Purpose Each individual needs to be vaccinated to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the shortest possible time. However, the vaccine distribution with an already strained supply chain in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) will not be effective enough to vaccinate all the...

Purpose – This paper seeks to propose a methodology based on Petri nets to evaluate the reliability parameters of a screening system in paper industry. The effects of failures and courses of action on the system performance have also been investigated. Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to model the choice parameters for selection of third party logistics service providers in global lead logistics provider (LLP) environments. Design/methodology/approach – Analytical hierarchy process (AHP) modeling has been carried out after...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop an integrated model, in order to identify and classify, key criteria, and to study their role in the selection process of third party logistics (3PLs) services providers for shippers' logistics need. Design/methodology/approach – In this...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a new approach for computing various performance measures such as reliability, availability, MTBF, ENOF, etc. for any industrial system. Design/methodology/approach – Pulping system, the main functionary part of paper industry, is the subject...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a structured framework to implement and sustain a quality costing system (QCS) based on process cost modeling (PCM) in process industries. Design/methodology/approach – After reviewing and analyzing various cost accounting methodologies...