Department of Management Studies (MS): Recent submissions
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Development of a Structural Model with Prioritizing and Ranking of Vital Enablers for Successful Adoption of Lean Production System in Indian SME
In today's competitive global business environment, every businesses must refine their manufacturing strategies to survive and thrive. Among various manufacturing strategies, the Lean Production System (LPS) stands out as ... -
Food and Nutritional Status: Overall Assessment and COVID-19 Studies
Malnutrition remains a global health concern, especially in India with high child mortality rates. While some studies examine nutrient inadequacy in a child’s diets, a lack of comprehensive assessment of underlying ecosystem ... -
A Neural Network Approach to Modelling Hawkes Processes for Financial Applications
In 1971, Alan Hawkes introduced a set of stochastic point processes characterized by the unique feature that the incidence of an event heightened the likelihood of subsequent events, leading to the clustering of events. ... -
Regress-Later with Interpretable Neural Networks for Pricing, Static hedging and Exposure management of Financial Derivatives
In the past two decades, there has been a significant growth in the trading of financial derivatives, witnessed in both Centralised Exchange and Over-The-Counter (OTC) markets. One of the main reasons for this growth is ... -
Integration of Drones/Uavs into Indian Civil National Airspace System, Regulatory Framework for Commercial Usage of Drones
Tremendous growth has occurred in drone or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) usage in the military and civilian sector over the past several years, and this burgeoning industry brings tremendous potential economic and social ... -
Development of Efficient Scheduling Algorithms for Dynamic Real Time Scheduling of Burn-in Oven(S) in Semiconductor Manufacturing
This study addresses dynamic and real-time scheduling of a bottleneck batch processing machine, particularly Burn-in Oven (BO) used in the testing stage of Semiconductor Manufacturing (SM) process to perform Burn-in operation ... -
Modelling Approaches for Planning Renewable Energy Transitions and Integrating Demand-Side Interventions in Electricity Systems
As global awareness of the devastating impacts of climate change is growing, nations are uniting to address the imperative of decarbonization. The electricity sector, known for its high carbon intensity, accounts for the ... -
A Study of Factors Influencing Need for, Mode of and Sustainability of New Urban Mobility
Globally, we are observing a paradigm shift in urban mobility enabled by the exponential growth in information and communication technologies (ICTs) leading to profound transformation from traditional mobility to other ... -
Development of Solution Methodologies for Multi-Product, Multi-Component, Production-Inventory Planning Problem in a Component Remanufacturing Environment considering Backorders and Quantity Discounts
Closed loop supply chain has been an area of research which has evolved over the years. This thesis aims to address a problem in this domain, specifically from the perspective of an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) ... -
Empirical Study on a Class of Problems for Omnichannel Retailing in India with Special Reference to Apparel Industry
Omnichannel retailing is an integrated experience that melds the advantages of physical stores with information-rich online shopping. To offer a seamless omnichannel shopping experience, retailers need to understand what ... -
Developing an Analytical Model to Predict Customer Churn for Customer Satisfaction (CS) and Customer Loyalty (CL) with respect to Automobile After Sales Service Centres (AASSC)
Customer Satisfaction has always been a key to success for any automobile after sales service centre (AASSC). To retain customer satisfaction (CS) and customer loyalty (CL), it is crucial for any AASSC to track the important ... -
Development of Solution Methodologies for Berth Allocation Problem with Discrete Berth Layout (DBL), Dynamic Arrival of Vessels (DAV), Deterministic Handling Time (DHT) of Vessels, Vessel Time Windows (VTW) and Vessel Eligibility Criteria (VEC)
The Container Terminal (CT) act as an important node in a supply chain industry that connects water and land for transportation of the containers carrying goods. A CT facilitates a vessel by allocating a berth for unloading ... -
Design of Increasing Block Tariff (IBT) for Pricing Domestic Water: A Simulation Approach
In recent times, urban water utilities have shown increasing preference for increasing block tariff (IBT) for pricing domestic water. Although appealing at the outset, IBT’s can fall short of achieving its goals such as ... -
Sustainable Urban Mobility: Urban Public Transport Systems Sustainability Assessment
Urban public transport systems have become an inevitable choice to promote sustainable urban mobility in almost every city in the world. In India, buses are the most popular and convenient mode of transport in urban cities. ... -
Deliberations on Borrower Behaviour in the Context of Micro-finance
Micro-finance, a popular tool for poverty alleviation, has witnessed a cycle of reaching out to the credit strapped, recording high recovery rates, scaling up exponentially and facing mass defaults, world-over. The two ... -
A Study of R&D Team Leadership Roles, Gaps in Role Execution and Team Performance Outcomes
R&D is the mother of many technological innovations, provides an economic advantage and is imperative in the growth story of any nation. Particularly for a developing nation like India, R&D growth and sustenance helps to ... -
Analyses of Performance, Risk and Underpricing of Indian IPOs
Across geographies, unlisted firms raise capital from individuals and institutions by issuing Initial Public Offering (IPO) through finanical markets. IPOs are of great interest to investors, regulators, issuing firms and ... -
A Relational Study of Personality Traits, Learning Styles, Learning Competencies, Learning Methods, and Assessment Methods for Engineering and Management Students Studying the Internet of Things Related Knowledge Areas
According to India's Human Resource Development Ministry, as of 2019, 6000 plus engineering institutions across India enrolled 2.9 million students every year. They also mentioned that nearly 1.5 million students graduated ... -
Investigations on Product Purchase Behaviour of Domestic Air Travellers
The Indian civil aviation industry has emerged as one of the fastest-growing industries in the country. Compared to 99 airports in March 2018, nearly 200 operational airports are expected in India by 2040. However, the ... -
A study on Expatriate's adjustment stressors and coping strategies
Adjustment to the cross-cultural environment is inherently taxing for expatriates. Researchers have investigated the implications of cultural stress on occupational stress. However, gaps remain, as follows: (i) There are ...