Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Asit Dwivedi Author-X-Name-First: Asit Author-X-Name-Last: Dwivedi Author-Name: Deepak Kumar Author-X-Name-First: Deepak Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Title: Fault dependency SRGM with testing effort using learning function Abstract: Software engineering is the procedural application with integration of various techniques, methods and tools, which help in the production of high quality software system. SRGM are mathematical models that observe past failure history and give an estimate of the future failure behaviour. The rapidity of testing of approximately all the software development is governed by the testing effort. The testing effort primarily includes manpower and computer time. Faults remaining in software system are mainly of two types: Firstly, mutually independent faults that are isolated and removed directly; secondly communally dependent faults that are isolated only by the removal of leading faults. SRGM based on fault dependency with the integration of testing efforts and learning is proposed by the authors in this paper. Furthermore, the proposed model is compared with existing models on real life data sets and it is numerically illustrated. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 1-10 Issue: 1 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: software engineering; software reliability growth model; SRGM; testing effort; fault dependency; learning function; mean value function; MVF; non-homogeneous poisson process; NHPP; software management concept. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=90405 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:1:p:1-10 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sita Mishra Author-X-Name-First: Sita Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra Author-Name: Shailja Agarwal Author-X-Name-First: Shailja Author-X-Name-Last: Agarwal Title: Do business management students have ethical fallout - a study from India? Abstract: Worldwide rapid changes are occurring in the economic arena with various multinational corporations (MNCs) attempting to recruit fresh graduates from various countries. India is considered to be one of the potential markets for these recruiters. As employees, these fresh graduates bring an Indian ethical business perspective to the day-to-day business operations of the organisations they work for. Thus, it is imperative for multinational managers to know whether business success in India comes at an ethical cost. This paper focuses on understanding perspective of business management students (would-be managers) towards ethical dilemmas using 12 vignettes. We have examined responses of 201 business management students and found that students appeared to be readily compromise on situations dealing with professional advantage. The study indicates that future managers' associations of business and ethics is altering, thus, it is pertinent to examine its magnitude and new ethical equilibrium. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 11-30 Issue: 1 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: ethics; dilemmas; business education; business management students; vignettes; attitude towards ethics; students' perception; impact of ethics education; ethical fallout; India. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=90407 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:1:p:11-30 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sridhar Manohar Author-X-Name-First: Sridhar Author-X-Name-Last: Manohar Title: Identifying factor affecting service innovation from firm and customer perspective - a qualitative study Abstract: Grounded theories and literatures on service innovation have gradually changed the mindset of authors who perceived service innovation to be similar to product innovation. The depth review in service innovation literatures helped in identifying major issues that is the factors affecting innovation were mostly based on product and specific to firm perspective. Thus, this study attempted to identify the factors and classify them from both customer and firm perspective. Qualitative approaches such as focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were adopted and opinion was recorded from service firm's customers of South India. The study resulted in six internal and seven external factors from firm perspective and four internal and seven external factors from customer perspective. For decision makers/managers of the service firms this study helps in understand the major factor thereby by taking special effort on overcoming the barrier would facilitate in selling their service innovations to target customers. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 31-66 Issue: 1 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: service innovation; barriers; facilitators; qualitative study; internal and external perspective. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=90408 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:1:p:31-66 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mikael Wickelgren Author-X-Name-First: Mikael Author-X-Name-Last: Wickelgren Author-Name: Thomas Andersson Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Andersson Author-Name: Mikael Cäker Author-X-Name-First: Mikael Author-X-Name-Last: Cäker Title: How incentive systems arrived in Sweden - a tale of travelling ideas and ghost myths in action Abstract: This paper describes and explains <i>how</i> and <i>why</i> incentive systems began spreading in Sweden, despite the differences between the dominating business values in the USA (where incentive systems originated) and Sweden. A ghost myth in Sweden's national business system explains <i>why</i> it happened <i>when</i> it did. Theories on travelling ideas underemphasise the fact that organisations/countries hold varying and competing ideas of suitable practices at the same time. Ghost myths are important alternative concepts which are activated when contextual circumstances arise for a shift in practices. This research is based on a hermeneutic and qualitative approach using texts and interviews and it highlights the role of ghost myths in terms of how ideas travel and how they are translated in different contexts. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 67-81 Issue: 1 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: incentive system; translation; ghost myth; imitation; national business system; travelling ideas; Sweden; management fashion; income distribution; institutional theory. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=90413 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:1:p:67-81 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Puja Khatri Author-X-Name-First: Puja Author-X-Name-Last: Khatri Author-Name: Neha Raheja Author-X-Name-First: Neha Author-X-Name-Last: Raheja Title: Empirical evaluation of dimensionality of alumni giving behaviour in the Indian context Abstract: Research on alumni giving behaviour is a very regular feature in the West, which is not limited to the factors which encourage the alumni to give back to the alma mater but also focus on the ideal actions by the alma mater to improve or build better alumni relationships. An alumnus giving back to the alma mater takes can take any form such financial, social, etc. Alumni giving behaviour is valuable to a university, and requires a great understanding of alumni constituents in order to attract the appropriate responses. Alumni at all ages and life stages have much to offer to their alma mater, and it is vital to understand the dimensions of giving behaviour of alumni which will prompt the ideal actions or reactions a university is seeking. Our research broadly identifies five dimensions of alumni giving behaviour - <i>financial giving, social giving, charitable giving, emotional giving and mentorship-oriented giving</i>. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 82-93 Issue: 1 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: alumni; giving behaviour; higher education; alma mater; India; management. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=90414 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:1:p:82-93 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Swati Mishra Author-X-Name-First: Swati Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra Author-Name: Rakesh D. Raut Author-X-Name-First: Rakesh D. Author-X-Name-Last: Raut Author-Name: Balkrishna E. Narkhede Author-X-Name-First: Balkrishna E. Author-X-Name-Last: Narkhede Author-Name: Bhaskar B. Gardas Author-X-Name-First: Bhaskar B. Author-X-Name-Last: Gardas Author-Name: Pragati Priyadarshinee Author-X-Name-First: Pragati Author-X-Name-Last: Priyadarshinee Title: To investigate the critical risk criteria of business continuity management by using analytical hierarchy process Abstract: Business continuity management (BCM) is a management process which is practised to counteract the negative impacts of possible threats to the continuity of organisational activities. This paper provides the criteria that contribute to the risk amplification for the disruption of business. Over the last two decades, global concerns have emerged due to natural disasters, and human-made disasters, which are also responsible for the business interruption. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the critical risk criteria of business continuity management/process and their potential impact on the businesses as well as their supply chain. Six criteria and 28 sub-criteria were selected from the literature review, and views of experts' (academicians, and industry practitioners), and an AHP methodology has been adopted to rank the same. A criteria namely 'organisational and management risk (OMR)' and a sub-criteria namely 'management policies failure' were found to be the most significant. These research findings are intended to help the decision and policy makers in understanding the significance of critical risk criteria and for the formulation of effective policies and strategies for their elimination. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 94-115 Issue: 1 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: business continuity management; BCM; business continuity plan; BCP; MCDM; analytical hierarchy process; AHP; critical risk criteria; supply chain management. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=90415 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:1:p:94-115 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Swati Dhir Author-X-Name-First: Swati Author-X-Name-Last: Dhir Author-Name: Archana Shukla Author-X-Name-First: Archana Author-X-Name-Last: Shukla Title: The influence of personal and organisational characteristics on employee engagement and performance Abstract: The paper explores the effect of demographic variables on employee engagement and their performance. The linkage of personal demographic variables as gender, education, age, management level of working managers, tenure as well as organisational demographics as organisational size, structural ownership with employee engagement and work role performance confirms the importance of these variables. The study is conducted on 701 working managers in India from different industries through survey method. The results include some interesting findings will help to better understand the engagement process. The significant variables are analysed further through the mean comparison method and cross tabulation of demographic variables. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 117-131 Issue: 2 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: employee engagement; demographic variables; performance. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=92321 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:2:p:117-131 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sandip M. Shah Author-X-Name-First: Sandip M. Author-X-Name-Last: Shah Author-Name: R. Murugesh Author-X-Name-First: R. Author-X-Name-Last: Murugesh Author-Name: S.R. Devadasan Author-X-Name-First: S.R. Author-X-Name-Last: Devadasan Title: Researches on lean manufacturing: views from six perspectives Abstract: During the past three decades, manufacturers have been adopting lean manufacturing (LM) to face competition. The implementation of LM paradigm has been widespread and successful in the world. However, in the recent years, few researchers have begun to claim that the implementation of LM paradigm has not been yielding the expected benefits in certain sectors. In the context of making this observation, the literature review reported in this paper was carried out. This literature review was carried out from six perspectives. On viewing from these perspectives, the trends of researches on applying LM in manufacturing and small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) was studied. The trends of LM research thus captured from the literature arena have been presented in eleven sections of this paper. In the last section, the paper is concluded by suggesting the researchers to conduct lean implementation studies in SMEs and develop frameworks to this effect. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 132-155 Issue: 2 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: lean manufacturing; small and medium size enterprises; SMEs; waste elimination; Toyota production system; value stream mapping; literature review. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=92324 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:2:p:132-155 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Alvand Sadeghi Author-X-Name-First: Alvand Author-X-Name-Last: Sadeghi Title: An integrated FAHP and multi-objective programming approach for green supplier selection and order allocation considering green vehicle routing problem Abstract: Recently, the reduction in emission of greenhouse gases and destructive effects on environment has become an important issue. In addition, since an organisation's existence relies upon its ability to compete with other companies, they must take into consideration green criteria, as well. Therefore, organisations need to look for the suppliers that cover green criteria plus other criteria for the sake of outsourcing their processes. This research presents a novel two-stage supply chain approach based on fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) and mathematical programming. In the first stage, this approach makes use of a supportive system based on FAHP in order to perform the primary evaluation on the verification of suppliers. Then, the suppliers with the least required scores in this evaluation enter the second stage. In the second stage, the optimal amount order to each supplier and the optimal route to each supplier are determined. The proposed approach has been implemented in a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) production company in Iran in order to investigate its effectiveness. The achieved results represent the effectiveness of the proposed model. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 156-171 Issue: 2 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: green supply chain; supplier selection; fuzzy theory; multi-criteria decision making; MCDM; multi-objective mathematical programming. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=92326 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:2:p:156-171 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yundong Huang Author-X-Name-First: Yundong Author-X-Name-Last: Huang Author-Name: Jun Huang Author-X-Name-First: Jun Author-X-Name-Last: Huang Title: Competitiveness as a broad concept: definitions and methodologies in three industry contexts Abstract: Competitiveness is a widely used concept in management and international business that has been proposed and explained by various scholars and associations in significantly different ways. This article reviews the definitions, methodologies, aspects, and global contexts of competitiveness in the past 20 years by examining 45 studies on competitiveness. The contribution of this article is to illustrate the different understandings of competitiveness, introduce the most influential works, and present examples of current competitiveness in three industries: energy-intensive markets, the food industry, and the pharmaceutical industry. Also discussed are future directions for sustainable competitiveness and how environmental regulations can induce, rather than restrict, competitiveness. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 172-189 Issue: 2 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: competitiveness; sustainability; global competition. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=92337 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:2:p:172-189 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: K. Rajesh Author-X-Name-First: K. Author-X-Name-Last: Rajesh Author-Name: D. Saravanan Author-X-Name-First: D. Author-X-Name-Last: Saravanan Title: Applying structural equation model to study the critical risks in business intelligence and analytical system implementation in Indian retail Abstract: In order to reduce the failure rate of business intelligence and analytical system (BIAS) projects in Indian retail, project managers need to analyse and understand the impact of a risk factor on BIAS implementation. The main objective of this paper is to identify the key risk factors solely or primarily for the Indian retail sector. A theoretical model is developed that explains the risk factors which may impact the success of BIAS implementation. Using the SEM, it is found that 40% of the variations in BIAS implementation success can be explained with the help of the model suggested in the research study. The findings from this paper can provide a greater understanding of BIAS implementations. Researchers, practicing anagers, and those seeking to implement BIAS in the retail organisation can also use the findings of this study as a vehicle for improving BIAS implementation success in the retail sector. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 190-218 Issue: 2 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: benchmarking; business intelligence; analytics; Indian retail; risks identification; project management. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=92338 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:2:p:190-218 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Aydin Aghajani Author-X-Name-First: Aydin Author-X-Name-Last: Aghajani Author-Name: Paria Fouladi Author-X-Name-First: Paria Author-X-Name-Last: Fouladi Title: A multi-objective mathematical model and genetic algorithm for reliability analysis in flexible job-shop scheduling problem Abstract: Problems involving a single objective function are not as realistic as the ones, which involve multi-objective functions. This paper presents a new two objectives mathematical model for flexible job-shop scheduling problem in which the reliability index of machines as an important fact has been taken into consideration. The objectives are defined as: minimising total completion time of jobs and maximising the reliability of system (minimising failure rate of machines). Since these objectives are conflict and complexity of the model is high, a non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGAII) is designed to find Pareto optimal solution for this problem. The Pareto optimal solutions resulted from this paper is used by decision maker for selecting the solution that satisfies her/his needs in different industrial environments. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 219-238 Issue: 2 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: flexible job-shop scheduling problem; reliability of machine; Pareto optimal solutions; exponential distribution; non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm; NSGAII; multi-objective mathematical model. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=92339 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:2:p:219-238 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jagdeep Singh Author-X-Name-First: Jagdeep Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Author-Name: Harwinder Singh Author-X-Name-First: Harwinder Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Author-Name: Surjit Kumar Gandhi Author-X-Name-First: Surjit Kumar Author-X-Name-Last: Gandhi Title: Application of quality function deployment for the design and development of a lathe machine Abstract: The objective of the study is to primarily develop a framework for a competitive customer driven product development through quality function deployment (CDPD-QFD). The development of model framework constitutes the opinions and expressions of two distinct groups viz. Voice of customer (VoC) and voice of engineer (VoE), and also its implementation. The modified and enhanced version of quality function deployment-based customer driven product development model has been discussed, implemented and justified with a real-life case study on a centre lathe. Implementation of 43% of total engineering characteristics viz. service life, speed control on the machine, production capacity accuracy of the machine, vibration occurring on lathe bed and application of QFD methodology to design of each and every part of machine leads to 70.63% of desired customer satisfaction level. The study concludes by achieving the specific aims of developing a comprehensive systematic methodology and fills in a number of gaps in existing knowledge regarding the effective development and use of quality function deployment in customer driven product development process. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 239-269 Issue: 3 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: voice of customer; VoC; voice of engineer; VoE; customer development; quality function deployment; QFD; centre lathe; customer satisfaction. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=93494 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:3:p:239-269 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mukesh Govind Kharat Author-X-Name-First: Mukesh Govind Author-X-Name-Last: Kharat Author-Name: Rekha D. Chikhalkar Author-X-Name-First: Rekha D. Author-X-Name-Last: Chikhalkar Author-Name: Manoj Kumar Jha Author-X-Name-First: Manoj Kumar Author-X-Name-Last: Jha Author-Name: Manoj Govind Kharat Author-X-Name-First: Manoj Govind Author-X-Name-Last: Kharat Title: Brand experience: development of the conceptual framework and critical research propositions Abstract: The current study deals with an emerging area in the field of marketing and branding concepts: brand experience. It focuses on the identification of pertinent variables that influence brand experience (antecedents) and the long-term consequences (outcomes) of it. Today the market is highly competitive with technology advancing every day in every sector and the consumer is looking for memorable experiences. Also to survive in the market and to achieve competitive edge the brand managers are focusing on the critical issue of providing unique brand experience. The current research study presents a conceptual framework and proposes research propositions that would assist practitioners and academicians to understand the determinants of the brand experience. The framework developed in this research is a result of an exhaustive review of literature in the area of marketing and branding and selectively developed for the tangible product category. The study helps to clarify the understanding of brand experience formation and its possible outcomes. The novelty of this study lies in the framework itself showing unique antecedents of brand experience on the basis of theoretical support. Finally, the study discusses the managerial implications of brand experience in order to develop well-informed marketing strategies. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 340-363 Issue: 3 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: concepts; brand experience; antecedents; long-term consequences; unique/memorable experience; theoretical framework; research prepositions. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=93495 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:3:p:340-363 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sourabh D. Kulkarni Author-X-Name-First: Sourabh D. Author-X-Name-Last: Kulkarni Author-Name: Rajesh J. Dhake Author-X-Name-First: Rajesh J. Author-X-Name-Last: Dhake Author-Name: Rakesh D. Raut Author-X-Name-First: Rakesh D. Author-X-Name-Last: Raut Author-Name: Koilakuntla Maddulety Author-X-Name-First: Koilakuntla Author-X-Name-Last: Maddulety Title: Can TOC be the catalyst for lean implementation? A case investigation Abstract: The objective of the paper is to investigate the potential of integrating lean philosophy with Goldratt's theory of constraints (TOC) to improve operational performance in an auto component manufacturing firm. This paper proposes an integrated lean philosophy-TOC framework and its case application to enhance operational performance in an auto component manufacturing firm. Case study results indicate that the company benefited from its emphasis on operational performance enhancement by the TOC concept. Managers were able to select a continuous improvement (CI) project that had a greater impact on the bottom line performance. On the other hand, lean philosophy provided seven wastes identification and reduction techniques, to enhance customer value as well as to optimise utilisation of available resources. Further empirical investigation and robust model development on TOC-based lean implementation will guide lean practitioners to leverage lean advantages which can further be improved by integrating with other CI techniques. Integration of lean manufacturing philosophy and TOC can provide managers with an effective platform for two CI techniques to work together and create great energies. The paper reveals a typical case of a journey of enhancing operational performance by adopting lean philosophy with initiations of TOC approach. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 270-298 Issue: 3 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: theory of constraints; TOC; lean manufacturing; LM; continuous improvement; CI; integrated TOC-lean framework; auto-component manufacturing firm. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=93496 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:3:p:270-298 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Enrico Beltramini Author-X-Name-First: Enrico Author-X-Name-Last: Beltramini Title: Management innovation and technological culture. A philosophical inquiry Abstract: This article travels across the waters separating management and philosophy with special attention to management innovation (or management reform). More specifically, the article examines attempts to place management innovation in the context of culture transformation - from scientific to technological culture - by adopting philosophical categories. After circumscribing the field of management innovation, a definition of culture is provided in terms of <i>ethos</i> (the embodiment of ideas in social practice) and <i>logos</i> (the rationale behind practice). Then the article considers management innovation in the context of culture transformation, through a complex re-articulation of the <i>ethos-logos</i> relationship. The endgame of the analysis pursued throughout this article is that in a technological culture, management innovation is ineffective in providing rationale to practice. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 299-314 Issue: 3 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: management; innovation; knowledge; practice; technology; culture. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=93498 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:3:p:299-314 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ira Setyaningsih Author-X-Name-First: Ira Author-X-Name-Last: Setyaningsih Author-Name: Nurul Indarti Author-X-Name-First: Nurul Author-X-Name-Last: Indarti Author-Name: Ferry Jie Author-X-Name-First: Ferry Author-X-Name-Last: Jie Title: Bibliometric analysis of the term 'green manufacturing' Abstract: Green manufacturing (GM) concepts provide suitable solutions for balancing efficiency and environmental concerns. The objective of this paper is to provide an extensive bibliometric literature review on 'green manufacturing' as a term and concept. Articles were located through publish or perish software and the Google Scholar database. Scanning by scimagojr.com (Q1 and Q2), we analysed 76 articles from 39 reputable journals from 1 January 1998 to 31 December 2017 (a period of 20 years). Mendeley software was used to manage and resume the references. We have reviewed this database and attempted to classify articles using VOSviewer software. Three clusters were reviewed; the words most frequently occurring in each group were 'practice', 'model', and 'industry'. This cluster represents the research streams of green manufacturing. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 315-339 Issue: 3 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: green manufacturing; bibliometric analysis; Mendeley; publish or perish; Google Scholar; VOSviewer. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=93500 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:3:p:315-339 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: V. Gopikumar Author-X-Name-First: V. Author-X-Name-Last: Gopikumar Author-Name: Smitha Nair Author-X-Name-First: Smitha Author-X-Name-Last: Nair Author-Name: V. Raja Sreedharan Author-X-Name-First: V. Raja Author-X-Name-Last: Sreedharan Title: Business model and financial performance: evidence from the Indian banking industry Abstract: Traditionally banking has operated in a relatively stable environment for decades. However, today the business is facing dramatic competition in a new dynamic environment. So, banks make strategic choices to improve their financial performance. The purpose of the study is to identify different banking business models using hierarchical cluster analysis. Further, to understand the impact of the strategic choices which banks make on their financial performance, we employ panel data regression and quantile regression techniques. The sample period for the study is 2003-2016 and the sample set includes 50 Indian commercial banks which aggregate to more than 90% of the total assets of the banking sector during the sample period. The cluster analysis groups the observations into four distinct clusters. The results of the quantile regression indicate that there is differentiated impact across quantiles. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 365-376 Issue: 4 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: business models; banks; India; quantile regression; cluster analysis; panel data. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=96052 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:4:p:365-376 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Alireza Moarefi Author-X-Name-First: Alireza Author-X-Name-Last: Moarefi Author-Name: Rateb J. Sweis Author-X-Name-First: Rateb J. Author-X-Name-Last: Sweis Author-Name: Seyyed-Mahmoud Hoseini-Amiri Author-X-Name-First: Seyyed-Mahmoud Author-X-Name-Last: Hoseini-Amiri Author-Name: Wassim A. AlBalkhy Author-X-Name-First: Wassim A. Author-X-Name-Last: AlBalkhy Title: Shannon entropy weighting technique as a practical weighting decision-making tool in project management Abstract: The decision-making process in projects needs various qualitative and quantitative techniques to make reliable decisions. This study proposes a technique based on multi attributes decision making (MADM) and Shannon entropy weighting technique (S.E.W.T) to prioritise the elements of the iron triangle; cost, time, and quality, in three different sectors: construction, steel, and transportation. Even though the presence of S.E.W.T was insignificant in project management during the last decade, this study tries to refresh this technique as a critical decision tool in projects. This technique could benefit task managers and others making everyday decisions during project execution and design. This is not a comparative study between S.E.W.T and other MADMs, but a study in which the use of S.E.W.T as a weighting decision-making tool for project analysts is expanded, as it need fast and reliable decision-making tools. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 377-392 Issue: 4 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: Shannon entropy weighting technique; S.E.W.T; multi attribute decision making; project management. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=96054 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:4:p:377-392 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Taposh Kumar Kapuria Author-X-Name-First: Taposh Kumar Author-X-Name-Last: Kapuria Author-Name: Mustafizur Rahman Author-X-Name-First: Mustafizur Author-X-Name-Last: Rahman Title: Quality improvement of T-shirt using fuzzy QFD: a case study Abstract: The ready-made garment industry is one of the most successful industries in Bangladesh. Its performance is notable over two decades. The purpose of this paper is to present a fuzzy quality function deployment (FQFD) model to identify customer requirements and design the production process and improve the quality of the T-shirts according to the requirements. To overcome the shortcomings of the traditional QFD, fuzzy set theory is integrated with HOQ. It will capture the vagueness of the customer requirements and facilitate to prioritise QFD information. For building HOQ, the design process starts with the data collection and ends with making some suggestions for improvement. Factors which improve the quality of the T-shirts have been identified from the HOQ matrices to develop some suggestions for improvements. The proposed improvements include: development of standard production operation of T-shirts, training workers, implementation of quality management department and development of flexible production schedule. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 393-414 Issue: 4 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: ready-made garment; RMG; quality function deployment; QFD; fuzzy; house of quality; HOQ; quality improvement. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=96057 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:4:p:393-414 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Suhas Hanmantrao Sarje Author-X-Name-First: Suhas Hanmantrao Author-X-Name-Last: Sarje Title: Application of reliability centred maintenance with availability assessment: a case study Abstract: Restoration of initial operational availability of the system in a cost effective way is the main objective of reliability centred maintenance. It is used to optimise preventive maintenance strategies. In this paper, reliability centred maintenance is applied to a real-time case and suggested cost effective maintenance tasks for the most critical component of the system, which is identified by using Ishikawa diagram and failure mode effect and criticality analysis (FMECA). The decision tree is used to suggest cost effective maintenance tasks for the critical component. The inherent and operational availability of the system is estimated by determining two important reliability parameters, mean time between failure (MTBF) and mean time to repair (MTTR). These parameters are determined by using Monte Carlo simulation and continuous Markov chain respectively. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 456-465 Issue: 4 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: reliability centred maintenance; RCM; availability; failure mode effect and criticality analysis; FMECA; mean time between failure; MTBF; mean time to repair; MTTR; simulation; Markov chain analysis. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=96062 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:4:p:456-465 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Abid Sultan Author-X-Name-First: Abid Author-X-Name-Last: Sultan Author-Name: Saurabh Srivastava Author-X-Name-First: Saurabh Author-X-Name-Last: Srivastava Title: Studying role of marketing competence in the firm level competitiveness Abstract: Based on the composite score index methodology, the study measures the role of the marketing competence in the competitive performance of a firm. It describes the competitive performance and marketing competence for the small and medium enterprises. The study inquires into the association and effect of the marketing competence on the competitive performance of the agro-food processing units in Jammu and Kashmir (J%K), India. The results of the present study reveal a positive relationship between the marketing competence and competitive performance. Further, for understanding the competitive position of the surveyed firms, each firm has been positioned in relation to the other firms on competitive performance and marketing competence index. The study has managerial and policy implications for the strategic growth and development of the agro-food processing industry in J%K. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 415-432 Issue: 4 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: composite score index; competitiveness; agro-food processing industry; firm level competitiveness; marketing competence; competitive performance. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=96067 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:4:p:415-432 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mahsa Ramezani Author-X-Name-First: Mahsa Author-X-Name-Last: Ramezani Author-Name: Azizollah Jafari Author-X-Name-First: Azizollah Author-X-Name-Last: Jafari Title: A bi-objective mathematical model for designing a closed-loop supply chain network (case study: tyre manufacturing company) Abstract: The failing to reuse of defective goods leads to environmental pollution in addition to increased cost and reduced profits of the chain. Hence, proposing a plan for reuse of defective goods can have a great impact on the economic and environmental performance of the chain. In this regard, the design of reverse supply chain is a solution to this problem. To this end, in this paper, a bi-objective model is proposed for the design of a closed-loop supply chain network by taking into account supplier selection and order allocation. In the proposed model of locating the centres, discounts on purchases from suppliers and product storage by customers are considered, and then the LP metric approach is used to solve the bi-objective model. At the end, the model is implemented in a tyre manufacturing company in order to evaluate the efficiency and validity of the proposed model. The obtained results confirm the applicability and accuracy of the proposed approach. Journal: Int. J. of Management Concepts and Philosophy Pages: 433-455 Issue: 4 Volume: 11 Year: 2018 Keywords: reverse logistics; closed-loop supply chain; mathematical programming. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=96078 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:11:y:2018:i:4:p:433-455