Search

Your search keyword '"Agarwal, Atul"' showing total 7 results
Start Over Author "Agarwal, Atul" Topic business
7 results on '"Agarwal, Atul"'

1. Green Supply Chain Management Adoption in Midwest Manufacturing: The Role of Suppliers

Author

Agarwal, Atul and Giraud-Carrier, Francois

Subjects
Environmental sustainability -- Surveys, Logistics -- Surveys, Company business management, Business, general, Business
Abstract

Companies today are facing increasing pressure to consider environmental issues in their quest to pursue profits. In recent years, Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) has emerged as a promising approach [...]

Published
2018

3. Experimental investigation on chemically treated bamboo reinforced concrete beams and columns

Author

Agarwal, Atul, Nandab, Bharadwaj, and Maity, Damodar

Subjects
Reinforced concrete, Fiber -- Properties -- Testing -- Analysis, Business, Construction and materials industries
Abstract

ABSTRACT Concrete is often reinforced with steel bars to negate its weak tension carrying capacity. However, due to higher cost and non-renewability of steel, nowadays attempts are made to provide [...]

Published
2014
Full Text
View/download PDF

4. Managing multiple projects and departmental performance using buffer burn index

Author

Agarwal, Atul, Borchers, Andy, and Crane, Marc

Subjects
Industrial project management -- Analysis, Industrial project management -- Forecasts and trends, Industrial project management -- Environmental aspects, Project management -- Analysis, Project management -- Forecasts and trends, Project management -- Environmental aspects, Critical path analysis -- Methods, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Business, general, Economics, Government
Abstract

Project scheduling in organizations has become increasingly difficult in today's multi-project and multi-tasking environment. Traditional project management approaches like PERT/CPM often do not work well in such environments. In the late 1990s, Eliyahu Goldratt brought about a paradigm shift in project management by proposing Critical Chain methodology which embodies direct application of his Theory of Constraints (TOC) to project management. Several vendors have since incorporated his ideas into software packages to address project management needs in multi-project environments. In spite of using such sophisticated project management scheduling systems companies continue to face the critical challenge of completing projects on-time and within budget. This paper highlights the behavioral and accountability issues associated with Critical Chain's 1-dimensional focus on buffer management for managing projects in a multi-project environment. It proposes a 2-dimensional model and a resulting new metric as a modification to Goldratt's model to address the behavioral issues associated with Critical Chain implementation. It also presents an objective metric based approach for comparative assessment of departmental performance by organizational leadership in a multi-project environment. A simplified case study from a local company is employed to evaluate the practical dimensions of the model and study results. Key Words: Critical Chain, Multiple project management, Buffer burn index, 1.0 INTRODUCTION In today's competitive environment, delivery time has assumed a level of significance in the tool dies industry that can no longer be negotiated. There is a growing trend [...]

Published
2010

5. Partitioning bottleneck work center for cellular manufacturing: an integrated performance and cost model

Author

Agarwal, Atul

Subjects
Manufacturing cells -- Usage, Cost control -- Management, Production management, Cost reduction, Company business management, Business, Business, international, Engineering and manufacturing industries
Abstract

The objective of this paper is to investigate performance and cost issues in an integrated manner during conversion of an existing functional layout by partitioning it to a corresponding cellular manufacturing (CM) layout. A decision framework is presented which provides a systematic approach to a practitioner for such a conversion. A total cost model is developed to study the performance and financial aspects for the CM system. The relationship between setup time reduction and the operational characteristics of a cell is also examined. A simple case study from a small manufacturing organization is used to evaluate the practical dimensions of the model and study results. Keywords: Cellular manufacturing; Functional layout; Cost performance model; Setup reduction

Published
2008

6. Stratified production process: sensitivity of detecting a single stratum shift

Author

Agarwal, Atul and Baker, R.C.

Subjects
Statistical sampling -- Analysis -- Models, Production control -- Models -- Analysis, Manufacturing processes -- Quality management -- Models -- Analysis, Quality control -- Models -- Analysis, Business, Business, international, Manufacturing, Quality control, Quality management, Analysis, Models
Abstract

Introduction In any quality control (QC) application to a production process, the selection of the sampling method is crucial[1,2]. The appropriateness of the chosen sampling method partly depends on its [...]

Published
1997

7. Relational or object-oriented or hybrid? A framework for selecting an appropriate database management system type in a computer integrated manufacturing setting

Author

Bordoloi, Bijoy, Agarwal, Atul, and Sircar, Sumit

Subjects
Computer-integrated manufacturing -- Management, Manufacturing industry -- Technology application, Database administration -- Research, Relational databases -- Research, Business, Business, international
Abstract

A study was conducted to formulate a contingency-based framework for the selection of an appropriate database management systems (DBMS) technology depending on the data needs of a specific computer integrated manufacturing system (CIMS). A CIMS is the superimposition of an information system and a decision support system over a manufacturing infrastructure. The heart of a CIMS is its DBMS.

Published
1994

Catalog

Books, media, physical & digital resources
See catalog results