 |  | Small-Scale Manufacture of Footwear (ILO - WEP, 1982, 228 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | Acknowledgements |
| | Preface |
|  | CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION |
| | I. Objectives of the memorandum |
| | II. The footwear industry |
| | III. Types of footwear |
| | IV. Operation reference numbering system and tables of technical data |
| | V. Scales of production |
| | VI. Use of the technological information |
| | CHAPTER II. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY FOR TYPE 1 FOOTWEAR |
| | (introduction...) |
| | I. Operation sequence |
| | II. Detailed description of processing stages |
| | II.1 Cutting uppers (Operation reference No. 1) |
| | II.2 Upper preparation |
| | II.3 Upper stitching (Operation reference No. 9) |
| | II.4 Stitched upper finishing |
| | II.5 Bottom component preparation |
| | II.6 Making |
| | II.7 Shoe finishing and packing (Operation reference No. 31) |
| | III. Table of technical data |
| | III.1 Material handling resources, work force and production floor area |
| | III.2 Workforce allocation: Table II.4 |
| | III.3 Equipment specification: Table II.5 |
| | IV. Floor plans for production areas |
| | CHAPTER III. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES FOR FOOTWEAR TYPES 2 TO 6 |
| | (introduction...) |
| | I. Type 2 footwear: Leather-upper, cement-lasted shoes with directly moulded-on soles |
| | (introduction...) |
| | I.1 Scrim attaching (Operation reference No. 32) |
| | I.2 Heel Core attaching (Operation reference No. 33) |
| | I.3 Bottom solutioning (Operation reference No. 34) |
| | I.4 Direct sole mouldinq-on (Operation reference No. 35) |
| | I.5 Subsequent operations |
| | I.6 Tables of technical data for type 2 footwear |
| | II. Type 3 footwear: Leather-upper, tack-lasted shoes with machine-sewn leather soles |
| | (introduction...) |
| | II.1 Insole preparation (Operation reference No. 36) |
| | II.2 Sole preparation (Operation reference No. 37) |
| | II.3 Insole tacking (Operation reference No. 38) |
| | II.4 Tack lasting (Operation reference No. 39) |
| | II.5 Bottom pounding (Operation reference No. 40) |
| | II.6 Bottom cementing (Operation reference No. 41) |
| | II.7 Sole laying (Operation reference No. 42) |
| | II.8 Last removal (Operation reference No. 43) |
| | II.9 Sole stitching (Operation reference No. 44) |
| | II.10 Sole levelling (Operation reference No. 45) |
| | II.11 Seat nailing (Operation reference No. 46) |
| | II.12 Heel attaching (Operation reference No. 47) |
| | II.13 Re-lasting (Operation reference No. 48) |
| | II.14 Heel trimming (Operation reference No. 49) |
| | II.15 Edge trimming (Operation reference No. 50) |
| | II.16 Bottom finishing (Operation reference No. 51) |
| | II.17 Tables of technical data |
| | III. Type 4 footwear: Welded synthetic upper, string lasted shoes with moulded-on soles |
| | (introduction...) |
| | III.1 Cutting and welding upper components (Operation reference No. 52) |
| | III.2 Welding upper components together (Operation reference No. 53) |
| | III.3 Lasting string attaching (Operation reference No. 54) |
| | III.4 String lasting and moulding-on of soles (Operation reference No. 55) |
| | III.5 Sock insertion (Operation reference No. 56) |
| | III.6 Tables of technical data |
| | IV. Type 5 footwear: Stitched synthetic upper cement-lasted sandals and casual shoes with built or unit soles |
| | (introduction...) |
| | IV.1 Sole and insole preparation (Operation reference No. 57) |
| | IV.2 Heel preparation (Operation reference No. 58) |
| | IV.3 Lasting uppers (Operation reference No. 59) |
| | IV.4 Heel attaching (Operation reference No. 60) |
| | IV.5 Sole, finishing (Operation reference No. 61) |
| | IV.6 Tables of technical data |
| | V. Type 6 footwear: Single injection, moulded plastic sandals |
| | (introduction...) |
| | V.1 Single injection moulding technique and equipment (Operation reference No. 62) |
| | V.2 Tables of technical data |
| | CHAPTER IV. FRAMEWORK FOR PROJECT EVALUATION |
| | (introduction...) |
| | I. Factors influencing the choice of technology |
| | II. Evaluation methodology |
| | (introduction...) |
| | II.1 Estimation of cost items |
| | II.2 Estimation of total annual costs and of gross profits |
| | II.3 Sources of technical and economic data |
| | II.4 Hypothetical examples of the application of the evaluation methodology |
| | III. Evaluation of technologies adopted by established footwear factories in developing countries |
| | (introduction...) |
| | III.1 Alternative technologies for type 1 footwear: A Ghanaian case study |
| | III.2 Comparison of alternative types of footwear at fixed levels of scale: Ethiopian case study |
| | III.3 Effects of scale on manufacturing technology for type 1 footwear: Ghanaian and Ethiopian case studies |
| | IV. Concluding remarks on the choice of technology and specialisation |
| | IV.1 Need for preliminary marketing investigations |
| | IV.2 Specialisation and organisation of production |
| | CHAPTER V. FRAMEWORK FOR NATIONAL DECISIONS |
| | (introduction...) |
| | I. Comparison of alternative footwear products |
| | I.1 Capital and labour requirements for different technologies and types of footwear |
| | I.2 Product choice, resource allocation and the satisfaction of basic needs |
| | II. Economic and social appraisal of alternative technologies and products |
| | II.1 Social versus private benefit-cost analysis |
| | II.2 Appraisal of alternative technologies for type 1 footwear |
| | II.3 Data requirements and sensitivity analysis |
| | III. Towards a national footwear manufacturing strategy |
| | III.1 Factors influencing a national footwear strategy |
| | III.2 Comparative advantage, social considerations and product choice |
| | III.3 Backward linkages and availability of raw materials |
| | III.4 Employment, technological choice and skill requirements |
| | III.5 Other factors |
| | APPENDICES |
| | Appendix I - Glossary of technical terms |
| | Appendix II - List of equipment suppliers |
| | Appendix III - Selected bibliography |
| | Appendix IV - Selected list of technical institutions |
| | Appendix V - Present worth of an annuity factor |
| | Questionnaire |
| | Other ILO publications |
| | Back cover |
