This paper develops and validates vendor selection in supply chain in the context of India that could be used by managers in assessing and improving their supply chain. Using a thorough synthesis of the supply chain literature, 10 measures - quality, cost, delivery reliability, service,...

Vendor rating is a tool used by the organizations to assess the performance of their vendors to ensure efficient and effective upstream supply chain. The paper presents the views expressed by the experts in literature and studies vendor-rating methodologies used by industries requiring supplies...

Globally, the reliance of large-scale industries (LSI) on suppliers' performance has increased. Majority of single tier managed small-scale industries (STSSI) in manufacturing sector are last tier ancillaries to LSIs. Implementing quality management system to fulfil the requirements of customers...