The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak shows that pandemics and epidemics can seriously wreak havoc on supply chains (SC) around the globe. Humanitarian logistics literature has extensively studied epidemic impacts; however, there exists a research gap in understanding of pandemic impacts in...

The main objective of this paper is to analyze RFID technology as an innovation concept through the lens of the diffusion of innovation theory. Drawing on the extant literature on the diffusion of innovations –with an emphasis on innovation classifications and the “open innovation”–, as...

We address a grand economic challenge faced by women in rural India. We hypothesized about the interplay of women’s social networks (ties to family, ties to community, and ties to men in power), information and communication technology (ICT) use, and time in relating to the initiation and...

RFID technology is defined as a wireless automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) technology and is considered as quot;the next big thingquot; in the management and quot;the next revolution in supply chainquot;. Recently, the topic has attracted the interest of the industrial community...

The main objective of this study is to assess the relative importance of the ten key requirements proposed by Thomas H. Davenport that will help a firm capitalize on business analytics 3.0. Drawing on data collected from 34 experts in the field through an online survey, the study assesses the...