Purpose – The Indian diamond cutting and polishing (CPD) industry enjoys a global leadership position, but at the same time is vulnerable to economic shifts in the global market. Historically, such shocks have resulted in shake down of the industry, including closures, bankruptcies, job losses...

Continuous development and automation has improved the production of Indian textile industry. As a result, more and more raw materials demands have adversely affect the environment. In this study the effects of Indian textile industry on environment and human health are reviewed and concluded...

The Indian textile industry is significantly contributing to the socio-economic development of the country but is often condemned for adverse environmental impacts. The textile industry encompasses huge consumption of raw material and produces high volume of waste as byproduct. When the waste is...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate a model for key barriers to lean implementation in the Indian coal mining industry. Design/methodology/approach: Interpretive structural modeling (ISM) has been used to develop a proper hierarchy and contextual relationship of key...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine the degree of lean awareness and implementation and to identify the perception on tools, enablers, barriers and potential benefits of lean in the Indian coal mining industry. Design/methodology/approach: A systematic review of lean literature...

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to identify and study the contextual relationships of the significant lean enablers in the Indian coal mining industry using the application of interpretive structural modeling (ISM), matrice d' impacts croisés-multiplication appliquée á un classement...

This paper gives the reader a tool to handle the current crisis faced by the microfinance industry in Andhra Pradesh, India. Microfinance has gained importance in the Indian and the global economy. This paper highlights the reason for this importance and its success while tracking the evolution...