2.1 Introduction The purpose of this chapter is to review the existing literature pertaining to the core construct of the study. Mainly the constructs which are going to be explored in this study are based on the renowned two theories called institutional theory and resource based view theory. The reason to relate institutional theory on adoption of green supply chain practices is due to supply chain management involves the corporation and interaction among multiple stakeholders. Further, decision
Aim To provide an overview of basic concepts of logistics and supply chain management Instructional Objectives After completing this chapter, you should be able to: • Define supply chain • State the objectives of supply chain management • Describe the importance of supply chain management • Elaborate the cycle view of the supply chain processes • Illustrate the push-pull view of the supply chain processes Learning Outcomes At the end of this chapter, you are expected to: • State supply chain
As per the 2012 report by Deloitte and Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the challenges faced by logistics industry in India are: a) Transportation related challenges Railways: Important rail networks are oversaturated; Rail freight tariffs are high; Transit times are long and uncertain; Rail terminal quality is poor; Diminished flexibility in carrying different types of products; Railway carriage is not economical for the industries which cannot provide full train loads. Road: Inadequate road
experience. The Internet is revolutionizing business activities from marketing and retailing, advertising and promoting products and services after sale. e-SCM provides the business houses with the ability to reach out to their manufacturers, suppliers, logistics providers or customers anytime. Retailers use online stores to test new products and expand their product offerings without having to carry inventory in store. This fundamental transformation
organizations to define their own processes in the form of workflows thus utilizing concepts of business process modeling. In the proposed model the reverse auction [1] method is used. The two stage bidding model [2] is introduced to overcome the technical parameter issues such as in competition the many suppliers bid their goods for lower bid. In such cases the quality of the product is not considered at all. So the advantage of the two stage bidding is to select the suppliers who meet all the buyer
services whereby needs of improvement and awareness is needed. The outcome of the study illustrates a that more people are aware of the contributing factors, however there are still numbers who are aware and not aware of maternal and child health which signify the proposed strategies as mentioned above. It is perceived that, there is still improvement on MCH in Bablu. Factors contributed to MCH in Bablu can be reverse through training programs to the health staffs, strengthening of public education
passwords, and by the time we got to 8 letter passwords, it would take about 2*10**9 seconds (24169 days, over 66 years). For passwords allowing lower case letters, numbers, and special symbols, this goes up considerably. Studies over the years have consistently indicated that key selection by those without a knowledge of protection is very poor. In a recent study 21% of the users on a computer system had 1 character passwords, with up to 85% having passwords of 1/2 the maximum allowable length, and 92% having