Identifying Complexity Drivers in Discrete Manufacturing and Process Industry

Synthesising Industry-Standard Manufacturing Process Controllers† (Demonstration)

Business Process Management Technology for Discrete Manufacturing

Contemporary business process management technology has successfully been implemented to streamline and coordinate administrative business processes. The use of this type of technology to automate processes in complex manufacturing is however less mature. In this paper we discuss the research challenges and requirements for the application and extension of business process management concepts a...

Implementation of Cellular Manufacturing in Process Industry- A Case Study

In today’s business world, competitiveness defines as an industry leader to drive towards maximum efficiency and it is constantly at the forefront of the companies objectives. Managers across the country are striving to adopt lean manufacturing practices to improve their bottom line cellular manufacturing and it helps to build a variety of products with as little scrap as possible. Layout a fac...

Identifying and ranking of strategies to implement green supply chain management in Indian manufacturing industry using Analytical Hierarchy Process

Purpose: The study aims to identify and rank the major strategies that help achieve successful implementation of Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) in Indian manufacturing industry. Design/methodology/approach: Strategies to implement GSCM have been identified thorough extensive literature review and then experts’ opinion is sought for categorizing them into four representative dimensions whi...

Lean manufacturing in continuous process industry: An empirical study

Lean manufacturing is a production strategy for organizational effectiveness focusing on waste reduction and improving productivity through application of various tools. This paper attempts to find out the reasons for sparse adoption of the concept in Indian manufacturing organisations through a cross-sectional survey study. The study highlights knowledge and understanding levels of Indian mana...