Supply chain practices : An implementation status in Indian manufacturing organisations

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the current level of supply chain practices (SCPs) in Indian manufacturing organizations.

Design/methodology/approach

The 15 SCPs are identified based on the literature support and opinion of industry experts and academia, and data were collected from 292 organizations. Data were analyzed using the statistical package for the social science software to see the current level/penetration of SCPs in Indian manufacturing organizations.

Findings

The practices, namely, organizational culture, customer relationship, information and communication technology, benchmarking and performance measurement, lean manufacturing, agile manufacturing, supplier relationship are highly penetrated practices in Indian manufacturing organizations. The practices, namely, outsourcing, information sharing, just in time manufacturing, green supply chain management are moderately penetrated practices, while the practices, namely, reverse logistics, postponement, vendor managed inventory, radio frequency are least penetrated practices in Indian manufacturing organizations.

Research limitations/implications

Further study can be extended to see the of penetration practices applicable to service and agriculture sectors.

Practical implications

The result of this paper will enable the organizations to identify and direct their focus on the areas that requires improvement. Also, the organizations will become more aware of the SCPs that will help in boosting up their performance and competitiveness and indirectly boost the growth and contribute to India’s economic development.

Originality/value

This is the first kind of study which checked the level of selected SCPs in Indian manufacturing organizations.

Citation

Gorane, S.J. and Kant, R. (2016), "Supply chain practices : An implementation status in Indian manufacturing organisations", Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 23 No. 5, pp. 1076-1110. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-06-2014-0059