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Special Issue-Applications of reference models for supply-chain integration (2014)
Journal Article
Chan, H. K., & Kumar, V. (2014). Special Issue-Applications of reference models for supply-chain integration. Production Planning and Control, 25(13-14), 1059-1064. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2013.808834

The Special Issue of Production Planning & Control, 2014 reflects the most recent advances on reference models in industrial and supply-chain applications. Liu and co-researchers study the impact of additive manufacturing (AM) in the aircraft spare p... Read More about Special Issue-Applications of reference models for supply-chain integration.

Prioritisation of operations improvement projects in the European manufacturing industry (2014)
Journal Article
Garza-Reyes, J. A., Kirkham, L., Kumar, V., & Antony, J. (2014). Prioritisation of operations improvement projects in the European manufacturing industry. International Journal of Production Research, 52(18), 5323-5345. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2014.903345

To improve their competitive ability, organisations are turning towards implementing improvements into their operations and processes. Whilst operations improvement projects are often identified with relative ease, resource constraints limit the abil... Read More about Prioritisation of operations improvement projects in the European manufacturing industry.

Personal development review (PDR) process and engineering staff motivation: A case study investigation in a manufacturing firm (2014)
Journal Article
Rocha-Lona, L., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Baldwin, C., Garza-Reyes, J., & Kumar, V. (2014). Personal development review (PDR) process and engineering staff motivation: A case study investigation in a manufacturing firm. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 25(6), 827-847. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMTM-01-2013-0001

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose - The academic literature and motivational theory recognise the positive role of motivation on organisational performance and considers personal development as a key motivational factor. In practice, most o... Read More about Personal development review (PDR) process and engineering staff motivation: A case study investigation in a manufacturing firm.

Green supply chain performance measurement using fuzzy ANP-based balanced scorecard: A collaborative decision-making approach (2014)
Journal Article
Bhattacharya, A., Mohapatra, P., Kumar, V., Dey, P. K., Brady, M., Tiwari, M. K., & Nudurupati, S. S. (2014). Green supply chain performance measurement using fuzzy ANP-based balanced scorecard: A collaborative decision-making approach. Production Planning and Control, 25(8), 698-714. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2013.798088

The purpose of this paper is to delineate a green supply chain (GSC) performance measurement framework using an intra-organisational collaborative decision-making (CDM) approach. A fuzzy analytic network process (ANP)-based green-balanced scorecard (... Read More about Green supply chain performance measurement using fuzzy ANP-based balanced scorecard: A collaborative decision-making approach.

Ashford Castle Hotel: Epitome of an excellent service experience (2014)
Book Chapter
Kumar, V., & Brady, M. (2014). Ashford Castle Hotel: Epitome of an excellent service experience. In J. Kandampully (Ed.), Customer Experience Management: Enhancing Experience and Value Through Service Management (358-362). Dubuque, USA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company

Ashford Castle Hotel is one of the world’s finest five star luxury hotels, located in County Mayo on the dramatic west coast of Ireland. The castle dates from the 13th century and has been continuously occupied since then. The hotel is a member of Le... Read More about Ashford Castle Hotel: Epitome of an excellent service experience.

The impact of lean methods and tools on the operational performance of manufacturing organisations (2014)
Journal Article
Belekoukias, I., Garza-Reyes, J. A., & Kumar, V. (2014). The impact of lean methods and tools on the operational performance of manufacturing organisations. International Journal of Production Research, 52(18), 5346-5366. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2014.903348

Evidence suggests that lean methods and tools have helped manufacturing organisations to improve their operations and processes. However, the real effect of these methods and tools on contemporary measures of operational performance, i.e. cost, speed... Read More about The impact of lean methods and tools on the operational performance of manufacturing organisations.

Supplier replenishment policy using e-Kanban: A framework for successful implementation (2014)
Journal Article
Mackerron, G., Kumar, M., Kumar, V., & Esain, A. (2014). Supplier replenishment policy using e-Kanban: A framework for successful implementation. Production Planning and Control, 25(2), 161-175. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2013.782950

This paper provides generic implementation guidelines for an electronic supplier Kanban in the form of an eight-step implementation Framework. This has been tested, proven and realised, providing a clear process to follow. The steps provide a clear p... Read More about Supplier replenishment policy using e-Kanban: A framework for successful implementation.

Investigating key antecedents of customer satisfaction in B2B information service firms (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Kumar, V., Kumari, A., Ruan, X., Garza-Reyes, J. A., & Akkaranggoon, S. (2014). Investigating key antecedents of customer satisfaction in B2B information service firms. In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (327-337). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45526-5_30

Service sector has grown significantly over the years and now is one of the major contributors of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of most of the developed and developing economies. Within the service sector, information economy has grown significant... Read More about Investigating key antecedents of customer satisfaction in B2B information service firms.

Exploring the application of quality improvement programmes and ISO standards in the Indian marble mining sector (2014)
Journal Article
Garza-Reyes, J. A., Devpura, M., Garza-Reyes, J., Kumar, V., Rocha-Lona, L., & Soriano-Meier, H. (2014). Exploring the application of quality improvement programmes and ISO standards in the Indian marble mining sector. International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, 13(3), 310-328. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPQM.2014.060420

In this era of globalisation, as competition intensifies, providing quality products and services has become a competitive advantage and a need to ensure survival. To ensure such competitive advantage, organisations of different industries around the... Read More about Exploring the application of quality improvement programmes and ISO standards in the Indian marble mining sector.

Top Managers and Information Systems: ‘Crossing the Rubicon!’ (2014)
Journal Article
Loonam, J., McDonagh, J., Kumar, V., & O'Regan, N. (2014). Top Managers and Information Systems: ‘Crossing the Rubicon!’. Strategic Change, 23(3-4), 205-224. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.1971

Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd Supporting information systems requires both thought and action, which managers should consider in a consistent roadmap before ‘crossing the Rubicon’ to adopt such systems.

Selection and ranking of low cost countries for outsourcing and offshoring in the manufacturing sector (2013)
Journal Article
Pai, R. U., Banerji, S., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Lim, M., & Kumar, V. (2013). Selection and ranking of low cost countries for outsourcing and offshoring in the manufacturing sector. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 414, 501-512. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41266-0_60

With the advent of globalisation, there is a need for companies to gain and sustain a competitive advantage. Outsourcing and offshoring are strategies often employed by organisations to sustain and gain such competitive advantage. This paper focuses... Read More about Selection and ranking of low cost countries for outsourcing and offshoring in the manufacturing sector.

A comparative study of the implementation status of lean Six Sigma in South Korea and the UK (2013)
Book Chapter
Garza-Reyes, J. A., Lee, J. H., Garza-Reyes, J., Kumar, V., Rocha-Lona, L., & Mishra, N. (2013). A comparative study of the implementation status of lean Six Sigma in South Korea and the UK. . Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00557-7_120

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2013. Fierce competition and more complex customer needs and demands have forced organizations to continuously improve their operations and the quality of their products and services. Over the last deca... Read More about A comparative study of the implementation status of lean Six Sigma in South Korea and the UK.

Dependability a key element for achieving competitive advantage: A study of information service firms (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Kumar, V., Kumari, A., Garza-Reyes, J., & Lim, M. (2013). Dependability a key element for achieving competitive advantage: A study of information service firms. . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41266-0_59

© IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2013. In the current economic climate and intense competitive environment achieving sustainable competitive advantage has become vital for any organisation’s survival. Organisations around th... Read More about Dependability a key element for achieving competitive advantage: A study of information service firms.

Lean six sigma supply chain case study: Aircraft shipment improvement in a pharmaceutical company (2013)
Book Chapter
Garza-Reyes, J. A., Rocha-Lona, L., Alvarez-Reyes, S. E., Eldridge, S., Garza-Reyes, J., & Kumar, V. (2013). Lean six sigma supply chain case study: Aircraft shipment improvement in a pharmaceutical company. In A. Azevedo (Ed.), Advances in Sustainable and Competitive Manufacturing Systems (1475-1487). Switzerland: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00557-7_119

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2013. Distribution is an important activity in the integrated supply-chain management for pharmaceutical products, especially when these goods have to travel long distances from manufacturing facilities... Read More about Lean six sigma supply chain case study: Aircraft shipment improvement in a pharmaceutical company.

The impact of operations performance on customer loyalty (2010)
Journal Article
Kumar, V., Batista, L., & Maull, R. (2010). The impact of operations performance on customer loyalty. Service Science, 3(2), 158-171. https://doi.org/10.1287/serv.3.2.158

This research develops a longitudinal study that builds upon previous findings that operations performance of service delivery can positively affect customer satisfaction, further extending this verdict to point out operations performance as a direct... Read More about The impact of operations performance on customer loyalty.

Exploring short food supply chains from triple bottom line lens: A comprehensive systematic review
Conference Proceeding
Kumar, V., Wang, M., Kumari, A., Akkaranggoon, S., Garza-Reyes, J., Neutzling, D., & Tupa, J. (in press). Exploring short food supply chains from triple bottom line lens: A comprehensive systematic review. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Bangkok, Thailand, March 5-7, 2019 (728-738)

Growing awareness towards the sustainability has compelled supply chain domain experts to explore its relevance in this context. As a result, a number of studies in recent years have focused on investigating sustainable supply chain practices across... Read More about Exploring short food supply chains from triple bottom line lens: A comprehensive systematic review.

The impact of learning orientation on innovation performance: Mediating role of operations strategy and moderating role of environmental uncertainty
Conference Proceeding
Jeihoony, P., Jabarzadeh, Y., Kumar, V., & Garza-Reyes, J. (in press). The impact of learning orientation on innovation performance: Mediating role of operations strategy and moderating role of environmental uncertainty. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Pilsen, Czech Republic, July 23-26, 201. , (1657-1667)

Performing well in developing production industry is an important factor for companies to survive and sustain a competitive edge in the current turbulent business environment. The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of learning orientation... Read More about The impact of learning orientation on innovation performance: Mediating role of operations strategy and moderating role of environmental uncertainty.

Use of clean technologies in agribusiness in Mexico: A literature review
Conference Proceeding
Rocha-Lona, L., Cuevas-Zuñiga, I. Y., Soto-Flores, M. D. R., Garza-Reyes, J. A., & Kumar, V. (in press). Use of clean technologies in agribusiness in Mexico: A literature review. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Pilsen, Czech Republic, July 23-26, 2019. , (1542-1553)

There is little research documenting the use of clean technologies (CT) in Agribusiness in Mexico. In this regard, the objective of this article is to provide an in-depth literature review that can cover this gap and help decision-makers and investor... Read More about Use of clean technologies in agribusiness in Mexico: A literature review.