IDENTIFICATION OF INEFFICIENT PROCESSES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN GLASS BANGLE INDUSTRY OF HYDERABAD (PAKISTAN)

Bangle industry is mostly developed from home/cottage industry into small scale industry in pakistan and still has the inefficiencies in the system which needs improvement. present global energy crises and particularly price hike up in petroleum and natural gas prices in pakistan have hit the industry very badly. flaws of inefficient processes have magnified during energy crises and price hike up reduced their profit margin to a point where industrialists have been forced to improve their processes to become more energy efficient. the present study was conducted as a result of initiative taken by local industrialists facing energy crises which was in dire need of technical assistance to improve upon their energy consumption/efficiency. the present study highlights the inefficiencies/shortcomings of the present system and recommends the way forward for glass bangle industry in hyderabad.