Ergonomics design intervention to reduce manual effort of kolhapuri crafted footwear manufacturing without affecting the craftsmanship

Abstract

The footwear industry is an important segment of leather industry Footwear industry is distributed in various parts of India India ranks second among the footwear manufacturing countries next to China The footwear manufacturing occupies a place of significance in Indian economy in view of its huge potential for employment development and exports The category of footwear industry is divided into two major halves One is organized and other is unorganized mainly craft based which has lot of...