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<p>The textile industry in the emerging countries is largely labor intensive and poses various complicated health and safety challenges due to poor or unsafe work environments. Such conditions have a substantial impact on operational performance and thus deter sustainable manufacturing practices (SMPs). Overcoming the ergonomic issues can be regarded as one of the most effective methods of improving worker safety, promoting sustainability, and achieving operational excellence in textile manufacturing. In this regard, this study analyzes, ranks, and examines the interplay between relevant ergonomic factors from the viewpoint of lean and Industry 4.0 concepts and their roles in SMPs in the textile industry. For the analysis, the study utilizes a hybrid approach combining the Pareto analysis and Interval-Valued Pythagorean Fuzzy Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (IVPF-DEMATEL) approach. Results reveal a number of significant ergonomic factors for sustainable textile production, such as ‘Using excessive motion control technology to identify harmful work-related movements,’ ‘Adopting Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) to prevent machine breakdown and maintenance injury,’ ‘Incorporating Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) for effective management of production and inventory,’ and ‘Use of Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber Physical System (CPS) for automatic and real-time data acquisition,’ which had prominence scores of 3.499, 3.458, 3.448, and 3.448, respectively. The novelty of this study is in analyzing the Lean-Industry 4.0-driven ergonomic factors utilizing a hybrid method combining Pareto analysis with the IVPF-DEMATEL in the textile sector of emerging economies, which was not investigated in earlier studies. The research offers operational implications to textile policy makers, industry leaders, and other stakeholders to evaluate the current situation and propose effective ergonomic solutions that would ensure the sustainability of production by improving their productivity, reducing waste, and optimizing resources, as well as ensuring good health and safety. Such interventions also promote several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as decent work and economic growth, responsible production and consumption, and the growth of industry, innovation, and infrastructure in the developing economies’ textile sector.</p>

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Advancing industry 4.0 and lean-driven ergonomic insights for sustainable textile manufacturing

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    2026年6月15日

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  • Md. Imran Hosen,
  • Arnob Chowdhury Mithun,
  • Saifur Rahman Tushar,
  • Md. Fahim Bin Alam,
  • MD Shafikul Islam,
  • Mahathir Mohammad Bappy

摘要

The textile industry in the emerging countries is largely labor intensive and poses various complicated health and safety challenges due to poor or unsafe work environments. Such conditions have a substantial impact on operational performance and thus deter sustainable manufacturing practices (SMPs). Overcoming the ergonomic issues can be regarded as one of the most effective methods of improving worker safety, promoting sustainability, and achieving operational excellence in textile manufacturing. In this regard, this study analyzes, ranks, and examines the interplay between relevant ergonomic factors from the viewpoint of lean and Industry 4.0 concepts and their roles in SMPs in the textile industry. For the analysis, the study utilizes a hybrid approach combining the Pareto analysis and Interval-Valued Pythagorean Fuzzy Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (IVPF-DEMATEL) approach. Results reveal a number of significant ergonomic factors for sustainable textile production, such as ‘Using excessive motion control technology to identify harmful work-related movements,’ ‘Adopting Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) to prevent machine breakdown and maintenance injury,’ ‘Incorporating Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) for effective management of production and inventory,’ and ‘Use of Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber Physical System (CPS) for automatic and real-time data acquisition,’ which had prominence scores of 3.499, 3.458, 3.448, and 3.448, respectively. The novelty of this study is in analyzing the Lean-Industry 4.0-driven ergonomic factors utilizing a hybrid method combining Pareto analysis with the IVPF-DEMATEL in the textile sector of emerging economies, which was not investigated in earlier studies. The research offers operational implications to textile policy makers, industry leaders, and other stakeholders to evaluate the current situation and propose effective ergonomic solutions that would ensure the sustainability of production by improving their productivity, reducing waste, and optimizing resources, as well as ensuring good health and safety. Such interventions also promote several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as decent work and economic growth, responsible production and consumption, and the growth of industry, innovation, and infrastructure in the developing economies’ textile sector.