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Papers by cherian samuel

Research paper thumbnail of The Stockmarket as a Source of Finance: A Comparison of U.S. and Indian Firms

Policy Research Working Papers, 1999

... Another crucial difference between the Indian and Japanese and German financial system is tha... more ... Another crucial difference between the Indian and Japanese and German financial system is that commercial banks in India do not own equity in corporations. ... It is in this sense that the Indian financial system can be termed as a bank-oriented one. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Internal Finance and Investment: Another Look

Policy Research Working Papers, 1999

Page 1. &)Fs /G6 3 POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER 1663 Internal Finance Firms rely on inte... more Page 1. &)Fs /G6 3 POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER 1663 Internal Finance Firms rely on internal finance for capital expenditures and Investment because of managerial considerations instead of Another Look informatior-theoretic considerations. That is, rather ...

Research paper thumbnail of Stock Market and Investment: The Signaling Role of the Market

Policy Research Working Papers, 1999

Research paper thumbnail of Stock Market and Investment: The Governance Role of the Market

Policy Research Working Papers, 1999

Abstract: March 1996Sooner or later policymakers worldwide must confront the increasing instituti... more Abstract: March 1996Sooner or later policymakers worldwide must confront the increasing institutional ownership of corporate equity. Suitable policy frameworks should be devised to encourage activism by institutional investors. Institutional investors have become ...

Research paper thumbnail of Enhanced International Cooperation Through Aided Military Training Programmes: A Study of the US Experience, with Specific Reference to South Asia

Research paper thumbnail of Prospects for India–US Cyber Security Cooperation

Strategic Analysis, 2011

... On the face of it, cyber crime, cyber espionage, and cyber terrorism are online manifestation... more ... On the face of it, cyber crime, cyber espionage, and cyber terrorism are online manifestations of ... Cyber war has been used loosely to refer to everything from cyber terror to cyber espionage, to ... New rules that have been notified under the provisions of the Act such as Information ...

Research paper thumbnail of Indo-US Defence Cooperation and the Emerging Strategic Relationship

Strategic Analysis, 2007

The most visible manifestation of a strategic relationship between two countries is cooperation i... more The most visible manifestation of a strategic relationship between two countries is cooperation in the defence sphere. When the Defence Framework Agreement was signed in June 2005, it was widely assumed that the Agreement provided a skeleton that would be fleshed out over a period of time. This article posits that many of the areas of cooperation identified in the

Research paper thumbnail of Does shareholder myopia lead to managerial myopia? A first look

Applied Financial Economics, 2000

Shareholder myopia may not necessarily lead to managerial myopia. To the extent that managerial m... more Shareholder myopia may not necessarily lead to managerial myopia. To the extent that managerial myopia is a problem for some firms, the reasons for this must be sought elsewhere. While institutional ownership has a positive effect on capital expenditures, it appears to have a negative effect on R&D expenditures and no effect on advertising expenditures. The results in this paper

Research paper thumbnail of Stock market and investment: the signalling role of the market

Applied Economics, 2001

The evidence in this paper suggests that the q-theory of investment is not adequate to explain ca... more The evidence in this paper suggests that the q-theory of investment is not adequate to explain capital expenditure decisions at the firm level. Managerial as well as market perception is important, with the former more critical than the latter. The results also suggest that stock market activity has only limited implications for the resource allocation process in the economy. The

Research paper thumbnail of The investment decision: a re-examination of competing theories using panel data

Applied Economics, 1998

Page 1. _____) /6 574 POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER 1656 The Investment Decision Forfirms thesing... more Page 1. _____) /6 574 POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER 1656 The Investment Decision Forfirms thesinglemost important determinant of capital spending appears to A Re-Examination of Competing be cash flow. Firm managers Theories Using Panel Data ...

Research paper thumbnail of Use of Machine Learning to Predict the Onset of Diabetes

International Journal of Recent advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2015

Diabetes is growing like an epidemic in India. Prevalence is not only seen in urban areas but als... more Diabetes is growing like an epidemic in India. Prevalence is not only seen in urban areas but also in the rural parts of the country. The direct and indirect cost of the therapy is a major concern, with the cost rising with the progression of disease. Prediction in early stages can not only reduce the cost of therapy, but also prevent the multiple organ dysfunction and casualties. This paper uses classification techniques, like logistic regression to predict the disease in its early stages. The centres used for the study are diabetes speciality clinics in Varanasi.

Research paper thumbnail of FLEXIBILITY IN ASSIGNMENT PROBLEM USING FUZZY NUMBERS WITH NONLINEAR MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of Inventory Policies on Supply Chain Dynamics

The fluctuations in the supply chains over time are of significance in research as well as indust... more The fluctuations in the supply chains over time are of significance in research as well as industrial situations. The bullwhip effect which shows the dynamics in the supply chain is a well documented phenomenon. This article presents the importance of considering the inventory policies in supply chain planning to minimize the bullwhip effect. A similar work available in the literature by (Jakšic and Rusjan, 2008) has considered the effect of replenishment policies on the bullwhip effect, but has not considered the Work In Progress (WIP) inventory. We have done the performance analysis to show the role of work in progress inventory in supply chain policy planning. Our policy is named as “Viswanadh’s policy”, which will increase efficiency of supply chain. We have adopted the control engineering approach to find the system response of our policy. By comparing the system frequency response of both the policies, we found our policies to be better than their policies. Under the given cir...

Research paper thumbnail of Supply chain flexibility: a comprehensive review

Management Research Review, 2015

ABSTRACT

Research paper thumbnail of Procurement Flexibility as a Tool for Supplier Selection in Disastrous Environments

Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, 2013

ABSTRACT Supply chain flexibility (SCF) is being viewed most important among the tools to counter... more ABSTRACT Supply chain flexibility (SCF) is being viewed most important among the tools to counter and handle risks and uncertainties in today’s volatile markets. It may also be considered to plan strategies, in order to gain competitive edge over competitors. Recently extensive work is being reported in SCF focussing mainly on its multi dimensional aspects and implementation. However SCF is no free lunch and it may require huge investments to realise its potential benefits. ‘How much flexibility is required’, thus becomes the prime concern for firms willing to be flexible. This question is rarely discussed in the literature and in its scarcity, flexibility performance measurements remains untouched for risky and uncertain environments. Therefore measuring SCF is a prominent field where research needs to be focused. In this paper a mathematical model is proposed to evaluate supply chain flexibility at supplier buyer interface with an aim to attain robust supply in all possible scenarios. Further cost of procurement in view of flexibility is investigated in disastrous scenarios to support procurement decisions by managers. The paper contributes by analysing and evaluating SCF in environment of demand and lead time uncertainties and risks of major plant disruptions.

Research paper thumbnail of Flexibility in Supplier Selection Using Fuzzy Numbers with Nonlinear Membership Functions

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2012

Supplier selection is a multi-criteria decision making problem. It can critically influence the c... more Supplier selection is a multi-criteria decision making problem. It can critically influence the competitiveness in the entire supply chain network. It simultaneously takes into account several quantitative and qualitative factors. In this paper, a fuzzy approach is utilized for ...

Research paper thumbnail of Measuring procurement flexibility in disastrous environment

International Journal of Procurement Management, 2014

ABSTRACT Flexibility in supply chain is proved to be a way of countering uncertainties and planni... more ABSTRACT Flexibility in supply chain is proved to be a way of countering uncertainties and planning strategies. In this paper an attempt is made to evaluate procurement flexibility at supplier buyer interface in disastrous scenarios. This can be considered to be an extension of research work carried out by Das and Abdel-Malek (2003). This paper contributes by analysing supply chain disruptions in extremely risky environments that are coupled with uncertainties in demand and lead times from downstream. These uncertainties are captured by a probability density functions, more precisely the normal distributions. A flexibility measure ψ is designed which not only ensures timely supply of material from the supplier but also ensures to maintain a continuous supply at minimal risk to buyer in case of complete disruptions at supplier's production sites. As this flexibility measure ψ varies from 0 to 1, it reflects a 0 to 100% flexibility of supplier from buyers' viewpoint.

Research paper thumbnail of Shortage gaming and supply chain performance

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, 2003

... Dr. Biswajit Mahanty is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Engi... more ... Dr. Biswajit Mahanty is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, IIT Kharagpur, India. A BTech(Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, he obtained his MTech. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Go Green with WEEE: Eco-friendly approach for handling e- waste

The rate of EEE put in market and WEEE generated in previous years defines the magnitude of the p... more The rate of EEE put in market and WEEE generated in previous years defines the magnitude of the problem of e-waste handling.
Many researches have indicated the potential threat of e-waste and stated the need of proper recycling strategies and global ewaste
management policies to confront the growing problem. This study discusses the awareness in people for handling obsolete
electronic products and suggests a green framework for e-waste. The study also discusses the role of EPR for e-waste handling,
defining the need of green manufacturing and its approaches which can lead to solutions for WEEE.
© 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
Peer-review under responsibility of organizing committee of the International Conference on Information and Communication
Technologies (ICICT 2014).
Keywords: E-waste;WEEE; Extended Producer Responsibility; Green manufacturing; Recycling; Product end-of-life

Research paper thumbnail of Supply chain dynamics in healthcare services

Research paper thumbnail of The Stockmarket as a Source of Finance: A Comparison of U.S. and Indian Firms

Policy Research Working Papers, 1999

... Another crucial difference between the Indian and Japanese and German financial system is tha... more ... Another crucial difference between the Indian and Japanese and German financial system is that commercial banks in India do not own equity in corporations. ... It is in this sense that the Indian financial system can be termed as a bank-oriented one. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Internal Finance and Investment: Another Look

Policy Research Working Papers, 1999

Page 1. &)Fs /G6 3 POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER 1663 Internal Finance Firms rely on inte... more Page 1. &)Fs /G6 3 POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER 1663 Internal Finance Firms rely on internal finance for capital expenditures and Investment because of managerial considerations instead of Another Look informatior-theoretic considerations. That is, rather ...

Research paper thumbnail of Stock Market and Investment: The Signaling Role of the Market

Policy Research Working Papers, 1999

Research paper thumbnail of Stock Market and Investment: The Governance Role of the Market

Policy Research Working Papers, 1999

Abstract: March 1996Sooner or later policymakers worldwide must confront the increasing instituti... more Abstract: March 1996Sooner or later policymakers worldwide must confront the increasing institutional ownership of corporate equity. Suitable policy frameworks should be devised to encourage activism by institutional investors. Institutional investors have become ...

Research paper thumbnail of Enhanced International Cooperation Through Aided Military Training Programmes: A Study of the US Experience, with Specific Reference to South Asia

Research paper thumbnail of Prospects for India–US Cyber Security Cooperation

Strategic Analysis, 2011

... On the face of it, cyber crime, cyber espionage, and cyber terrorism are online manifestation... more ... On the face of it, cyber crime, cyber espionage, and cyber terrorism are online manifestations of ... Cyber war has been used loosely to refer to everything from cyber terror to cyber espionage, to ... New rules that have been notified under the provisions of the Act such as Information ...

Research paper thumbnail of Indo-US Defence Cooperation and the Emerging Strategic Relationship

Strategic Analysis, 2007

The most visible manifestation of a strategic relationship between two countries is cooperation i... more The most visible manifestation of a strategic relationship between two countries is cooperation in the defence sphere. When the Defence Framework Agreement was signed in June 2005, it was widely assumed that the Agreement provided a skeleton that would be fleshed out over a period of time. This article posits that many of the areas of cooperation identified in the

Research paper thumbnail of Does shareholder myopia lead to managerial myopia? A first look

Applied Financial Economics, 2000

Shareholder myopia may not necessarily lead to managerial myopia. To the extent that managerial m... more Shareholder myopia may not necessarily lead to managerial myopia. To the extent that managerial myopia is a problem for some firms, the reasons for this must be sought elsewhere. While institutional ownership has a positive effect on capital expenditures, it appears to have a negative effect on R&D expenditures and no effect on advertising expenditures. The results in this paper

Research paper thumbnail of Stock market and investment: the signalling role of the market

Applied Economics, 2001

The evidence in this paper suggests that the q-theory of investment is not adequate to explain ca... more The evidence in this paper suggests that the q-theory of investment is not adequate to explain capital expenditure decisions at the firm level. Managerial as well as market perception is important, with the former more critical than the latter. The results also suggest that stock market activity has only limited implications for the resource allocation process in the economy. The

Research paper thumbnail of The investment decision: a re-examination of competing theories using panel data

Applied Economics, 1998

Page 1. _____) /6 574 POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER 1656 The Investment Decision Forfirms thesing... more Page 1. _____) /6 574 POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER 1656 The Investment Decision Forfirms thesinglemost important determinant of capital spending appears to A Re-Examination of Competing be cash flow. Firm managers Theories Using Panel Data ...

Research paper thumbnail of Use of Machine Learning to Predict the Onset of Diabetes

International Journal of Recent advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2015

Diabetes is growing like an epidemic in India. Prevalence is not only seen in urban areas but als... more Diabetes is growing like an epidemic in India. Prevalence is not only seen in urban areas but also in the rural parts of the country. The direct and indirect cost of the therapy is a major concern, with the cost rising with the progression of disease. Prediction in early stages can not only reduce the cost of therapy, but also prevent the multiple organ dysfunction and casualties. This paper uses classification techniques, like logistic regression to predict the disease in its early stages. The centres used for the study are diabetes speciality clinics in Varanasi.

Research paper thumbnail of FLEXIBILITY IN ASSIGNMENT PROBLEM USING FUZZY NUMBERS WITH NONLINEAR MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of Inventory Policies on Supply Chain Dynamics

The fluctuations in the supply chains over time are of significance in research as well as indust... more The fluctuations in the supply chains over time are of significance in research as well as industrial situations. The bullwhip effect which shows the dynamics in the supply chain is a well documented phenomenon. This article presents the importance of considering the inventory policies in supply chain planning to minimize the bullwhip effect. A similar work available in the literature by (Jakšic and Rusjan, 2008) has considered the effect of replenishment policies on the bullwhip effect, but has not considered the Work In Progress (WIP) inventory. We have done the performance analysis to show the role of work in progress inventory in supply chain policy planning. Our policy is named as “Viswanadh’s policy”, which will increase efficiency of supply chain. We have adopted the control engineering approach to find the system response of our policy. By comparing the system frequency response of both the policies, we found our policies to be better than their policies. Under the given cir...

Research paper thumbnail of Supply chain flexibility: a comprehensive review

Management Research Review, 2015

ABSTRACT

Research paper thumbnail of Procurement Flexibility as a Tool for Supplier Selection in Disastrous Environments

Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, 2013

ABSTRACT Supply chain flexibility (SCF) is being viewed most important among the tools to counter... more ABSTRACT Supply chain flexibility (SCF) is being viewed most important among the tools to counter and handle risks and uncertainties in today’s volatile markets. It may also be considered to plan strategies, in order to gain competitive edge over competitors. Recently extensive work is being reported in SCF focussing mainly on its multi dimensional aspects and implementation. However SCF is no free lunch and it may require huge investments to realise its potential benefits. ‘How much flexibility is required’, thus becomes the prime concern for firms willing to be flexible. This question is rarely discussed in the literature and in its scarcity, flexibility performance measurements remains untouched for risky and uncertain environments. Therefore measuring SCF is a prominent field where research needs to be focused. In this paper a mathematical model is proposed to evaluate supply chain flexibility at supplier buyer interface with an aim to attain robust supply in all possible scenarios. Further cost of procurement in view of flexibility is investigated in disastrous scenarios to support procurement decisions by managers. The paper contributes by analysing and evaluating SCF in environment of demand and lead time uncertainties and risks of major plant disruptions.

Research paper thumbnail of Flexibility in Supplier Selection Using Fuzzy Numbers with Nonlinear Membership Functions

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2012

Supplier selection is a multi-criteria decision making problem. It can critically influence the c... more Supplier selection is a multi-criteria decision making problem. It can critically influence the competitiveness in the entire supply chain network. It simultaneously takes into account several quantitative and qualitative factors. In this paper, a fuzzy approach is utilized for ...

Research paper thumbnail of Measuring procurement flexibility in disastrous environment

International Journal of Procurement Management, 2014

ABSTRACT Flexibility in supply chain is proved to be a way of countering uncertainties and planni... more ABSTRACT Flexibility in supply chain is proved to be a way of countering uncertainties and planning strategies. In this paper an attempt is made to evaluate procurement flexibility at supplier buyer interface in disastrous scenarios. This can be considered to be an extension of research work carried out by Das and Abdel-Malek (2003). This paper contributes by analysing supply chain disruptions in extremely risky environments that are coupled with uncertainties in demand and lead times from downstream. These uncertainties are captured by a probability density functions, more precisely the normal distributions. A flexibility measure ψ is designed which not only ensures timely supply of material from the supplier but also ensures to maintain a continuous supply at minimal risk to buyer in case of complete disruptions at supplier's production sites. As this flexibility measure ψ varies from 0 to 1, it reflects a 0 to 100% flexibility of supplier from buyers' viewpoint.

Research paper thumbnail of Shortage gaming and supply chain performance

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, 2003

... Dr. Biswajit Mahanty is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Engi... more ... Dr. Biswajit Mahanty is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, IIT Kharagpur, India. A BTech(Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, he obtained his MTech. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Go Green with WEEE: Eco-friendly approach for handling e- waste

The rate of EEE put in market and WEEE generated in previous years defines the magnitude of the p... more The rate of EEE put in market and WEEE generated in previous years defines the magnitude of the problem of e-waste handling.
Many researches have indicated the potential threat of e-waste and stated the need of proper recycling strategies and global ewaste
management policies to confront the growing problem. This study discusses the awareness in people for handling obsolete
electronic products and suggests a green framework for e-waste. The study also discusses the role of EPR for e-waste handling,
defining the need of green manufacturing and its approaches which can lead to solutions for WEEE.
© 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
Peer-review under responsibility of organizing committee of the International Conference on Information and Communication
Technologies (ICICT 2014).
Keywords: E-waste;WEEE; Extended Producer Responsibility; Green manufacturing; Recycling; Product end-of-life

Research paper thumbnail of Supply chain dynamics in healthcare services