Benchmarking: An International Journal: Volume 27 Issue 8

The impact of leaders' cognitive style and creativity on organizational problem-solving

Surajit Saha, R.R.K. Sharma

Extensive research has been done to measure the effect of personality and cognitive styles on creativity. However, an in-depth study is required to identify the impact of…

AHP versus DEA: a comparative analysis for the gradual improvement of unsustainable suppliers

Kamran Rashidi

Data envelopment analysis (DEA) and analytical hierarchy process (AHP) are two widely applied methods to evaluate and rank suppliers in terms of sustainability. In this study, to…

Longitudinal association between adolescent negative emotions and adulthood cardiovascular disease risk: an opportunity for healthcare quality improvement

Sharan Srinivas, Kavin Anand, Anand Chockalingam

While cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death globally, over 80% of the cases could be prevented through early lifestyle changes. From the perspective of…

A mathematical model formulation to design a traditional Indian agri-fresh food supply chain: a case study problem

Rakesh Patidar, Sunil Agrawal

The purpose of this paper is to study and develop supply chain structure of traditional Indian agri-fresh food supply chain (AFSC). This paper proposes a mathematical model to…

Analyzing barriers and strategies for implementing Lean Six Sigma in the context of Indian SMEs

Sandesh Kanhu Gaikwad, Ananna Paul, Md. Abdul Moktadir, Sanjoy Kumar Paul, Priyabrata Chowdhury

The purpose of this study is to investigate the barriers for implementing Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and present a framework that provides…

Analyzing the Lean Six Sigma enabled organizational performance to enhance operational efficiency

Shruti J. Raval, Ravi Kant, Ravi Shankar

The aim of this analysis is to review the Indian manufacturing organizations practicing Lean Six Sigma (LSS) tools/techniques with an objective of monitoring the performance of an…

Organizational learning and Industry 4.0: findings from a systematic literature review and research agenda

Ricardo Belinski, Adriana M.M. Peixe, Guilherme F. Frederico, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes

Industry 4.0 has been one of the most topics of interest by researches and practitioners in recent years. Then, researches which bring new insights related to the subjects linked…

Impact of relational communication on buyer–supplier relationship satisfaction: role of trust and commitment

Upasna A. Agarwal, Sushmita A. Narayana

The present study aims to examine the impact of relational communication, operationalized in terms of information sharing, quality and frequency of information, on buyer's trust…