tailieunhanh - Supply chain in India “2011-2015” – a review: challenges, solution framework and key best practices

Supply chain processes and challenges in India have been so dynamic and are going through rapid changes. To understand where these changes stem from and also to determine the current status with respect to challenges in supply chain management, a two pronged approach is adopted and executed. The results of the approach are presented in this paper. | Supply chain in India 2011-2015 a review challenges solution framework and key best practices International Journal of Management IJM Volume 6 Issue 10 Oct 2015 pp. 135-149 Article ID IJM_06_10_017 Available online at http IJM JType IJM amp VType 6 amp IType 10 ISSN Print 0976-6502 and ISSN Online 0976-6510 IAEME Publication _ SUPPLY CHAIN IN INDIA 2011-2015 A REVIEW CHALLENGES SOLUTION FRAMEWORK AND KEY BEST PRACTICES Pradip Kumar Krishnadevarajan Research Scholar Karpagam University Coimbatore Tamil Nadu-India Deepak Muthukrishnan Research Engineering Associate Global Supply Chain Lab Texas A amp M University USA S. Balasubramanian Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Rathinam Technical Campus Coimbatore N. Kannan Professor St. Mary s School of Management Studies Chennai Tamil Nadu-India ABSTRACT Supply chain processes and challenges in India have been so dynamic and are going through rapid changes. To understand where these changes stem from and also to determine the current status with respect to challenges in supply chain management a two pronged approach is adopted and executed. The results of the approach are presented in this paper. The first step is to review current status based on literature review of available-published research articles journals magazines interview etc. between the years 2011 and 2015. The second step is to get industry perspective interviews surveys meetings with business executives in India to understand pressing issues that they face in handling their supply chain. Based on these two steps a solution framework supply chain challenges grouped under 15 categories list of key best practices and two specific action items processes are provided to help companies set a plan short term medium and long terms and navigate through their supply chain challenges. Key words Supply Chain Challenges Best Practices Solutions Supplier .