Neeraj Anand

Measuring retail supply chain performance

Purpose – A growing body of literature has begun in the direction of supply chain performance measurement. However, selecting the appropriate set of key performance indicators (KPIs) for measuring supply chain performance have always remained a challenge. The purpose of this paper is to identify the KPIs and categorize them specifically for measuring retail supply chain performance. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative approach, based on literature has been adopted. Published literature from refereed journals on supply chain performance measurement has been considered and various approaches for developing KPIs have been studied to develop a theoretical framework for performance measurement in retail supply chain. Findings – The paper identifies key indicators for performance measurement and classifies them into four major categories: transport optimization, information technology optimization, inventory optimization and resource optimization. These key indicators are arranged precisely for retail i...

The importance of innovation leadership in cultivating sustainable supply chain management and enhancing organisation performance

The purpose of the study is to examine the importance of innovation leadership in cultivating sustainable supply chain practices of an organisation, and enhancing the organisation performance outcomes. This study explores how innovation leadership enables an organisation to adopt sustainable supply chain practices and by implication enhance organisation performance. The results of data collected from 103 firms show that innovation leadership, both directly and indirectly through adopting sustainable supply chain management, significantly enhances organisation performance. The approach extends the domain of sustainable supply chain research and produce interdisciplinary theories that have greater explanatory power than the current practices.

Factors that impact Quality during the Transportation of Tomatoes: Evidence from India

Thispaperexaminesthefactorsthatimpactthequalityoftomatoesduringthetransportationthrough thesupplychain.ThisismotivatedbythecriticalitytransportationinnorthIndiaregion.Primary datawascollectedthroughasurveyusingaquestionnairewithresponsesfrom140transportersfrom theHimachalPradeshandUttarakhandstatesofIndia.Thedatawereanalyzedusingfactoranalysis to identify thefactors thatare impacting thequalityof tomatoesduring the transportationstage. Basedontheanalysis,threefactorswereidentifiedthatimpactquality:Operational,Preservation andInfrastructure.Theidentificationofthesefactorswillbenefitthestakeholdersinvolvedinthe processofdecision-making,likethestategovernment,foodprocessingunits,transporters,andthe farmers.Thiswillhelpustounderstandthecurrentstatusoftransportationandrelatedissuesand challengeswhichenablethemtomakebetterplanningandmanagementtoimproveefficiencyinthe transportationstageofthesupplychain. KEywoRdS Food Value Chain, Infrastructure, Supply Chain Management, Transportation, Uttarakhand, Wastage and Losses