Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 24 Issue 8

Evaluating outsourcing partners' capability: a case study from the pharmaceutical supply chain

Min Zhang, Kulwant S. Pawar, Janat Shah, Peeyush Mehta

Many pharmaceutical companies outsource their research and development and manufacturing operations to value chain partners. Effective evaluation of outsourcees' capabilities and…

Modelling the challenges of green supply chain management practices in Indian mining industries

Akhilesh Barve, Kamalakanta Muduli

Green supply chain management (GSCM) has received growing attention in the last few years. Almost all industries including mining industries are hit by green fever. In this…

The impact of variety of orders and different number of workers on production scheduling performance: A simulation approach

Shahrul Kamaruddin, Zahid A. Khan, Arshad Noor Siddiquee, Yee-Sheng Wong

As the manufacturing activities in today's industries are getting more and more complex, it is required for the manufacturing firm to have a good shop floor production scheduling…

Quality and reliability in new product development: A case study in compressed air treatment products manufacturing company

M. Natarajan, V. Senthil, S.R. Devadasan, N. Vijay Mohan, N.M. Sivaram

The purpose of this paper is to contribute a model that would facilitate the infusing of quality and reliability in new products by blending Six Sigma concept and new product…