Purpose – This study attempts to understand the impact of relational switching costs and satisfaction on commitment as well as its impact on the satisfaction – commitment link in a supplier‐to‐manufacturer context in manufacturing. Design/methodology/approach – The data for this study...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to find the effect of different types of information sharing on the competitive strengths of the Indian manufacturing enterprises. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on the responses received from the Indian manufacturers to a...

Purpose – There has been a period of slow but a steady increase in wage inequality in the Indian manufacturing sector since the mid‐1980s, which has gone hand‐in‐hand with an increase in the relative employment of skilled workers across all industries in the same period. The purpose of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to create awareness of contributions made by just-in-time manufacturing (JIT) practice towards building performance measures in Indian manufacturing industry. Implications of JIT implementation issues in Indian manufacturing industry have been critically...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the enablers for improving the utilization level of advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs) in Indian manufacturing industry. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, a large number of manufacturing organizations have been extensively...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the sourcing alternatives (i.e. supplier development (SD), supplier switching (SS) and in‐house production (IP)) in an Indian manufacturing supply chain environment. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 14 attributes are identified...

Purpose – To examine the impact of experience in terms of time period on TQM's effectiveness in improving performance of Indian manufacturing companies. To establish the impact of TPM support on TQM's effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach – This is an empirical research with testing of...