Abstract
The case initiates discussion on the critical dimension of mounting textile waste worldwide and its management opportunities. It provides a scenario of a family-owned MSME practicing textile recycling in Southern India and explicates the related business complexities and managerial dilemma due to resource insufficiency and systemic constraints. KP Enterprise faces challenges of raw material volatility, quality control, process optimization, market access limitation, human resource constraints and cost-efficiencyinnovation dilemma. The company is further perplexed by the state of indecisiveness regarding channelizing its limited resources internally for capacity building and business consolidation or striving towards gaining textile recycling certification for new market opportunities. This case accentuates the role of dynamic capabilities in acquiring stability and strategic advantage.

Learning Objectives:  

The specific learning objectives are

1) Orientation of young minds towards the pressing issue of textile waste generation and management
2) Enabling the students to do a scenario analysis and comprehend the opportunities and challenges
3) Understand the textile recycling business, various processes, and get sensitized to the importance of dynamic capabilities
4) Develop a resource view perspective of the textile recycling business
5) Do a strategic analysis of the integration of dynamic capabilities in the value chain for resilience,responsiveness and sustainability