Notes that the opening up of the Indian economy has led to challenges for industry in terms of needs to improve in quality, cost and response time. Looks at the current situation with regard to operations management, giving details about educational opportunities such as the number and type of...

Purpose – The primary objective of this paper is to show how mathematical modeling can be used for solving a third party logistics (3PL) allocation problem. Design/methodology/approach – The solution approach consists of finding a compromise solution for the six different strategies, defined...

Application of Total Quality Management (TQM) approach has played an important role in the survival and growth of many industries. Indian automobile sector has also adopted TQM path but it is still a player of little consequence in the global auto market. One of the major reasons for dismal...