Benchmarking: An International Journal: Volume 25 Issue 4

An integrated approach for implementation of agile manufacturing system in an Indian manufacturing industry

Rahul Sindhwani, Vasdev Malhotra

The advent of globalization not only made the manufacturing sector highly competitive but also facilitated best-quality products. The trend is further augmented by e-Commerce…

Lean implementation in small- and medium-sized enterprises: An empirical study of Indian manufacturing firms

Saumyaranjan Sahoo, Sudhir Yadav

The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which lean management practices are adopted by small- and medium-sized manufacturing organizations in India and their impact…

Sustainability practices in tourism supply chain: Importance performance analysis

Deepak Eldho Babu, Arshinder Kaur, Chandrasekharan Rajendran

The purpose of this paper is to provide strategic recommendations for Indian hotel administrators for improving sustainability practices: environment, economic and social with…

Exploring the success factors for examining the potential of manufacturing system output

Raman Kumar, Harwinder Singh

The purpose of this paper is to explore the success factors for the assessment of manufacturing system output.

Benchmarking industrial engineering programs

Anh Tuan Nguyen, Nguyen Vang-Phuc Nguyen

The purpose of this paper is to identify the best practices of industrial engineering (IE) programs that could be learnt and used at other educational institutions.

Strategic human resource management: a power based critique

Roshni Das, Amitabh Deo Kodwani

By undertaking a detailed review of the Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) discourse, the purpose of this paper is to uncover and explicate the power differentials…

Importance-performance analysis (IPA) for testing – and calibration – laboratories in India

Nagarajan Karthiyayini, C. Rajendran, Munusamy Kumaravel

The purpose of this paper is to formulate the strategy for improving the laboratory practices to enhance customer satisfaction by analyzing the performance of critical factors of…

An ISM approach for the barrier analysis in implementing sustainable practices: The Indian oil and gas sector

Rakesh Raut, Balkrishna Eknath Narkhede, Bhaskar B. Gardas, Huynh Trung Luong

The purpose of this paper is to identify and model critical barriers to sustainable practices implementation in Indian oil and gas sectors by the interpretive structural modeling…