In this study, a framework is developed which uses financial metrics to help a firm benchmark its relative position and identify specific supply chain processes that need improvement. The tools outlined in this study not only highlight areas of opportunity for improvement in the supply chain but...

The linkages between supply chain related issues and product design issues have not received much attention in literature. This paper presents a framework for supply chain strategy that integrates product design related cost and inventory costs. Postponement concept is an important supply chain...

To take advantage of economies of scale, vendors and transporters often use quantity discounts to influence the firms to order in larger quantities. Also, as the firms use delivery windows to procure and transport short life cycle products, it becomes important to simultaneously decide the best...

The software industry in India has witnessed tremendous growth in the past few years and is poised to become the industry of the new millennium for the country. With manpower or intellectual capital being the main driver of this industry, it is imperative that the companies take proactive...

Supply chain contracting has been discussed usually under the two compliance regimes, forced and voluntary. Various contracts show different coordination characteristics in the two regimes. However, in practice, the enforcement of quantities in case of forced compliance is always an issue of...

A firm that deals with a short life-cycle product needs to make strategic supply chain decisions such as capacity planning and initial marketing decisions such as advertising well in advance under uncertain future demand. The firm initially can only generate a set of demand scenarios and provide...

According to the United Nation's global development network, UNDP, an organization advocating for change and to help people build a better life, the Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary composite index that measures a country's average achievements in three basic aspects of human...

We consider the problem of a single manufacturer who sells its products to a single retailer. The manufacturer puts in some effort for greening its operations, and the retailer also puts in a corresponding greening effort in retailing the product. Their respective greening efforts are considered...

In recent times, India has emerged as one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the world and witnessed a telecommunication revolution brought about by a collaboration of government, industry, and the scientific community. From a situation where an applicant had to wait three years to obtain...