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Structuring IT function: Imperative for the new millennium
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Taylor and Francis
, 2019 , Book chapter)
Globalization of the world economy is made possible only by advances in information technology (IT). The IT function has come a long way from being organized as a centralized function to becoming a more distributed ...
Building ambidextrous supply chains in SMEs: How to tackle the barriers?
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IGI Global
, 2017 , Article)
Ambidexterity involves developing competencies to excel simultaneously on the exploration and exploitation dimensions. Few studies in literature discuss ambidexterity in a supply chain context. The research presented in ...
Uncertainty and contract flexibility in automotive supply chains: A simulation model
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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Supply chains are vulnerable to uncertainties in demand and supply. Such uncertainties are often responsible for failure of contracts between buyers and suppliers. Flexible provisions in contracts are likely to reduce the ...
A structural analysis of the enablers of u-commerce proliferation in a developing economy
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2016 , Article)
Purpose: U-commerce is an emerging paradigm transcending traditional e-commerce boundaries. The purpose of this paper is to highlight those issues that deserve attention in developing successful u-commerce models. ...
Family Businesses in Qatar: A Study of Select Issues
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2011 , Conference Paper)
Family businesses are considered important drivers of economic growth process since they are credited for nurturing across generations entrepreneurial talent, a sense of loyalty to business success, long-term strategic ...
A study of inhibitors to transparency in red meat supply chains in Gulf cooperation council (GCC) countries
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Emerald Group Holdings Ltd.
, 2015 , Article)
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the variables for the non-existence of transparency information in red meat supply chains operating in Gulf cooperation council (GCC) countries. The study provides a ...
A Grey-based approach for ERP vendor selection in small and medium enterprises in Qatar
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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
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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 ...
Prioritising factors for selection of infectious waste management contractors using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process
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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 ...
Sustainability metrics for a supply chain: The case of small and medium enterprises
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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 ...