Archana Kumari

• Bachelor of Arts; Masters of Business Economics (MBE); PhD (Economics)
• PhD Student at University of the West of England, Bristol

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 the globe. Short food supply chains (SFSCs) have emerged as a promising sustainable alternative to t...

Supply chain integration plays a major role in the success of any organisation. As a result in last over a decade it has drawn a significant interest from the research community and practitioners alike. Though researchers have aimed to address various aspects of supply chain integration, research addressing its linkage with overall performance of o...

Purpose – This study explores the importance and impact of supply and manufacturing risk management upon business performance within the context of Chinese manufacturing supply chains. Design/Methodology/Approach – A two phased multi-method approach was adopted, which included a survey questionnaire to practitioners in Chinese manufacturing supply...

Aerospace companies implement certain quality management and environmental standards, e.g. ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 requirements specific to the aerospace industry. The big question is whether the implementation of the ISO standards has provided its hope for returns. The aim of this research is therefore to analyze the benefits and challenges of the...

Supply chain Integration has emerged as a major field of interest over the years that involve the strategic alignment of functions and processes within an organization. However, there have been major debates regarding the true design of the kinds of integration that would lead to performance of supply chains. This study develops a conceptual framew...

A review of literature recognizes that universities play an important role towards regional innovation system and the innovation systems in China differ from the one in advanced marketing economies. Over the past decade, some university mergers took place in mainland China from which more comprehensive universities emerged. The changes from the mer...

In today’s highly competitive and dynamic business environment, service sector has emerged as a key driver of economic growth. Innovation plays a major role in this growth trajectory and smartphone industry is regarded as an excellent example of innovative adoption. Due to rapid innovation, smartphone industry has been under a high degree of uncert...

This research paper aims to examine supply chain coordination issues in wine industry of Thailand which is almost non-extent in literature. The key objectives of this research paper are, (i) to identify the key factors that drive effectiveness of the supply chain coordination wine industry of Thailand; (ii) to identify the key issues causing proble...

Recent financial crisis had severe impact on many economies around the globe. In Spain, it has resulted in increasing job loss, increasing short food supply chain businesses and rise in emigration. This research investigates how direct trades between producers and consumers (short supply chain) affect decisions of those who have decided to emigrate...

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 significantly with the rapid developments in the Internet and Communication Technologies (ICTs). However, the r...

Healthcare Services across the globe are going through a very challenging phase under the current economic uncertainty. Among many other public services which are under the financial scrutiny healthcare services is the most affected one. This is primarily attributed to severe funding cuts and reduced headcounts that have resulted in long waiting qu...

Over the last few decades there has been a growing interest among researchers to explore the role of universities to wider societies. Nowadays universities are no longer just seen as an institution that is engaged in delivering knowledge to new generations rather they are now seen as institutions that have wider impact on society and economies at l...

Over the last few decades there has been a growing interest among researchers to explore the role of universities to wider societies. Nowadays universities are no longer just seen as an institution that is engaged in delivering knowledge to new generations rather they are now seen as institutions that have wider impact on society and economies at l...

In the current economic climate and intense competitive environment achieving sustainable competitive advantage has become vital for any organisation’s survival. Organisations around the globe are seeking ways to distinguish themselves from their competitors and win customers. This paper attempts to study the significance of sustainable competitive...

Inflation in India is correlated with major economic variables which can be adjusted to targeted inflation while adopting a flexible and dynamic strategic policy framework.

Over the last few decades, a rapid advancement in the arena of technology has escalated the competitive scenario across the globe. Several companies are now using intelligent systems to assist their supply chain management activities. This research, therefore, attempts to explore the advantage of using intelligent systems in managing supply chain a...