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Green Supply Chain Management Initiatives
by IT Companies in India
--Vishal Gupta, Naseem Abidi, Tarun Bansal
and Reshu Kumar Jain
Green Supply Chain Management (GrSCM), which integrates environmental thinking right from conceptualization and management of production, distribution and consumption to end-of-life management of the product, has become a growing concern for Indian industries. One of the most polluting industries, the Information Technology (IT) is generating alarming magnitude of e-waste which involves social and environmental hazards. This research paper uses the case study approach to explore the green initiatives followed by the three major Indian IT companies to manage their supply chain. The study summarizes the steps taken by these companies with respect to green manufacturing, green procurement, green packaging, recycling and e-waste management, that have helped them to make their supply chains more costefficient as well as environment-friendly. These green initiatives by the companies also distinguish them from their competitors and help them to improve their brand image. The paper also identifies some of the major challenges to the effective implementation of rules by the government and desired outcome of the green initiatives. © 2013 IUP. All Rights Reserved.
Handloom Production in Tribal Clusters:
A Case Study of Thenzawl in Mizoram
-- Rama Ramswamy and N V R Jyoti Kumar
The micro handloom enterprises in India are largely home-based enterprises but play an important role in the Indian economy. In spite of the challenges faced, the handloom sector has shown great resilience in surviving and sustaining over the decades by maintaining a 20-25% share of the total textile production and been the second largest employer in India. The northeastern states of India have the largest concentration of handlooms in the country with more than 65% of the total looms. This paper studies the various aspects of handloom production such as production processes, the number and type of looms owned, their capacity utilization and so on in the traditionally run micro handloom enterprises in the Thenzawl cluster, a remote tribal cluster predominantly run by women entrepreneurs, located in Mizoram. The paper suggests development activities to be undertaken in the cluster to enable the enterprises to sustain and grow. © 2013 IUP. All Rights Reserved.
Integration of Kano’s Model into Quality
Function Deployment: A Review
--Nikhat Afshan and P N Sindhuja
In today’s competitive world, companies frequently introduce new products or redesign their existing products to meet the fast changing tastes and preferences of their customers. Products which fail to satisfy customers’ need disappear soon from the market. Hence, understanding customers’ requirements and incorporating them into the design characteristics of the products have become the priority for the companies. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is one of the tools which help the companies in achieving this objective by incorporating customers’ voice in the product development process. This paper explains the usefulness of QFD in the product development process and shows how the integration of Kano’s model has made it an even more effective tool in enhancing customer satisfaction. © 2013 IUP. All Rights Reserved.
Towards Integrated Manufacturing Planning
and Control: A Review and Classification
--Viraj Tyagi, Ajai Jain and P K Jain
In this study, various approaches of Manufacturing Planning and Control (MPC), starting from Hierarchical Production Planning (HPP) to Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) systems, have been reviewed critically from the integration point of view between production planning and scheduling activities, especially in make-to-order manufacturing scenario. The study aims at giving an insight into the working principles, strength and limitations of the important approaches of MPC. Certain issues that are important for an integrated MPC system, but could not get requisite attention in the recent past, have also been outlined.
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