1st Edition
Essentials of Supply Chain Management Strategy, Planning, and Operations
1. The Impact of Logistics Outsourcing on Performance of Retail Outlets: A Case of Retailers in Tamale
Mustapha Abdul-Aziz, Abdul Ganiw Hussein, and Adam Osman Oscar
2. Make-or-Buy Decision Strategy in Critical Procurement and Supply Chain Management with Break-Even Analysis: A Comprehensive Review
Shalom Akhai
3. The Role of Industry 4.0 Software Tools in Creating Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Emerging Markets
Ketan Rathor
4. The Effect of Supply Chain Integration on Financial Performance: A Case Study of Hospitals in the Northern Region of India
Mohammed Majeed, Abaah Akansake Joseph, and Jonas Yomboi
5. A Study of the Relationship among Supply Chain Performance Management Factors and Organizational Performance of Manufacturing Industries
K. Bhavana Raj, S. Sreenivasa Murthy, Divyeshkumar Jitendrakumar Gandhi, and Sunil Adhav
6. The Influence of a Transportation System on a Manufacturing Firm’s Performance in Ghana: A Case Study of Ghana Nuts Company Limited in Techiman
Mohammed Majeed, David Inusah Offei, and Sumaila Seidu Salaam
7. A Study of the Factors That Affect the Performance of the Supply Chain with Reference to SME in Chennai City
R. Pradeep Kumar Patnaik, K. Soundarapandiyan, Vishalkumar Jagdishchandra Mali, and T. Rajamanickam
8. A Study of Food Supply Chain Management: System Implementation and Future Research
S. V. Pradeepa, Purvi Dipen Derashri, Arup Roy Chowdhury, and Mano Ashish Tripathi
9. Components of SC Management in the Hospitality Sector
Mustapha Abdul-Aziz
10. Overview of Logistics Functions
Mukul Pandey
11. The Green SCM Practices and Its Impact on Indian Business Environment
Mridul Dharwal, Veena Prasad, K. D. V. Prasad, Sathi Jyothirmaye Reddy, and Kirti Agarwal
12. Demand Planning in Supply Chain Management Process
Abdul Ganiw Hussein
Biography
Mohammed Majeed, PhD, DBA, is a distinguished academic and researcher currently serving as a Senior Lecturer at Tamale Technical University, Ghana, where he is Head of the Department of Logistics and Procurement Management. He also lectures at prominent institutions across Ghana, including the University for Development Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and the University of Cape Coast. Dr. Majeed has published six books, with ten more in production now, as well as many book chapters and journal articles.
Abdul Rasheed Alolo Alhassan Akeji, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the School of Business attached to the Department of Logistics and Procurement Management at the Tamale Technical University, Ghana. His research interests include governance of inter-organizational relationships in business ecosystems, open innovation and ecosystems, application of game theory in business, strategic management, application of big data analytics on firm performance, supply chain management, blockchain operational capabilities on firm performance, application of IoT in business, etc.
Seidu Alhassan, MPhil, MBA, is a lecturer at Tamale Technical University, Tamale, Ghana. His current research interests include social media marketing, branding, political marketing, hospitality and tourism, and service marketing. Mr. Alhassan has published in reputable journals from Emerald. He holds an MPhil in Marketing, MBA in Management, a Bachelor of Technology in Management, and HND in Accounting.
S. Sekar, PhD, is a guest lecturer in the Department of Commerce at the Government Arts College (Autonomous), Tamil Nadu, India, where he has 12 years of teaching experience. He has published more than 15 research articles in journals indexed by Scopus, Web of Science, and UGC Care, as well as many book chapters. He was appointed as an editorial board member of several peer-reviewed journals. He has participated and presented at more than 50 national and international conferences. His areas of interest are marketing, human resources, and finance.
