Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Soil Science
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Scopus Publications
Scopus Publications
Modelling critical success factors for smart supply chains in Industry 4.0 scenario using neutrosophic-DEMATEL approach Shubham Tripathi, Manish Gupta, Anuj Kumar Bhamriya International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2026 The transformation of supply chains to smart systems has become critical and inevitable because of Industry 4.0. It has garnered significant attention among academics and practitioners deliberating primarily on the need, opportunities, and difficulties, and thereby proposing a few frameworks. However, studies addressing factors involved in transformation could be more varied. This paper identifies the critical success factors (CSF) for these transformations to be successful and analyses their mutual influence and on the entire system using a neutrosophic DEMATEL approach. 14 CSFs are identified from the literature, and their inter-relationships are analysed by 8 experts. This study concludes customer centricity, agility, and management involvement as the most prominent factors in the transformation to smart supply chains and presents the causal relationship among factors grouping them into driving and driven. The results can facilitate practitioners in strategy formation for smart transformation projects and ensure their success.
Challenges in Adopting Industry 4.0 for Indian Automobile Industries: A Key Experts’ Perspective Mohammad Faisal Noor, Amaresh Kumar, Shubham Tripathi, Vipul Gupta Journal Europeen Des Systemes Automatises, 2024 Industry 4.0 has revolutionised manufacturing, presenting significant challenges for adoption, particularly in developing countries like India.This study identifies and evaluates challenges specific to the Indian automobile industry's implementation of Industry 4.0 to address this.Leveraging Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA), a machine learning-based text analysis algorithm, we discerned challenges from existing literature.Subsequently, employing the Delphi method, we refined these challenges, leading to a questionnaire-based survey and fuzzy Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (f-DEMATEL) data analysis to prioritise them.Our research framework involved collaboration with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), suppliers, and academic experts who ranked 20 challenges by influence.Findings reveal divergent perspectives: OEM experts highlight concerns regarding outdated infrastructure, high initial costs, financial uncertainty, and a lack of strategy and standards.Supplier industries emphasise the importance of Information Technology and Research & Development departments, the maturity of Industry 4.0 tools, industry-academia collaboration, and addressing strategy and standards gaps.Academia underscores the need for financial support, government assistance, and organisational adjustments.These insights offer crucial guidance for managing Industry 4.0 challenges in the Indian automobile industry, facilitating targeted and practical implementation strategies.
Indian supply chain ecosystem readiness assessment for Industry 4.0 Shubham Tripathi, Manish Gupta International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2023 PurposeThe article analyses the current readiness of India to transform its supply chain ecosystem to smarter systems with Fourth Industrial Revolution.Design/methodology/approachThe analysis is carried out in two stages. First, the readiness of India is assessed globally, and then the rate of transformation over the years and supporting policies are analyzed to understand the transformation potential. This analysis is done across nine identified macro factors namely government support, regulations, business environment, human resource, infrastructure, innovation capability, technological advancements, cybersecurity and digital awareness. The study combines empirical data from 2010 onwards with the strategic literature published by government bodies and institutions for analysis.FindingsResults show that India's readiness is just above the global average with a score of 0.44 on a scale of 0–1 (most ready). Government and start-up culture are found to be leading transformation factors, while digital infrastructure, regulations and cybersecurity are most lacking areas.Originality/valueThis study is first of its kind to the best of our knowledge. The academic literature has not reported studies assessing Industry 4.0 readiness of supply chain ecosystem using macro factors for nations.
A holistic model for Global Industry 4.0 readiness assessment Shubham Tripathi, Manish Gupta Benchmarking, 2021 PurposeTransformation to Industry 4.0 has become crucial for nations, and a coherent transformation strategy requires a comprehensive picture of current status and future vision. This study presents a comprehensive model for readiness assessment of nations based on rigorous analysis of several global indices and academic Industry 4.0 literature.Design/methodology/approachA holistic approach is taken considering overall socioeconomic development along with industrial innovation and seven readiness dimensions: enabling environment, human resource, infrastructure, ecological sustainability, innovation capability, cybersecurity and consumers. The indicators used for evaluation are standard metrics for which data are collected from reputed sources such as World Bank, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), World Economic Forum (WEF) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and hence internationally acceptable.FindingsThe formulated model is used to evaluate Industry 4.0 readiness of 126 economies that account for 98.25% of world’s gross national income. Observations show poor scores of most economies on innovation capability and cybersecurity dimension as compared to other 5 dimensions. In 75% countries, I4.0 readiness score is below 0.5 on a scale of 0–1(completely ready), highest being 0.65 for Denmark.Originality/valueA systematic literature review revealed lack of assessment models discussing a nation's current status or readiness for Industry 4.0. This academic study is first of its kind.
A framework for procurement process re-engineering in Industry 4.0 Shubham Tripathi, Manish Gupta Business Process Management Journal, 2021 PurposeProcurement is a crucial part of supply chain management, consistently becoming a strategic vantage point in global competition. The industry 4.0 paradigm is transforming supply chains to smarter systems, giving rise to the concept of procurement 4.0. A systematic framework to transform in current scenario is crucial.Design/methodology/approachThis study brings together these current researches to propose a redesigned procurement process by combining several technologies. A BPR approach is taken to present the new process and its merits are discussed.FindingsA re-designed procurement framework is proposed. Radical improvements of cost, cycle time, human effort, degree of automation, traceability, information availability and uncertainty are achievable with the proposed framework.Practical implicationsThe proposed re-engineered process addresses the visualization barrier for managers. The proposed framework is grounded on BPR which provides a generic ground for developing redesign exercise along with the visualization of new process.Originality/valueThere is literature discussing implementation, impact and advantages of individual and combination of technologies on procurement process but lacks visualization of the transformed process combining these technologies.
Transforming towards a smarter supply chain Shubham Tripathi, Manish Gupta International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2020 Present day supply chains are becoming complex and uncertain, and numerous technological innovations are being incorporated to enhance them, making supply chains smarter. The purpose of this paper is to build up a transformation map to move towards smart supply chain. The paper presents a framework to formulate transformation strategy and discusses implementation strategy in detail. Several factors to consider while taking the transformation decision are also discussed. Various reported case studies and actual implementation reports of individual technologies are considered to understand and report the impacts (observed and speculated) of these transformations. Smart supply chains are critical for Industry 4.0 (fourth industrial revolution) and their need has been highlighted by numerous researchers but the literature on how to evolve into one is scant. Understanding transformation towards smart supply chain and its impacts will guide and motivate practitioners in restructuring their supply chain.
A framework for buyer satisfaction in e-procurement in Indian scenario: An integrated ISM and SEM approach Manish Gupta, Shubham Tripathi International Journal of Procurement Management, 2018 E-procurement is expected to enhance coordination between buyers and suppliers and result in significant mutual satisfaction and economic benefits. However, many organisations that have implemented e-procurement are highly uncertain about the extent to which the satisfactions are realised. In the present scenario, even though the overall benefits of such systems are established, there is a need to analyse different factors that lead to different levels of buyer satisfaction among different organisations. In this work the ISM model for buyer satisfaction is proposed which is further analytically validated with SEM using AMOS. The results of validation turned out in fair with the developed models for buyer satisfaction. The findings indicate that transparency, improved quality and fulfilling warranty have the maximum driving power whereas long-term relationship between buyer-supplier has the maximum driven power. It is furthermore validated in the paper that transparency, improved quality, and fulfilling warranty leads to commitment, cooperation and trust that further on results in long-term relationship.
