This chapter explores the integration of smart manufacturing principles and Industry 4.0 technologies to optimize production management within supply chains. As manufacturing processes increasingly embrace digitization and connectivity, production management plays a pivotal role in ensuring...

Sri Lanka's coastal fisheries are a vital source of livelihoods, food, and nutrition, and are integral to the country's economy, culture, and society. However, coastal fish stocks are in decline and fail to meet domestic demand, leading to negative repercussions on livelihoods. This Case Study...

Fishery stocks are declining all over the world, threatening not only the livelihoods of fisheries households and communities, but also food and nutrition security of a broader society. However, many countries face challenges in reforming fisheries policies and implement fisheries management...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the challenges relating to the integration of soft skill development with recruitment and retention strategies in small and micro businesses of a small island state. Recruitment and retention play an important role in the development of such...

Sales and operations planning (S&OP) became a relevant managerial topic for academics and practitioners with a growing literature body and implementation cases in the industry. However, S&OP has been analysed mostly in stable environments, with few implications for uncertain environments. With...

Emirates Airlines' sustainable initiatives in their worldwide marketing strategy, market dynamics of entry, and customer environmental concerns are examined in this study. This study will use a qualitative exploratory research design to combine Emirates Group employee views with a detailed...

Purpose Drawing insights from institutional theory, this paper aims to examine whether and to what extent banks have reconfigured their management control systems (MCSs) in response to growing institutional pressures towards sustainability, understood as environmental, social and governance...