Creating value for customers in the process of new textile product development

In line with the contemporary requirements of the fashion market and the development of new production technologies, which can be adapted to these requirements, new opportunities are emerging in the production segment of the textile and clothing industry. This industry can be characterized as creative industry in which innovation leads to sustainable development and competitive advantage. Innovation of products in fashion industry is a continuous process which should be properly managed so that its outcome could produce satisfactory results. As Ekstroem and Karlsson state, customer needs analysis has become more important over the time. Based on this statement, companies are becoming more customers oriented, and they tend to involve customers in process of new product development in order to increase the value outcomes of customer participation in mentioned process. This paper presents the evaluation of textile products value creation through the implementation of innovations in the development of new products based on customer involvement in the new product development process by gathering customer opinions. The research part of this paper seeks to examine the degree of product value creation for customers based on their own involvement in the process of developing new products. Focusing on the place of the involvement of customers in the process of creating values in different phases of the product development process and the degree of customer satisfaction with the outcome of the process in which they took a role. A small number of papers actually focuses on examination of the level of customers involvement within the various phases of the process of developing new textile products, and this paper is mainly oriented on examination within idea generation phase which could serve as an aid in new product development "front-end" decision making. The results of this research could be used as a guidance for formulating the future strategic steps of innovation within new product development based on ideas generated under the influence of the dialog between companies and customers. Practical value of this paper is, also, reflected in encouraging domestic organizations to innovate and position themself more favourable while building widely recognizable brand. While accepting the fact that customers are at the center of attention and that they should not be approached with an "one size fits all" attitude, because different segments of customers have different expectations and different perceptions of values

Macroscopy and microscopy identification of the residue on sieve 0.063 mm of the clay deposits in Serbia

Kao sto je poznato, naša zemlja je veoma bogata nalazištima glina. Glina pojedinih ležišta koristi se za proizvodnju keramičkih proizvoda, kvalitetne fasadne opeke, crepa i monte, dok se glina lošijeg kvaliteta, sa odgovarajućom pripremom, koristi za proizvodnju opeke u opekarskoj industriji. Rad prikazuje ostatke na situ 0,063 mm različitih ležišta gline koja se koristi najčešće u opekarskoj industriji. U radu su ispitani uzorci ležišta "Staro Lojze", "Vrbovac", "TM Plana", "Kovačica", "Žabalj" i "Nadalj". Rezultati dobijeni makroskopskom i mikroskopskom identifikacijom ukazuju na različitost ostatka na situ 0,063 mm u pogledu izgleda, mineralnog sastava, zastupljenosti pojedinih mineralnih satojaka, količine ostatka i dr. Pojedine uzorke odlikuje prisustvo minerala na bazi kalcijske komponente, dok druge karakteriše prisustvo minerala na bazi silicijske komponente. Na bazi kalcijske komponente identifikovani su karbonati koji se pojavljuju u obliku kalcita ili krečnjaka, lesnolokih lutkica ili makrofaunastih fragmenta školjki i puževa, dok se na bazi silicijske komponente naješće sreću kvarc liskuni, feldspati i drugi silikati.Clay deposits are abundant in Serbia. Some of those deposits provide high quality raw material for ceramic industry, production of facade bricks, roof tiles and blocks. Lower quality raw materials can be used after an adequate dressing for production of building bricks. Sieve 0.063 mm residues of clays from few deposits most often used in domestic tile industry are presented in this paper. These deposits are "Staro Lojze", "Vrbovac", "TM Plana" "Kovačica", "Žabalj" and "Nadalj". The results obtained by macroscopic and microscopic identification of 0.063 mm sieve residues have shown significant differences in their mineral composition and content, visual appearance and mass percent of the residue in the sample. The samples have generally shown two composition types: a) calcium-carbonate and b) silicate. Calcium-carbonate type residues contain mostly calcite, limestone, loess nodules and shell (bivalves and gastropods) fragments. Silicate type residues most often contain quartz, micas, feldspars and other silicate mineral fragments

Importance of presentation skills in contemporary business

Improving presentation skills has been a popular issue since ancient times, and today is becoming a necessity in many activities, especially in the context of management. In modern business, according to experts in this field, the ability to present ideas is considered an important feature of employees. Professional presentations, in fact, are a significant and common method of disseminating information. Presentation skills are a real challenge in the case of teachers, researchers and scientists, who are at the beginning of their professional careers. They sometimes cause great anxiety. This paper therefore discusses various aspects of presentation skills, relevant to business people as well as researchers and scientists. Useful guidelines to help researchers and scientists hone their skills. The central part of the paper deals with the analysis of factors that affect the quality of the presentation for different purposes. The author's view is that presentation skills, like other skills, can be learned and developed through practice

CSR in the textile and clothing industry

Corporate social responsibility is becoming a concept whose various aspects are increasingly explored in the textile and clothing industry. The paper focuses on the key features of the concept, its main components and considers some problems of applying the concept in the textile industry of developing countries as well as in the developed part of the world. This text proposes the use of a qualitative methodology that limits the available definitions through an analysis determined by their frequency of use in Google Scholar

Business of textile industry companies in crisis conditions: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

In this paper the subject of study is the characteristics of textile industry businesses in crisis conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper is based on the fact that economic entities in their operations often encounter disturbances caused by the action of a large number of factors that lead to a crisis in their operations and which imply the implementation of appropriate activities in order to overcome these disturbances. The textile industry is an economic branch that is sensitive to crisis disturbances and was particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper is structured so that it consists of three parts. In the first part of the paper, it studies the impact of the crisis on the operations of textile companies, with a special focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as on the necessity of applying the concepts of circularity and sustainability. In the second part of the paper, the impact of the pandemic on the EU textile industry is analyzed, both from the point of view of the characteristics of that impact, and from the point of view of the measures and future strategic directions of the development of this sector. In the final part of the paper, the study focuses on the business characteristics of the domestic textile sector, while analyzing its indicators in crisis conditions and in the period from the onset of the pandemic until today. It is concluded that the application of the concept of a circular and sustainable economy represents the only long-term solution for the exit of this sector from the crisis, as well as a condition for its further development

Analiza o zadovoljstvu i motivaciji zaposlenih materijalnim i nematerijalnim motivacionim faktorima

In order to achieve a successful business, every organization must find the optimal combination of material and immaterial incentives for their employees. The employee satisfaction stems not only from the material incentives, but also from a wide variety of intangible factors. The aim of paper is to present the results of research which sought to discover what are the segments where the employees work more or less satisfied, and to find out whether there is a relationship between the variables: age, sex, education, position in the firm, total years of service, working internship at the company where respondent currently works, how to regulate the employment relationship, the average daily time spent at work, with variables gathered at the different factors of job satisfaction, such as physical working conditions, interpersonal relationships, leadership, professional development, material incentives, work, labour organization and job security. Research on satisfaction and motivation of employees was conducted in late 2011 on a sample of 400 respondents in the various domestic companies, and the feedback received from 266 respondents.Kako bi uspešno poslovala, svakа organizacija mora da pronađe optimalnu kombinaciju materijalnih i nematerijalnih podsticaja za svoje zaposlene. Naime zadovoljstvo zaposlenih proističe ne samo iz materijalnih podsticaja, nego i iz široke lepeze nematerijalnih faktora. Cilj rada je da prikaže rezultate istraživanja kojima se nastojalo otkriti koji su to segmenti posla kojima su zaposleni više, odnosno manje zadovoljni, te da se otkrije da li postoji povezanost između varijabli: uzrast, pol, obrazovanje, pozicija u firmi, ukupni staž, radni staž u kompaniji u kojoj ispitanik trenutno radi, način regulisanja radnog odnosa, prosečno dnevno provedeno vreme na radnom mestu, sa varijablama okupljenim oko različitih faktora zadovoljstva poslom, kao što su: fizički uslovi za rad, međuljudski odnosi, rukovođenje, profesionalni razvoj, materijalni podsticaji, posao, organizacija rada, kao i sigurnost zaposlenja. Istraživanje o zadovoljstvu i motivaciji zaposlenih je sprovedeno krajem 2011 godine na uzorku od 400 ispitanika, u razlilčitim domaćim kompanijama, a povratna informacija je dobijena od 266 anketiranih ispitanika

Associations of age with reward delay discounting and response inhibition in adolescents with bipolar disorders

Bipolar disorders’ (BD) onset before age 18 is a potential marker for a more severe illness course. Adolescence is also a period of significant normative maturation of inhibitory control and reward-relevant decision-making processes, such as decreased delay discounting (i.e., decreased preference for smaller, immediate versus larger, delayed rewards). Adults with BD exhibit elevated delay discounting rates. Very little is known about developmental changes in delay discounting in adolescents with BD, or about associations between inhibitory control and delay discounting in BD. The present study addresses these questions

Using single valued neutrosophic set to select tourism development strategies in Eastern Serbia

Natural beauties of Eastern Serbia combined with the culture, traditions, food specialties and music, can become a recognizable tourism brand, which could improve the image of this part of Serbia, and that is the reason why Eastern Serbia has been recently discovering its potential for tourism development. The aim of this paper is to analyze the current and potential elements for tourism development of Eastern Serbia's products. Based on the relevant literature and factual situation on the field, the goal is to rank strategies for tourism development on the territory of Eastern Serbia in order to enable better positioning of tourism in Eastern Serbia on the Serbian tourist map. In order to rank tourism development strategies we have used neutrosophic sets. The justification and usability of the proposed approach for the selection of tourism development strategy is demonstrated in the implemented numerical example

Epidemiology of human trichinellosis in Vojvodina province, Serbia, from 2005 to 2016

Trichinellosis is one of the most important foodborne diseases in the Eastern European countries. The main objective of this study was to investigate the epidemiological patterns of trichinellosis outbreaks that occurred between 2005 and 2016 in Vojvodina, a northern province of the Republic of Serbia. The average incidence was 3.5 per 100,000 inhabitants. A total of 828 people acquired the infection. The disease occurred in all age groups, slightly more often in males, and quite frequently in a severe form considering the high share of hospitalised patients and the fatal outcome rate (41.6 ± 31.1% and 0.4%, respectively). Trichinella spiralis was confirmed as the causative agent in eight outbreaks. The outbreaks usually occurred among family members due to the consumption of pork or traditional pork products from not tested backyard pigs. Veterinary control measures and the education of consumers and farmers should be implemented to control this zoonotic disease