Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to establish the relationship between organizational culture (OC) and total quality management (TQM) practices in the Indian construction industry. Design/methodology/approach: A questionnaire survey was conducted to draw valid empirical data from 200...

Purpose: The present study proposes a model to examine the cultural fit between buyers and suppliers for establishing synergies in their processes and practices. Design/methodology/approach: This study assessed buyers' culture through the Competing Values Framework and used Quality Management...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to model the distribution stage of the public distribution system (PDS) and optimize the inventory policy during this stage of the PDS to address some of the inefficiencies present in the system. This study models this supply chain as a multistage supply...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for mapping the Indian Public Distribution System (PDS) using multi-agent system (MAS). The entire PDS supply chain from purchase to the distribution is mapped in detail by integrating stages of PDS supply chain....