TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS IN THE TEXTILE PRODUCTION PROCESS

Organizations throughout their trajectory are subject to various structural and planning changes, derived from aspects related to the internal environment, as well as to the external environment. From this perspective, they are seen as an open system in which external transformations (social; political; technological; cultural and economic) may influence the formulation of their strategic decisions, their objectives and their management practices. Textile organizations are very prone to the oscillations of the macroeconomic environment, i.e., the domestic market as well as the external market. Thus, the textile sector is marked by intense dynamism, and from time to time needs to review its strategies and management practices. The competitive insertion of the economy has led to significant transformations in the textile industry, affecting product levels, prices, industrial employment, margins, trade coefficient and other indicators of industrial performance.