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Papers by Balkrishna Eknath Narkhede

International Journal of Supply Chain Management, Mar 31, 2017

Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C

International Journal of Construction Management

International journal of scientific research in science, engineering and technology, 2015

This Article focuses on how procurement activities are executed in Government sponsored research ... more This Article focuses on how procurement activities are executed in Government sponsored research projects. The purpose of the paper is to highlight the importance of procurement management as a successful project management practice. This review article also projects the importance of procurement tools & technique in execution of successful procurement management. Procurement Management Support System (PMSS) is one such tool which has proved to be efficient in handling procurement activities in TEQIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme) research institutes.

Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, 2021

The prosed study aims to provide COVID‐19 critical success factors (CSF) associated with pandemic... more The prosed study aims to provide COVID‐19 critical success factors (CSF) associated with pandemic circumstances in the Indian healthcare industry (HCI). The CSF was identified via expert team inputs and a detailed literature review. The Decision‐Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method is used to determine the causal relationship between identified CSF. The methodology was supported by the case study of the Indian HCI. A total of 15 CSF in the Indian HCI during COVID‐19 are identified and prioritized using the DEMATEL method. The findings indicate that the high‐quality personal protective equipment (PPEs; LC8) and testing laboratories/facilities, centres, and kits (LC15) are the significant cause, and appropriate healthcare laws (LC13) are the least effect group. The study shows that policy and decision‐makers need to emphasize on LC8 and LC15 CSF in the Indian HCI and act accordingly to win the battle against post‐COVID‐19 circumstance. The policy/decision‐makers and...

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021

Abstract With increasing globalization and digitalization, agricultural organizations have starte... more Abstract With increasing globalization and digitalization, agricultural organizations have started changing their business processes. Agri-organization has begun to adopt technologies to get a more sophisticated, customer-centric, and sustainable supply chain. Although the introduction of interconnected new technologies and the concept of circular economy (CE) present numerous challenges, it has proved its value in the industrial sector to achieve a sustainability target. This study identifies Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and CE adoption barriers in the agriculture supply chain (ASC) in India. The study was extended to ascertain the contextual relationship among the barriers and to prioritize them with respect to one another. The 11 barriers with their key elements were enlisted after thorough literature analysis and interaction with experts. The barriers were modeled through an integrated ISM-ANP approach. The study indicates that lack of government support and incentives and lack of policies and protocols are significant obstacles to implementing the I4.0-CE model. The findings of the current research work will be beneficial for the agri supply chain stakeholders in preparing the strategic deployment of I4.0-CE.

The International Journal of Logistics Management, 2021

PurposeThis article aims to model the challenges of implementing artificial intelligence and mach... more PurposeThis article aims to model the challenges of implementing artificial intelligence and machine earning (AI-ML) for moderating the impacts of COVID-19, considering the agricultural supply chain (ASC) in the Indian context.Design/methodology/approach20 critical challenges were modeled based on a comprehensive literature review and consultation with experts. The hybrid approach of “Delphi interpretive structural modeling (ISM)-Fuzzy Matrice d' Impacts Croises Multiplication Applique'e à un Classement (MICMAC) − analytical network process (ANP)” was used.FindingsThe study's outcome indicates that “lack of central and state regulations and rules” and “lack of data security and privacy” are the crucial challenges of AI-ML implementation in the ASC. Furthermore, AI-ML in the ASC is a powerful enabler of accurate prediction to minimize uncertainties.Research limitations/implicationsThis study will help stakeholders, policymakers, government and service providers understand...

IEEE Engineering Management Review, 2020

Purpose: This article aims to evaluate the current adoption of Industry 4.0, enabling technologie... more Purpose: This article aims to evaluate the current adoption of Industry 4.0, enabling technologies (I4.0-ET) in the manufacturing and supply chain management (SCM) context. The evaluation provides insights on critical concepts, current status, and adoption challenges. Further, a summation of underexplored research areas in the I4.0-ET context is presented. Methodology: This article applies a systematic literature review approach to present essential literature across multiple databases. The search scope includes Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, EBSCO, and ProQuest. Research publications have systematically been selected with a focus on the adoption of I4.0-ET to provide collective insights through theoretical synthesis into fields and subfields. The selected publications are further classified into five groups depending on relevance to manufacturing and SCM to aid additional visualizations. Findings: The article reveals 65% of the articles published between 2015 and 2019. An in-depth analysis of these publications shows the adoption of I4.0-ET in the manufacturing and supply chain sector gained attention in recent years and is still at a nascent stage. There are substantial challenges that need to be addressed to accelerate adoption. These challenges are discussed in detail as avenues for future research. Practical Implications: This article facilitates practicing managers toward enabling technologies concepts, challenges, and risks linked with its adoption in manufacturing and SCM. The discussions help frame strategies to prioritize efforts for I4.0-ET incorporation. Originality: This article is among the first to provide theoretical contributions by performing in-depth analysis and classification of existing literature on the adoption of I4.0-ET in manufacturing and SCM context.

International Journal of Business Excellence, 2019

International Journal of Business Information Systems, 2020

In the era of cloud computing (CC), many organisations have successfully adopted and leveraged CC... more In the era of cloud computing (CC), many organisations have successfully adopted and leveraged CC capabilities to improve their business performance and economic performance. However, past literature on CC has put the limited focus on cloud-healthcare domain. In this context, this paper aims to provide a systematic literature review of cloud computing in healthcare (CCH) capabilities, usages, and other challenges across countries over a period of the healthcare industry. The paper presents the bibliometric analysis of research papers of 750 found on CC from 2011 to 2017 and after scrutinising 81 articles were considered for the review, which was related to CCH. This article contributes to theorising CC capabilities in the context of healthcare and provides future direction of research in this field.

International Journal of Manpower, 2020

PurposeThe objective of this article is to carry out the driving power and dependency analysis of... more PurposeThe objective of this article is to carry out the driving power and dependency analysis of green human resource management (GHRM) indicators of the automotive service sector to identify the most significant ones.Design/methodology/approachThe GHRM indicators were identified through exhaustive literature search and validated through the semi-structured interview with 15 domain experts. The ‘Total Interpretive Structural Modelling (TISM)’ approach was applied for exploring the contextual relationship between the indicators and simultaneously developing their structural hierarchy. The MICMAC analysis was used for categorising the indicators based on their ability to influence the other ones.FindingsIn the present study, indicators namely ‘Green organisational culture and adoption of green strategy (C5)’ and ‘Green training and development (C1)’ were found to be the significant ones, whereas ‘Green employee relations and union-management (C10)’ was found to be highly dependent on...

International Journal of Operational Research, 2021

Business Strategy and the Environment, 2020

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the critical criteria that are influencing the successfu... more The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the critical criteria that are influencing the successful implementation of sustainable supply chain practices (SSCP) in the lean‐agile manufacturing firm. From the systematic literature review and field professionals' opinion, various criteria that are influencing sustainable supply chain were identified. Data were collected from 16 experts and analysed by an integrated approach of “interpretive structural modeling (ISM) and analytic network process (ANP).” ISM methodology was utilized to get a hierarchical relationship between all criteria. Further, the input to the ANP matrices was taken from the output of ISM, and three organizations that differ in their principle of operation were ranked to find out the extent of implementation of SSCP in the Indian context. The obtained results indicate that “Information technology‐enabled system support (ITS), SC member's awareness and literacy (SAL), Societal issues (SIS), and Scarcity of natu...

International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, 2019

Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 2019

International Journal of Procurement Management, 2019

The objective of this study is to identify the best third-party logistics service provider (3PLSP... more The objective of this study is to identify the best third-party logistics service provider (3PLSP) by using a hybrid approach, i.e., analytical hierarchy process (AHP) - data envelopment analysis (DEA) - grey-complex proportional assessment (COPRAS-G). In the first phase, AHP was used for determining the priority weights' of criteria. Secondly, data envelopment analysis (DEA) for selecting the efficient service providers based on the AHP weights, and lastly COPRAS-G was applied for obtaining final ranks of 3PLSPs for fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) supply chain in the Indian context. The criteria used in this study were obtained by taking inputs from the experts of the case supply chain. A total of ten criteria were considered namely freight cost/km, fleet capacity, vehicle quality/order, driver's quality and acceptance rate/order, distance target achieved, flexibility capability, on-time delivery, financial strength/turn over, customer support and service, and training learning and growth. A criterion, namely freight cost/km, was found to be the most significant and out of thirty 3PLSPs a service provider namely V2 was found be the best one. This study forms guidelines for the academicians as well as practitioners for the smooth decision-making process of 3PLSPs evaluation and selection.

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2018

International Journal of Business Excellence, 2018

It is a well-known fact that the industrial sector's overall growth and development depends hugel... more It is a well-known fact that the industrial sector's overall growth and development depends hugely on the talent and strength of its workforce. The objective of this study is to present an approach to identify critical hindrances in achieving a sustainable workforce in Indian oil and gas industries. Seven significant barriers have been identified from the literature review and opinions of experts from the industry and academia. The interpretive structural modelling methodology has been employed for establishing the contextual relationships among the barriers and a hierarchical model has been developed. Further, crucial hindrances have been identified from their driving and dependency power using MICMAC analysis. Lack of clarity in the career ladder, insufficient pay and perks (C6), reduction or elimination of educational and training programs (C4), lack of knowledge transfer (C5) are found to be the most significant barriers. An example from the Indian oil and gas industry has been presented to show the real-world applicability of the proposed model. This study is intended to help academicians and industry practitioners to understand the interrelationship among the identified barriers and to eliminate the most critical barriers for achieving the workforce sustainability in the case sector.

International Journal of Business Excellence, 2017

In this article, drawing from an engineering students' perspective, we explore the servant leader... more In this article, drawing from an engineering students' perspective, we explore the servant leadership of teachers of engineering colleges. Our data collected from 2,112 male and 774 female demonstrate that 94.5% engineering students rate the servant leadership of engineering teachers at 50% and above level. Similarly, 52.4% engineering students rate the servant leadership of engineering teachers at 70% and above level. It is also observed that the 'age 'of the engineering students and the 'location' of the residence of engineering students affect their perception regarding servant leadership of engineering teachers. We also observed that the region of residence, gender and the education level of the engineering students do not have any significant effect on the perception of engineering students regarding servant leadership of engineering teachers. It contributes to the knowledge of the nature of servant leadership by giving insights to the servant leadership behaviour of the teachers of engineering colleges from students perceptive.

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017