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Technological Integration and Sustainable Initiatives to bring in Efficiency in Supply Chain in Indian Multi-Brand Retail


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In retail industry where the performance of supply chain is of paramount importance, any initiative which would help in making it more efficient would go a long way in getting a competitive edge over others. The objective of this paper is to study the supply chain of Indian multi brand retail and find out how technological integration and green initiatives taken by a retailer can make its supply chain more efficient. For our study, data was gathered from the employees of a retail firm to see their perception of the supply chain in their organization. After analyzing the data, it was found that technological integration and green initiatives do indeed makes a supply chain more efficient.

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Technological Integration, Sustainable Initiatives, Multi-Brand Retail.
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Authors

Aditya Bhushan
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Amit Zanwar
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nishant Jain
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Purba H. Rao
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


In retail industry where the performance of supply chain is of paramount importance, any initiative which would help in making it more efficient would go a long way in getting a competitive edge over others. The objective of this paper is to study the supply chain of Indian multi brand retail and find out how technological integration and green initiatives taken by a retailer can make its supply chain more efficient. For our study, data was gathered from the employees of a retail firm to see their perception of the supply chain in their organization. After analyzing the data, it was found that technological integration and green initiatives do indeed makes a supply chain more efficient.

Keywords


Technological Integration, Sustainable Initiatives, Multi-Brand Retail.

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