Lean Six Sigma (LSS) deployment will be highly successful in the retail industry because its robust and flexible nature fits into the fast-paced and dynamic competitive environment. LSS enables the retailers to review their existing operations and practices and guide them in making sustainable...

Customer-focused supply chain strategy helps firms to respond consumer demand in real-time; provides a superior customer experience; trims overall costs and optimises productivity. Firms that effectively implement customer-focused supply chain strategy are much more likely to achieve better...

With strategic supply chain management (SSCM) approach, supply chains develop capabilities to prosper within today's competitive global landscape. SSCM helps organisations to anticipate demand of consumers precisely; cater such demand reliably and swiftly and enhance supply chain efficiency and...

This research intends to investigate empirically whether MNC subsidiaries have better corporate governance and disclosure policies compared to domestic cross-listed firms from the Indian perspectives. Using firms across different sectors listed in Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), this research aims...

Six Sigma is a disciplined, data-driven approach and methodology for eliminating defects in any process – from manufacturing to non-manufacturing and from product to service. There is a lot of interest in deploying Six Sigma to sales and marketing to reduce the uncertainty inherent in it....

In today’s competitive business environment, retail industries are under intense pressure to produce quality standards, enhance customer satisfaction, and generate positive bottom-line results. Hence, there is a great need for the deployment of Continuous Improvement (CI) methodologies such as...

The banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector has faced fierce competition and such competitive pressure forces BFSI sector firms to improve their business processes for better performances. It is against this backdrop that Lean Six Sigma (LSS) has emerged as a vital tool as it...

There is pressure on Human Resource (HR) function of the organization to measure its contribution in the increasingly competitive and cost effective environment. HR departments are evolving from playing a merely administrative role to becoming "strategic partners" responsible for contributing to...

In current era of highly comptitive and fast pace business environment organization are struggling to survive as product lifecycles (PLCs) have become shorter, clock-speed has become faster, and the consequences of disenchanting a customer have become more severe. Thus, organization are looking...

Blockchain has become an industry buzzword, attracting interest from businesses, academics, and practitioners alike. Blockchain has been deployed across various industries, however its use in Human Resources (HR) is still limited. Blockchain technology can help HR in streamlining working...