Benchmarking: An International Journal: Volume 20 Issue 5

Comparative evaluation of Indian technical institutions using distance based approach method

Manik Chandra Das, Bijan Sarkar, Siddhartha Ray

Due to liberalization, privatization and globalization, the need of competent technical manpower at an economical cost is increasing rapidly. Many foreign multinationals are…

Time‐based competition: Relation to multiculturalism and logistics in international furniture companies

Iara Tammela, Alberto G. Canen, Petri Helo

The strategic aim of this paper is to investigate whether time‐based competition (TBC) strategies are related to cultural aspects. In addition, the influences of company…

Classifying Greek banks based on Bank Ranking Index (BRI)

Maria Mavri

In the situation of financial crisis, the performance of banking and financial institutions is considered to be important for a country's economy. The purpose of this paper is to…

TRIZ application in marketing model to solve operational problems for Taiwanese aquatic products with food traceability systems

Tzong‐Ru (Jiun‐Shen) Lee, Min‐Chih Hsu, Anieszka M. Dadura, K. Ganesh

The purpose of this paper is to analyze and investigate analyzed core operational problems of aquatic products with food traceability system and their performance in the Taiwanese…

Exploring the relationship between efficiency and profitability

Ioanna Keramidou, Angelos Mimis, Aikaterini Fotinopoulou, Chrisanthos D. Tassis

This paper aims to identify the relationship between efficiency and profitability by using data from Greek meat processing companies over the period 1994‐2007.

Benchmarking the state of humanitarian aid and disaster relief: A systems design perspective and research agenda

Amydee M. Fawcett, Stanley E. Fawcett

A review of relief‐and‐recovery glitches related to natural disasters revealed four main issues that hinder the effectiveness of relief efforts. A common theme across these issues…

TQM implementation in developing countries: A case study of the Libyan industrial sector

Fuzi M. Abusa, Peter Gibson

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent of total quality management (TQM) implementation in Libyan manufacturing companies (LMCs), and evaluates the impact of ISO…