A Combined Material Substitution and Process Change
Approach to Sustainable Batik Production
Volume 1 - Issue 1
Abraham Ekow Asmah1, Vincentia Okpattah2 and Charles Frimpong3*
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- 1,2Department of Integrated Rural Art and Industry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana
- 3Department of Industrial Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana
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Charles Frimpong, Department of Industrial Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi,
Ghana
Received: January 10, 2018; Published: January 19, 2018
DOI: 10.32474/LTTFD.2018.01.000104
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Abstract
This paper empirically presents a batik production process optimization using sustainable production (SP) methods. The stages of
batik production processes involve designing, methodology, dyeing, washing, and finishing. The cost of production is determined by the
implementation efficiency and calculation of output to input ratio in the production process. The case study method is employed for production
process optimization in two batik enterprises in the Kumasi metropolis. The main objective of this research, is to determine the impact of
material sustainability, and the minimization of the production process cost in order to promote maximum operational economic benefits.
The implications of this intervention shows that, in batik production process, there could be a saving cost of resisting material by GH₡ 31.00,
with a process time of 290mins and an activity cost reduction of GH₡ 68.00 by just replacing paraffin wax with cassava starch. The identified
intervention has also been found as significant to address the identified issues that bring a substantial change in the current manufacturing
practices of the batik industry. It is recommended that much is to be gained in sustaining the practice when cultural themes are employed in
the artifacts created.
Keywords: Batik Production; Environmental Resource; Sustainable Production Practices
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