Due to globalisation, the FMCG distributors in the developing countries are struggling to capture and retain their market share from the multinational companies. To attract the retailers, the distributors supply on credit and collect the amount in unequal weekly instalments. When the supply on...

Due to globalisation, the FMCG distributors in the developing countries are struggling to capture and retain their market share from the multinational companies. To attract the retailers, the distributors supply on credit and collect the amount in unequal weekly instalments. When the supply on...

This paper develops a new model for evaluating and selecting the vendor using an integrated approach of Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) along with an Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in a Forward Supply Chain Model (FSCM). The paper aims to demonstrate how the model can help in solving such...

The term ‘supply chain management’ has become common in the business world, which can be understood from the positive results of research in the area, particularly in supply chain optimization. Transportation is a frontier in achieving the objectives of the supply chain. Thrust is...

The main objective of any supply chain is to satisfy its customers by supplying goods and services at the right time, the right place, the right quantity and the right quality, which determines the productivity. This age of globalisation has made the pressure more intense for supply chains. In...