributionofIndiasdomesticpolicy
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0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
'000MetricTo
ns
Hessian Sacking CBC
Carpet Others Yarn(BJSA)
0
50
100
150
200250
300
350
400
Export Local Export Local Export Local
Hessian Sacking Yarn(BJSA)
'000Metric
tons
200102 200405 200708 201011
ProductionofJuteProducts:19952011 BangladeshExportand LocalConsumption
Source:BJMC,BJMA,BJSA
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3.MarketPotentialsforJuteGoods The Jute Substitutability Index value hover around 0.7 mark
9 Indicates that major market share of packaging dominates by jute
substitutes, i.e. polypropylene (PP) fabrics by 70%
Since 2003 the index value has started to decline slowly indicating
9 Falling demand for PP fabrics; Rising demand for jute products
9 Recent export performance corroborates this change in the index value
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0.6
0.62
0.64
0.66
0.68
0.7
0.72
0.74
0.76
0.78
0.8
0.82
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
JuteSubstitutabilityIndex
RevealedComparativeAdvantage (RCA)indices
forall
major
Bangladeshi
jute
products
are
substantiallyhigherthan1
9 Indicatetheirstrongcompetitivenessin
theglobalmarket
Foracountry
like
India,
RCA
analysis
would
notprovideagoodviewoncompetitiveness.
9 RCAanalysisdoesnottakeintoaccount
domesticproductionSource:AuthorscalculationbasedonUNCOMTRADEsdata
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3.MarketPotentialsforJuteGoods Bangladesh
has
scope
to
increase
the
export
by
proper
marketing
strategy
Bangladeshhasthepriceadvantageforjutemadecarpets
9 PertonjutecarpetcostsUS$6,658forIndiawhereasitstandsatUS$3,594forBangladesh(Rahman andKhaled,2010)
Turkish
firms
have
taken
interest
to
set
up
carpet
factory
in
the
EPZ.9 Largeamountofjuteislikelytobeusedthere.
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HScode DescriptionBangladesh India
2002 2006 2010 2002 2006 2010
'530310 Juteandothertextilebast fibres,raworretted 616.9 945.2 574.7 1.5 0.8 19.0
'530390 Juteandothertex bast fib,not spun,nes;tow andwasteoffibres 367.3 616.0 383.4 1.1 0.3 4.0
'530710 Yarnofjuteorofothertextilebast fibres,single 1191.6 1710.8 689.3 18.3 6.5 8.9
'530720 Yarnofjuteorofoth textilebast fibres,multiple (folded)orcabled 244.0 122.9 539.4 32.5 29.0 23.9
'531010 Wovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebast fibres,unbleached 534.0 372.5 185.8 48.6 45.8 54.7
'531090 Wovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebast fibres,o/t unbleached 159.4 588.7 103.1 4.1 2.6 22.4
'560710 Twine,cordage,ropesandcables,ofjuteorothertextilebastfibres 902.9 966.2 58.8 10.2 19.3 3.7
'570500 Carpetsandothertextilefloorcoverings,nes 0.6 2.9 0.1 31.6 33.5 9.1
'630510 Sacks&
bags,for packg of
goods,of jute
or
of
other
textile
bast fibres 1079.0 402.6 206.4 29.4 33.0 24.1
RCAIndexofSelectedJuteItemsofBangladeshandIndia
Source:AuthorscalculationbasedonUNCOMTRADEsdata
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3.MarketPotentialsforJuteGoods
On October, 2010, the National Parliament has approved a new act titled MandatoryUse of Jute for Packaging Products Act 2010
9 In view of reducing the use of artificial packaging materials
The most important commercial use as of now is in packaging of different kinds of
agricultural products
9 Rice, wheat, pulses, oil seeds, potato and sugar; jute sacks for packaging of cement
Packaging of different kinds of processed consumer goods may be the next step to
target.
A large domestic market could be opened up with the enactment of the act
9 The study has estimated that a total demand of 840 million jute bags in the initial
year for packaging of selected agricultural and nonagricultural products.
If a jute bag reuses for three times, then average yearly requirement would be
280 million. This would require an additional production of raw jute of about
180, 000 m. ton
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Aus Aman Boro Wheat Pulses Oilseeds Potato Sugar Cement Total (000)Production(000mt) 1709 12207 18341 969 221 377 8168 62.2 2877.2 42,054
Jutebags(000) 34180 244140 366820 19380 4420 7540 163360 1244 57544 841,084Raw jute(000mt) 20.5 146.5 220.1 11.6 2.7 4.5 98.1 0.7 34.5 539
Source:CPDestimatesbasedonthedataoftheMinistryof
Foodandotherorganisations
Projectionofrequiredjutebagsandrawjute
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4.StatusofJuteMills:Machines,WorkersandProductionProcesses Technology used in jute manufacturing sector did not change much
9 Most of the machines in jute mills are old and have passed the usual
functional period.
9 By proper maintenance and replacement of parts, these machines can
perform as close to a new one.
Low level of capacity utilisation is a challenge.
9 Particularly in weaving section of composite mills
9 Responsible for low capacity utilisation at backward and forward
parts of the production chain.
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MillCategory Softening Carding Drawing Spinning Winding Beaming Weaving CalendaringSpinning 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
0.75 0.58 0.75 0.45 0.75
1.00 1.00 0.97 1.00 0.86
0.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.91
Composite 0.67 1.00 0.94 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.76 1.00
1.00 1.00 1.00 0.94 1.00 1.00 0.92
0.44 0.75 0.69 0.51 0.69 0.40 0.40 1.00
0.75 0.88 0.76 0.76 0.80 0.38 0.42 0.33
Public 1.00 0.94 1.00 0.99 0.94 0.48 0.53 0.67
0.80 0.98 1.00 0.98 0.88 0.89 0.84 1.00
SectionwisecapacityutilizationofMachines
Source:EstimatesbasedonCPDsurvey,2011
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4.StatusofJuteMills:Machines,WorkersandProductionProcesses
There is no standard practice for the use of workers in different sections ofjute mills
9 Standard deviation in the use of workers is estimated to be 22.6 in
calendaring sections to as high as 376.3 in weaving sections
Man
machine ratio is not homogenous in all sections9 Widely varies in softening, winding and calendaring sections
Manufacturing of jute goods is mostly skilloriented job.
9 There is a scarcity of skilled workers
Entrepreneurs should offer competitive wage to retain skill workers9 Average wage of an skilled jute worker is less than that of an agricultural
worker (Tk.153/day visvis Tk.163/day)
Female workers in skilloriented and labourious activities is not rare
9Manufacturers should target appointing more female workers in allsections.
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Softening Carding Drawing Spinning Winding Beaming Weaving Calendaring
BJSA 200 347 531 798 691
BJMA 205 416 466 1153 574 323 3387 105
BJMC 472 695 717 3165 1097 499 8384 378
PerTonLabour CostinDifferentSections(Tk.)
Source:EstimatesbasedonCPDsurvey,2011
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4.StatusofJuteMills:Machines,WorkersandProductionProcesses
Production environment in jute mills is found to be in diverse states9 Lack of proper maintenance of temperature, humidity and widespread
dust available in the factory premise
9 50% of sample factories maintain humidity level lower than as it is
required.
9 Particularly in the amount of time required, amount of output
transferred and the distance passed for transferring outputs
9Differences in ergonomic structure is appeared to be a major factor
9 Diverse state also found in maintaining required space, machines and
workers at backward and forward linkage activities.
Lack of standardised use of machines and workers in different sections
among jute mills are another reasons for variation in the level of production
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0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Spinning Composite(BJMA) Compos ite(BJMC)
Spreading trav_quantity2
00.511.522.533.5
01020304050607080
Spinning Composite(BJMA) Comp osite(BJMC)
Softening tr av_ qu ant ity 1 S of te ni ng trav_distan1
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
0
5
10
15
20
25
Spinning Composite( BJ MA) C omp os it e(BJMC)
Drawing trav_quantity4
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Spinning Composite(BJMA) Composite(BJMC)
Windingtrav_quantity6
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Spinning Composite(B JMA) Composite(BJMC)
Weavingtrav_quantity8
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
0
5
10
15
20
2530
35
Cardingtrav_quantity3 Cardingtrav_distan3
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Spinning Composite(BJMA) Composite(BJMC)
Spinningtrav_quantity5
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Spinning Composite(BJMA) Comp osite(BJMC)
Spinningtrav_quantity5
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Spinnin g Composite( BJMA ) C om po site(BJMC)
Calenderingtrav_quantity9Calenderingtrav_distan9
4.StatusofJuteMills:Machines,WorkersandProductionProcesses
Source:BasedonCPDsurvey,2011
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4.StatusofJuteMills:Machines,WorkersandProductionProcesses 75%
jute
mills
have
godown facility
which
could
stack
only
1/3rd
of
total
yearlyrequirementofrawjute.
9 Mostofthemillsprocure amajorshare ofrawjuteduringthepost
harvestseasonstakingtheburdenofhigherpriceofrawjute(about30%
higherduring
2010).
Costofrawjuteisthemostimportantcomponentinoverallcoststructure
9 Accountedfor5080percentofthetotalcostofproductioninsample
jutemills
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0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
80000
90000
1 2 4 5 9 10
Spinning Composite
(BJMA)
Composite(BJMC)
c_rawjute
9 Riseofrawjutepriceinrecentyearshavesignificantlyincreaseditsproportionatesharein
total
cost
of
production
Cost
of
raw
jute
percentage
of
per
m.
ton
production
cost
Source:EstimatesbasedonCPDsurvey,2011
Availabilityofrawjuteatamanageablepriceisessentialformaintainingcostcompetitiveness
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4.StatusofJuteMills:Machines,WorkersandProductionProcesses
Although
machineries
are
regularly
maintained
according
to
the
mill
managements
9 Howevertheiroverallperformancelevelcontradictsit.
Workshopsobservedinsamplejutemillsarenotfoundtobeadequatewithfacilities
9 Technicians,machines,
tools,
availability
of
raw
materials
etc.
Expenditureonmaintenanceisusuallyconsideredasanadditionalburdentothemills.
9 Eventhoughonlyabout45percentoftotalcostisattributedforthatpurpose
9 Maintenancecost
is
about
10
15
per
cent
in
developed
countries.
Insteadoffollowingthepreventionmethodformaintenance,mostmillspracticebreakdownmethod.
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0
100
200
300
400
500
Spinning Composite Public
Maintenancecost(Tk.perton)
Source:EstimatesbasedonCPDsurvey,2011
Lackofavailabilityofspare
partsis
also
amajor
reason
for
lowcapacityutilisation.9 Localmanufacturingbase
ofmachineriesandsparepartsisinadequate.
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5.ProductivityandEfficiencyofSampleJuteMills There are variations in productivity in different sections of different mills.
9 One possible reason is the machines in all the mills are not run at full
capacity.
Productivity measurement in terms of manday/ton is lower for mills having
a larger number of skilled worked force and use of suitable productionprocesses.
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
man-day/ton
Jute Mills
Productivity index(man-day/ton)
Weaved product Spinning product
9 Properallocationoflabour andmachinescan
reduceman
day/ton
productivity
9 Itisessentialtoretainskilledworkforcefor
betterproductivity
Source:CPDBUETsurvey,2011
Source:EstimatesbasedonCPDsurvey,2011
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5.ProductivityandEfficiencyofSampleJuteMills UsingDataEnvelopmentAnalysisProgramme (DEAP)
9Technicalefficiency
(TE),
allocative efficiency
(AE)
and
cost
efficiency
(CE)
of
the
samplemillshavebeenestimated
Bothspinningandcompositejutemillsshouldimprovetheirallocative andmostimportantlycostefficiency.
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MillCategory
Softening Carding Drawing Spinning Winding Beaming Weaving Calendaring
Spinning 0.615 0.646 0.752 1.000 0.821
0.338 0.395 0.399 0.660 0.051
1.000 1.000 1.000 0.975 1.0000.462 0.485 0.508 0.429 0.277
Composite 0.656 0.470 0.560 0.447 0.537 0.889 0.754 0.457
0.615 0.538 0.635 0.353 0.462 0.370 0.895
0.328 0.323 0.451 0.417 0.328 0.593 0.573 0.229
0.538 0.665 0.935 0.750 0.538 0.972 1.000 1.000
Public 0.462 0.469 0.586 0.310 0.489 1.000 0.636 0.321
0.320 0.195 0.259 0.179 0.320 0.361 0.317 0.786
SectionwiseTechnicalEfficiencyofSampleMills
TechnicalEfficiency
AllocativeEfficiency
CostEfficiency
1.00 0.89 0.89
0.41 0.34 0.14
1.00 1.00 1.00
0.52 0.83 0.44
MillCategory TechnicalEfficiency
AllocativeEfficiency
CostEfficiency
Composite 1.00 0.75 0.75
1.00 1.00 1.00
0.57 0.75 0.43
1.00 0.84 0.84
Public 0.99 0.64 0.64
0.53 0.71 0.37
TE,AEandCEofSampleSpinningMillsTE,
AE
and
CE
of
Sample
Composite
Mills
Source:EstimatesbasedonCPDsurvey,2011
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6.PossibleGainthroughTechnologyUpgradation
By improving machine capacity the possible gain in terms of improvement inproductivity are as follows:
9 Softening section: 38 kg per machine per hour to 184 kg;
9 Carding section: 549 kg;
9 Drawing section: 230 kg;
9 Spinning section: 1028 kg;
9 Weaving section: 0.93.0 kg
Possible saving of labour cost (Tk. per minute) in different sections are:
9 Softening section: Tk.1.0Tk.2.9 per minute per machine;
9 Drawing section: Tk.0.2Tk.0.7 for carding; Tk.0.2Tk.0.8;
9 Spinning section: Tk.0.2Tk.1.3 ;
9 Winding section: Tk.0.1Tk.2.1;
9 Beaming section: Tk.0.9Tk.3.1;
9 Weaving section: Tk.0.2Tk.0.5 ; and
9 Calendaring section: Tk.0.8Tk.2.8.
Proper balance of machines and workforce would result in significant cost cuts
9 In nominal terms, it could be as high as Tk.537,000 in a year for a mill.
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7.Recommendations A
medium
and
long
term
work
plan
needs
to
be
developed
based
on
the
followingrecommendations.
Penetratethemarketpotentialsatdomesticandinternationallevels
9 BangladeshandIndiaasthetwomajorjuteexportingcountriescan
undertakejointinitiativetopromotejuteproductsatgloballevel.
9 Thisinitiativeshouldincludecampaigning,policyinfluencing,
collaborativeresearchonproductdevelopmentandmarketing.
9International
Jute
Study
Group
(IJSG)
should
take
a
lead
role
in
this
case.9 MinistryofJuteandTextiles(MoJT)shouldimmediatelyfinalise theaction
planfortheimplementationoftheMandatoryUseofJuteforPackaging
ProductsAct2010.
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7.Recommendations AdoptionoftheJutePolicy2011isawelcomeinitiative.
Itisimportanttofinalise theactionplanbasedonthePolicy
9 Withappropriatetimeframe,deliverablesandappropriateauthorities
for
implementing
different
targets9 TheTextileandJuteMinistrywillmonitoritsimplementationona
regularbasis.
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7.Recommendations
Balancing the machineryuse to attain higher level of productivity
9 A review of the existing production process, techniques and operational
management of different sections of jute mills is urgently needed.
9 Sectionwise monitoring of capacity utilization is highly important.
It is also important to set up a team of experts under the auspices of BJMA
BJSA and BJMC
9 In order to provide technical support to the jute mills with regard to
machines, working environment, size of workforce, machinereplacement and production process etc.
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7.Recommendations
Balancing workeruse, mobilization of new workers and improvement of
labour productivity
9 An assessment should be undertaken in different sections based on the
standard practices of machineworker ratio for operations.
9 Mill management should provide regular inhouse training and better
salary to skilled workers including nonwage benefits.
Mill management may consider employing female workers in all sections of
jute mills.9 In this connection, the workplace should be more gendersensitive
through appropriate sanitary, medical and housing facilities.
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7.Recommendations
Jutemills
should
target
for
further
mechanization
of
production
technologiesandprocesseswheneverpossible
9 Examplesincludeuseofforkliftorjibcraneforstacking
9 Conveyerbeltsinthesofteningsection
9 Rollfeed
breaker
carding
machine
in
the
carding
section
9 Baxterflyerinthespinningframeandimprovedweavinglooms
Improvementofknowledgebaseregardingfibre quality
9 Apropertrainingisrequiredforthetechniciansandworkers
9 Mainlyatthestagesofjuteprocurement,batchingandselection
activities
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JibCraneForklift
BaxterflyerRingspinning
Flexiblerapierloom
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7.Recommendations Improvementofmaintenancepractices
9 Jutemillsshouldassesstheirexistingmaintenancepracticesparticularly
avoidingofbreakdownbasedmaintenancepractices.
9 Thisrequiresextratrainingtomakethestaffsandtechniciansconvinced
tounderstandthechangesrequiredinthemaintenancepractices.
9 Millmanagement
should
be
ready
to
invest
more
in
maintenance
such
ashavingafullyequippedandoperationalworkshopwithskilled
technicians.
RecentMoU signedbetweenGulfra Habib (BJMC)andLagan(India)has
createdmuch
attention.
9 ItisimportanttoknowthetermsandconditionsoftheMoU particularly
withregardtotechnologytransfer,profitsharing,marketingof
machineriesandotherprioritiesetc.
9The
target
should
be
to
supply
all
kinds
of
machineries
required
for
the
jutemill.
9 Improvementofmanagementpracticeswithrecruitmentofskilled
professionalsshouldbeapriority.
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7.Recommendations Developfactorylevelworkenvironmentandsocialcompliances
9 Millmanagementshouldparticularlyputattentiontomaintainthe
properlevelofhumidity,light,air,soundanddust.
9 Necessarytrainingonthestandardpracticeoftheseaspectswillhelpto
improve
the
production
environment.9 Incollaborationwithprivatesectororganisations suchasNGOs
necessaryfacilitiesshouldbedevelopedfortheworkersincluding
dormitories,schools,clinicsandentertainmentfacilities.
Targetingdynamic
leadership
for
the
jute
sector
9 Jutemanufacturingsectorneedsdynamicentrepreneurswhocantake
thesectorforward.
9 Forthisanenergeticanddynamicmanagement,dedicatedmidlevel
professionals,particularly
engineers
and
junior
management
trainees
arerequired.
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7.Recommendations Developinginstitutionalcapacityforbetterhumanresource
9 Upgradation ofatextileinstitutelocatedinJamalpur forjute
manufacturingsectorisagoodinitiative.
9 Jutemillassociationsshoulddevelopcollaborativearrangementwiththe
institute
to
develop
human
resources
and
undertake
necessary
R&D.
Buildingastrongbaseforresearchanddevelopment(R&D)
9 Recentinventionofgenomesequencingofjutecouldbeexpedited
further.9 Publicprivatepartnership ofresearch(betweenuniversity/instituteand
privatesector)forthedevelopmentofcommercialjutegoodsneedstobe
prioritised.
9R&D
undertaken
by
Bangladesh
Jute
Research
Institute
(BJRI)
should
be
expandedwithmorefocusondevelopmentofcommercialproducts.
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7.Recommendations GoB should
introduce
aTechnology
Upgradation Fund
(TUF),
like
that
of
in
India
9 Inordertoprovidefinancialsupporttothejutemanufacturingsectorfor
necessarydevelopmentandupgradation ofmachineries,production
process
and
further
mechanization
etc.
GoB aswellasthecommercialbanksshouldtakenecessarymeasuresto
providefinancialsupport
9In
the
form
of
low
interest
credit
to
the
jute
manufacturing
sector
especiallyforprocurementofnewmachineries,
upgradation/replacementofexistingmachineries,developmentof
factorypremisesandgodownfacilitiesetc.
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