Feasibility of a Leather Manufacturing Unit

-, Yaman (2023): Feasibility of a Leather Manufacturing Unit.

Abstract

The leather garment manufacturing sector is one of the fast developing industries of Pakistan and there are high hopes that this industry will be growing further. According to an estimate by the board of investment, the requirement for investment in the industry ranges US $175 to US $370 million. Being a major foreign exchange earner leather and leather products are known and recognized all over the world because of its fine and durable quality. This industry is too profitable that it has become the focus of many educational institutions where different kinds of skills and techniques are taught to create a competitive edge in the international market of leather goods. The skill developed by these educational institutions are utilizes to the maximum because this industry is highly labor intensive and skilled labor can bring even more earnings as foreign exchange. One of the main reasons for success and growth of this industry is the fact that raw hides and skins are available in abundance and it is exported in the form of leather products and value added leather goods which include items like leather jacket, gloves and sporting goods. The local market for leather is limited to roughly 10% because of the climatic conditions of our region the weather here is too hot and humid to wear leather garments. This industry is highly export oriented and about 90% of total production is exported to foreign markets. Being an established market a lot of emphasis is given on quality of the product and it is ensured that sophisticated and trendy design are made to capitalize the full potential of foreign market Also great important is given to ensure that all toxic chemical waste is disposed off properly because it can highly hamper the environment. In this report I have analyzed the feasibility of investing in the leather sector particularly leather garment manufacturing sector. I have covered the varies aspect of the amount of investment required the growth potential of this market and the skills required to bring out quality leather products

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Leather Manufacturing
• Subjects: M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M0 - General

References

1. Ali, M., & Ali, S. B. (2014). The impact of working capital management on firm profitability and fixed investment in Pakistan.

2. Ali, S. B., & Adhi, M. (2022). Demutualization of Stock Exchanges in Pakistan and its Comparison with International Scenario.

3. Ali, S. B., & Ali, S. M. (2011). Factors Affecting the Adoption of Islamic Banking in Pakistan.

4. Ali, S. B., Hussain, B. M., Baig, U., Khan, Z. S., Raza, A., & Murad, H. (2021). The Enigma of Capital Structure Theories: An Empirical Investigation Between Peer Corporations in Pakistan. International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology, 113-124.

5. Ali, S. B., & Iqbal, M. F. (2009). Exchange Rate Volatility in Emerging Economies-A Case of Pakistan.

6. Ali, S. B., & Umyani, M. M. (2013). Capital Structure and Financial Performance: Evidence from Pakistan

7. Ali, S. B., & Khalidi, M. A. (2020). Valuation of equity securities, private firms, and startups. IBT Journal of Business Studies (JBS), 16(1).

8. Ali, S. B., Khan, Z. S., Shah, Z. A., & Ahmad, M. (2021). Lean Accounting System: Importance and Successful Implementation. Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government| Vol, 27(3), 2388.

9. Arshad, M. A., Ali, S. B., Masood, K., Syed, A., Jabeen, N., & Sabir, R. I. (2021). The Nexus between Culture and IT Capabilities and Innovation Capabilities: Focusing on Manufacturing Firms in Pakistan. Multicultural Education, 7(9).

10. Arshad, M. Z., Ali, S. B., Sabir, R. I., Shahidan, A. N., & Arshad, M. A. (2021). The interrelationship between Orientations and SME’s Performance. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 12(7).

11. Baig, U., Hashmi, M. A., Ali, S.B., & Zehara, S. (2020). Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods in Doctorate Research: Extended Application of Constructivist Grounded Theory. IBT Journal of Business Studies, 16(2).

12. Daulatzai, M, U. K., Ali, S. B., Jafri, S. K. A., & Awan, M. H. T. (2021). Impact of Green HRM on Environmental Performance: Mediating Role of Employees’ Organizational Commitment, International Journal of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, 12(1), 405–412.

13. Hussain, B. M., Baig, U., Ali, S. B., & Zehra, S. (2020). An Empirical Investigation Factors Influencing upon Investment Decision of Women Entrepreneurs. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 11 (11).

14. Hussain, Z., & Ali, S. B. (2009). Implementation of Operational Risk Regime: A Case of Commercial Banks in Pakistan.

15. 16. Khurram, W., Jafri, S. K. A., Ali, S. B., & Shah, Z. A. (2021). Survival of the Quickest: Role of innovativeness and Transformational Leadership in Determining Sustainable Competitive Advantage of Born Global SMEs. International Journal of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, 12(1), 907–929.

16. Murad, H., Ali, S. B., Baig, U., Raza, A., Ali, S., & Abdullah, A. (2021). Comparative study: conventional and Islamic banking performance in Pakistan. International Journal of Management (IJM), 12(3), 448-459.

17. Riaz, H., Ahmed, H., & Ali, S. A. (2021). Mapping the Impact of Employee Engagement on Job Performance with Mediating Role of Work-Life Balance: An Investigation of Private Sector Organizations in Pakistan, Market Forces Research Journal, 16(2).

18. Rizvi, A., & Ali, S. B. (2011). Risk Taking Behavior of Investors of Pakistan

19. Shah, Z. A., Ali, S. B., Burney, S., & Azhar, K. A. (2021). Student-Perceived Service Quality in Management Science – MS, PhD Programs of TIER 1 Business Schools in Karachi, Multicultural Education, 7 (6).

20. Ullah, Z., Sulaiman, M, A. B. A., Ali, S. B., Ahmad, N., Scholz, M., & Han, H (2021). The Effect of Work Safety on Organizational Social Sustainability Improvement in the Healthcare Sector: The Case of a Public Sector Hospital in Pakistan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(1), 1-18.