Journal of Advances in Management Research: Volume 3 Issue 2

A systems‐based approach for city logistics decision making

Anjali Awasthi, Jean‐Marie Proth

This paper presents a systems based approach for the city logistics decision making. Using this approach, we present the layout of a simulation model called CILOSIM (CITY‐LO…

Analysis of bullwhip effect in reverse supply chain

Neeraj Sharma, S. Balan, Prem Vrat, Pradeep Kumar

Demand variability increases when it moves downstream to upstream in a supply chain is called “Bullwhip effect”. The paper describes the impact of two different information…

Integration of marketing and operations (M/O): conceptualisation and research issues

Sanjeev Swami, Vineet Ranjan Rakesh, G. Sudhakar, Sumit Raut

Rapid rate of change in technologies, markets and other environmental factors make “integration of marketing and operations” as one of the most crucial decision for business…

Debt financing of corporate enterprises in India: a study showing impact of industry, size and age factors

Ashish Kumar Rastogi, P.K. Jain, Surendra S. Yadav

The objective of this paper is to examine whether there are significant variations in the profile of debt‐financing as a result of differences in industry, size and age group of…

Work‐family conflict among women executives in service sector: an empirical study

H.S. Sandhu, Ritu Mehta

The purpose of the current study is to identify the factors affecting work‐family conflict among women executives. The relationship of personal and organizational characteristics…

Optimal portfolio allocation using portfolio theory and heuristics driven evolutionary technique

Rajendra Sahu, Mohit Jain, Geshu Garg

The problem of portfolio optimization involves selecting appropriate stocks for investment by maximising the returns from the portfolio at a pre‐specified level of risk. The…

Reverse logistics operations in paper industry: a case study

V. Ravi, Ravi Shankar

Reverse logistics is an issue that has attracted the attention of researchers since the last decade due to an ever‐increasing increased awareness about economic, environmental and…