A Conceptual Hybrid Model to Improve the Performance of Port Supply Chain Using Importance Performance Analysis, Quality Function Deployment and Interpretive Structural Modeling
--M Manikandan and S Chidambaranathan
Ports are very dissimilar and even within a single port the potential activities can be broad in scope and nature because of which it is difficult to choose an appropriate analysis tool. Effective tools are required for development and improvement of port industry, especially the need for better solutions for customer satisfaction. This study tries to develop a conceptual hybrid model by linking various effective tools, namely, Importance Performance Analysis (IPA), Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM), which helps to measure and improve the port supply chain performance. The IPA is used to identify attributes for improving the port supply chain performance. After acquiring customers’ perception on these attributes (what) that need the attention of the policy makers, it involves the task of identifying the port performance improvement strategies (how’s) through QFD. Using an ISM, the inter-relationship can be studied with these strategies. Then the strategies are clustered according to their driving and dependence power. When combining these three models, it is easy to measure the performance of port supply chain and provide a better solution to the port customers. As this integrated hybrid models are not specific to a certain type of service business, the model is likely to be applicable to a wide range of service industries.
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Identification of the Best Two-Wheeler for Youth Through Analytical Hierarchy Process:
A Case Study Based on Jaipur City
--Vatsala Wilson, Shivangi Baghel and Lokesh Vijayvargy
The paper is focuses on finding alternatives for making a decision regarding two-wheelers through a pre-structured and pre-defined process called Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). AHP is a technique basically used for decision making in various areas. It basically deals with various criteria and alternatives of the problem that needs to be resolved. The criteria for our study are mileage, price, services, engine and brand name. The major objective behind the study is to evaluate the alternatives and criteria and find out the best two-wheeler for men in Jaipur, India. The study could be of use and value to small, medium and large-scale organizations that are inclined towards fulfilling and catering to the needs of male customers of Jaipur. The use of AHP could be used as a decision-making model to help managers in innovating and selecting new ideas to persuade young and energetic people to buy their two-wheelers and improve future perspective of growth of their share in the automobile industry in India. From our study, we have attempted to arrive at the choice of bike mostly preferred by young men and on what criteria they make this decision. The analysis can be used by others for taking further steps on deciding which bike to manufacture or not.
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Design for Disassembly to Attain Sustainability: Analyzing the Past and Proposing Further Research Opportunities
--Maulik C Majmundar and Zulfiquar N Ansari
Design for Disassembly (DfD), a sustainable strategy, is being seen as a potential solution to address the deteriorating environmental condition and societal pressure for clean and healthy environment. The topic has generated immense interest among the researchers in the last few years. With this as a base, the present study conducts a structured literature review to highlight the past research status and develop a proposition for future. The study undertook a content analysis of 96 peer-reviewed articles related to DfD, sorted out from online Scopus database. The categories along which all the 96 articles classified are: year-wise, journal-wise, main author, region analysis, research methodology, mathematical/Operation Research (OR) technique, Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods, industry type, DfD practices/metrics, drivers and barriers. The findings of the classified analysis suggest that DfD is a fruitful area for future research. Also, the gap analysis of the existing research on DfD brings to light several opportunities for research such as more research that generates quantitative results, application of research field across different industries, analyzing the complex criteria using various MCDM techniques, etc. The classified analysis and the findings of the study present several opportunities to researchers to investigate the issues.
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