Title: ISM for understanding the enablers of telecom service supply chain

Authors: V.R. Pramod; D.K. Banwet

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad-8, Kerala, 678008, India ' Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi 110016, India

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to delineate the interrelationship between the enablers of a telecom service supply chain in the Indian context. Interpretive structural modelling has been explored to find the interrelationships between the enablers. Elicitations of the experts from industry and academia have been explored in this regard. Based on the interrelationships matrices named: 1) initial reachability metrics; 2) final reachability metrics have been framed. Diagraph has been developed and further it has been transformed to ISM. The hierarchy of various enablers has been established based on the outcomes of the final reachability metrics and finally driving power-dependence diagram has been developed to categorise the enablers in to four clusters. The results indicated that there exists higher degree of interrelationship between the enablers. The paper is concluded with action plan and scope for future work.

Keywords: interpretive structural modelling; ISM; telecom services; SSCM; enablers; driving power-dependence diagrams; telecommunications industry; supply chain management; SCM.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBEX.2015.071277

International Journal of Business Excellence, 2015 Vol.8 No.5, pp.537 - 565

Published online: 19 Aug 2015 *

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