Benchmarking: An International Journal: Volume 24 Issue 5

Lean implementation and a process approach – an exploratory study

Anna Rymaszewska

This paper proposes, that without acknowledging that lean adoption needs to reach beyond the shop floor, it cannot be sustained, and neither is the transformation into a truly…

A fuzzy goal programming approach for selecting sustainable suppliers

Peeyush Pandey, Bhavin J. Shah, Hasmukh Gajjar

Due to the ever increasing concern toward sustainability, suppliers nowadays are evaluated on the basis of environmental performances. The data on supplier’s performance are not…

Capability assessment of Army spare parts replenishment system: Suitability for a dynamic time separated lean-agile supply

Pankaj Sharma, Makarand S. Kulkarni, Ajith Parlikad

The purpose of this paper is to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the current spare parts replenishment system of the Army. This exercise is being done with an aim to…

An approach to address principal supplier development impediments

Sunil Kumar C.V., Srikanta Routroy

The purpose of this paper is to assist a manufacturer for determining the principal supplier development impediments (SDIs) that are affecting the supplier development programs…

Benchmarking knowledge management practices in small and medium enterprises: A fuzzy multicriteria group decision-making approach

Santoso Wibowo, Srimannarayana Grandhi

The purpose of this paper is to formulate the process of measuring and benchmarking the performance of knowledge management (KM) practices as a multicriteria group decision-making…

DEA and Monte Carlo simulation approach towards green car selection

Anand Prakash, Rajendra P. Mohanty

Automakers are engaged in manufacturing both efficient and inefficient green cars. The purpose of this paper is to categorize efficient green cars and inefficient green cars…

Identification and analysis of employee branding typology using fuzzy c-means clustering

Thamaraiselvan Natarajan, Sridevi Periaiya, Senthil Arasu Balasubramaniam, Thushara Srinivasan

The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyse the typology of employee branding in an airline company using fuzzy c-means (FCM) clustering to improve the quality of…

Globalization and bank efficiency nexus: empirical evidence from the Malaysian banking sector

Fadzlan Sufian, Fakarudin Kamarudin, Annuar Md. Nassir

The purpose of this paper is to provide a new empirical evidence on the impact of economic globalization on the efficiency of the banking sector. The paper also investigates to…

Relationships among ERP, supply chain orientation and operational performance: An analysis of structural equation modeling

Mehmet Fatih Acar, Selim Zaim, Mine Isik, Fethi Calisir

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the interactions among enterprise resource planning (ERP) practices, supply chain orientation (SCO), and operational performance (OPER…

To examine the relationships between supplier development practices and supplier-buyer relationship practices from the supplier’s perspective

Sarang Joshi, Manoj Kharat, Rakesh Raut, Sachin Kamble, Sheetal Kamble

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between supplier development practices (SDPs) and supplier-buyer relationship practices from the supplier’s perspective…

Design chain visibility: How much information should you share with your partners during new product development projects?

Maria Caridi, Margherita Pero, Andrea Sianesi

Researchers ascertain that the more the activities of new product development (NPD) process are outsourced to partners, the higher the need for integration. The purpose of this…

A developed case-based reasoning system for machine tool selection

Shankar Chakraborty, Soumava Boral

Subtractive manufacturing process is the controlled removal of unwanted material from the parent workpiece for having the desired shape and size of the product. Several types of…

Road map for the implementation of green manufacturing practices in Indian manufacturing industries: An ISM approach

Abhijeet K. Digalwar, Nidhi Mundra, Ashok R. Tagalpallewar, Vivek K. Sunnapwar

Green manufacturing (GM) has received growing attention in the last few years. As today’s business environment is highly competitive, dynamic and volatile in nature, GM is seen as…

Select the best supply chain by risk analysis for Indian industries environment using MCDM approaches

Mahesh Chand, Tilak Raj, Ravi Shankar, Aashish Agarwal

Risk management in supply chain (SC) is not an easy task due to different uncertainty and intricacy. Management of risk is necessary for smooth operation of SC. The purpose of…

Benchmarking green chemistry adoption by “big pharma” and generics manufacturers

Vesela Veleva, Berkeley W. Cue Jr

The purpose of this paper is to benchmark current adoption of green chemistry (GC) practices by the innovative and generic pharmaceutical companies and examine the drivers…

Evaluation and prioritisation of manufacturing flexibility alternatives using integrated AHP and TOPSIS method: Evidence from a fashion apparel firm

Ruchi Mishra, Ashok K. Pundir, L. Ganapathy

The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel integrated approach using analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution…

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