Browsing Management & Marketing by Publisher "Inderscience Publishers"
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A Grey-based approach for ERP vendor selection in small and medium enterprises in Qatar
( Inderscience Publishers , 2015 , Article)This paper aims to develop a multi-criteria decision model for the purpose of ERP vendor selection. To tackle the multi-criteria nature and the presence of both qualitative and quantitative factors, Grey-based model was ... -
A grey-based approach for managing uncertainties and performance in automotive supply chains
( Inderscience Publishers , 2017 , Article)Automotive supply chains are among the most complicated chains to manage because of the involvement of enormous number of suppliers and the associated uncertainties. Any disruption in the chain has a great impact on the ... -
An analytic process model for selection of infectious waste management contractors
( Inderscience Publishers , 2011 , Article)Infectious or bio-medical waste so far has not received its due attention. Hospitals in developing countries dispose large amounts of medical waste inefficiently, creating potential environmental hazards and increasing ... -
Are millennials in Qatar making m-commerce the future of online shopping?
( Inderscience Publishers , 2023 , Article)The emergence of mobile commerce has revolutionised consumers’ buying behaviour, particularly among millennials known to be the key driver of the on-demand economy. This study explored the online purchasing behaviour of ... -
Assessment of supply chain risks susceptibility in SMEs using digraph and matrix methods
( Inderscience Publishers , 2016 , Article)Risk management in a supply chain context has emerged as a big challenge for the organisations. Supply chain risks are so varied in nature that it is impossible to completely eliminate them. Further, these risks are ... -
Challenges associated with the Greek SMEs in the basin of Athens-Greece: An exploratory study
( Inderscience Publishers , 2013 , Article)The paper attempts to identify the motivation for business ownership, the factors contributing to success and problem areas and developmental issues attached to entrepreneurship related to small medium enterprises (SMEs) ... -
Determinants of red meat consumption in Qatar: implications for red meat supply chains
( Inderscience Publishers , 2023 , Article)The rising income and population in Qatar have led to an increase in the consumption of red meat. However, the supply side of a red meat supply chain is located outside the country with little control over supply chain ... -
Drivers of employee entrepreneurial intention: a study of the oil and gas sector in Qatar
( Inderscience Publishers , 2023 , Article)Many employees are opting to start new businesses while working full-time for established firms. Although employee entrepreneurship has attracted much attention recently, very little is known on what motivates employees ... -
Electronic health record system: Adoption and influencing factors
( Inderscience Publishers , 2016 , Article)The study identified the technological factors, which encourage or limit the adoption of EHR systems in private hospitals in Jordan. The study also, examined the relationship of adoption of EHR to specific hospital ... -
The impact of social media adoption on competitive advantage in the small and medium enterprises
( Inderscience Publishers , 2017 , Article)Internet-based social media delivers huge benefits to SMEs. There is, however, little research into whether SMEs in Gulf Cooperation Council states use it to gain competitive advantage. This study investigated the relationships ... -
Is family the key? Exploring the motivation and success factors of female Emirati entrepreneurs
( Inderscience Publishers , 2015 , Article)This exploratory research attempts to identify the motivation factors and to understand the extent to which different aspects of family play a role in the success of an entrepreneurial business operated by an Emirati ... -
Parameter estimation through the weighted goal programming model
( Inderscience Publishers , 2015 , Article)Many models in economics, management and finance can be described in terms of nonlinear dynamical systems which usually depend on some unknown parameters. To conduct a long-run behaviour analysis of these models it is of ... -
Prioritising factors for selection of infectious waste management contractors using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process
( Inderscience Publishers , 2011 , Article)Bio-medical or infectious waste has not received its due attention in developing countries like India. It is being collected and disposed off along with the municipal solid waste (MSW). Therefore, infectious waste management ... -
State-of-the-art literature review of sustainable supply chain management: A developing countries perspective
( Inderscience Publishers , 2021 , Article Review)Sustainability is an important principle in business operations, including in the supply chain. The objective of the present study was to critically examine the literature on sustainable supply chain management (SSCM), ... -
Strategic planning for environmental sustainability in supply chains: an ISM and MICMAC approach
( Inderscience Publishers , 2023 , Article)The research reported in this paper relates to the environmental dimension of sustainability in SCs in large manufacturing organisations in Qatar. Interpretive structural modelling (ISM) and cross-impact matrix multiplication ... -
Supply chain resilience under economic-political risk: A case of developing economy
( Inderscience Publishers , 2022 , Article)The aim of this study was to identify enablers of supply chain resilience to economic-political risks and establish the relationships among them using interpretive structural modelling. A comprehensive review of the ... -
Sustainability metrics for a supply chain: The case of small and medium enterprises
( Inderscience Publishers , 2012 , Article)Using digraph and matrix method this research enunciates a simple method to quantify supply chain sustainability for small and medium enterprises. It proposes a numerical index which can be used to measure sustainability ...