LIST OF TABLES Table No. Title 1.1 Company Profile 9 1.2 Reliability Analyses of SCM Practices 14 2.1 SCM definitions 27 2.2 Detail elements of SCM 31 2.3 Supply Chain Management Activities 42 Page No. 2.4 Major Differences between SCI and Traditional Buyer-Seller 48 Relationship 2.5 Suppliers Firm Integration Practices 51 2.6 Set of Activities in a SCI between Buyers and Suppliers 53 2.7 Definition of Flexibility 56 2.8 Key Characteristics of Lean Supply Chain 60 2.9 Definitions of Agility 61 2.10 Key Characterized of Agile Supply Chain 62 2.11 Literature review barriers to SCM 66 2.12 Literature review benefits to SCM 68 3.1 SCO in TVS Motor Company Ltd. 72 3.2 IFI in TVS Motor Company Ltd. 73 3.3 SFI in TVS Motor Company Ltd. 74 3.4 CFI in TVS Motor Company Ltd. 75 3.5 SCF in TVS Motor Company Ltd. 76 3.6 SCL in TVS Motor Company Ltd. 77 3.7 SCA in TVS Motor Company Ltd. 78 3.8 SCBA in TVS Motor Company Ltd. 79 3.9 SCBE in TVS Motor Company Ltd. 80 3.10 SCO in Automotive Axles Ltd. 83 3.11 IFI in Automotive Axles Ltd. 85 3.12 SFI in Automotive Axles Ltd. 86 3.13 CFI in Automotive Axles Ltd. 87 3.14 SCF in Automotive Axles Ltd. 89 viii
3.15 SCL in Automotive Axles Ltd. 90 3.16 SCA in Automotive Axles Ltd. 91 3.17 SCBA in Automotive Axles Ltd. 92 3.18 SCBE in Automotive Axles Ltd. 93 3.19 SCO in J.K Tyres & Industries Ltd. 96 3.20 IFI in J.K. Tyres & Industries Ltd. 97 3.21 SFI in J.K Tyres & Industries Ltd. 98 3.22 CFI in J.K Tyres & Industries Ltd. 99 3.23 SCF in J.K. Tyres & Industries Ltd. 100 3.24 SCL in J.K. Tyres & Industries Ltd. 101 3.25 SCA in J.K. Tyres & Industries Ltd. 102 3.26 SCBA in J.K. Tyres & Industries Ltd. 103 3.27 SCBE in J.K Tyres & Industries Ltd. 104 3.28 SCO in Larsen & Tubro Ltd. 108 3.29 IFI in Larsen & Tubro Ltd. 109 3.30 SFI in Larsen & Tubro Ltd. 110 3.31 CFI in Larsen & Tubro Ltd. 111 3.32 SCF in Larsen & Tubro Ltd. 112 3.33 SCL in Larsen & Tubro Ltd. 113 3.34 SCA in Larsen & Tubro Ltd. 114 3.35 SCBA in Larsen & Tubro Ltd. 115 3.36 SCBE in Larsen & Tubro Ltd. 116 3.37 SCO in AT&S India Pvt Ltd. 119 3.38 IFI in AT&S India Pvt Ltd. 120 3.39 SFI in AT&S India Pvt Ltd. 121 3.40 CFI in AT&S India Pvt Ltd. 122 3.41 SCF in AT&S India Pvt Ltd. 123 3.42 SCL in AT&S India Pvt Ltd. 124 3.43 SCA in AT&S India Pvt Ltd. 125 3.44 SCBA in AT&S India Pvt Ltd. 126 3.45 SCBE in AT&S India Pvt Ltd. 127 3.46 SCO in WeP Peripheals Ltd. 130 ix
3.47 IFI in WeP Peripherals Ltd. 131 3.48 SFI in WeP Peripheral Ltd. 132 3.49 CFI in WeP Peripheral Ltd. 133 3.50 SCF in WeP Peripherals Ltd. 134 3.51 SCL in WeP Peripherals Ltd. 135 3.52 SCA in WeP Peripherals Ltd. 136 3.53 SCBA in WeP Peripherals Ltd. 137 3.54 SCBE in WeP Peripherals Ltd. 138 4.1 KMO and Bartlett's Test of SCO 141 4.2 Total Variance Explained of SCO 141 4.3 Rotated Component Matrix of SCO 142 4.4 Factors Identified of SCO 143 4.5 Mean Scores of supply chain orientation(sco) 144 4.6 One sample t-test in SCO practices 146 4.7 KMO and Bartlett's Test of IFI 147 4.8 Total Variance Explained of IFI 148 4.9 Rotated Component Matrix of IFI 148 4.10 Factors Identified of IFI 149 4.11 Mean Scores of Internal-Firm-Integration (IFI) 150 4.12 One sample t-test in IFI practices 151 4.13 KMO and Bartlett's Test of SFI 153 4.14 Total Variance Explained of SFI 153 4.15 Rotated Component Matrix of SFI 154 4.16 Factors Identified of SFI 155 4.17 Mean scores of Supplier- Firm- Integration (SFI) 156 4.18 One sample t-test in SFI practices 158 4.19 KMO and Bartlett's Test of CFI 160 4.20 Total Variance Explained of CFI 160 4.21 Rotated Component Matrix of CFI 161 4.22 Factors Identified of CFI 162 4.23 Mean Scores of Customer-Firm-Integration (CFI) 163 4.24 One sample t-test in CFI practices 165 x
4.25 KMO and Bartlett's Test of SCF 166 4.26 Total Variance Explained of SCF 167 4.27 Rotated Component Matrix SCF 167 4.28 Factor Identified of SCF 168 4.29 Mean scores of Supply Chain Flexibility (SCF) 169 4.30 One sample t-test in SCF practices 170 4.31 KMO and Bartlett's Test of SCL 172 4.32 Total Variance Explained of SCL 172 4.33 Rotated Component Matrix of SCL 173 4.34 Factors Identified of SCL 173 4.35 Mean scores of Supply Chain Leanness (SCL) 174 4.36 One sample t-test in SCL practices 175 4.37 KMO and Bartlett's Test of SCA 177 4.38 Total Variance Explained of SCA 177 4.39 Rotated Component Matrix of SCA 178 4.40 Factors Identified of SCA 178 4.41 Mean scores of Supply Chain Agility (SCA) 179 4.42 One sample t-test in SCA practices 181 4.43 KMO and Bartlett's Test of SCBA 182 4.44 Total Variance Explained of SCBA 183 4.45 Rotated Component Matrix of SCBA 183 4.46 Factors Identified of SCBA 184 4.47 Mean scores of Supply Chain Barriers (SCBA) 185 4.48 One sample t-test in SCBA practices 187 4.49 KMO and Bartlett's Test of SCBE 189 4.50 Total Variance Explained of SCBE 189 4.51 Rotated Component Matrix of SCBE 190 4.52 Factors Indentified of SCBE 190 4.53 Mean scores of Supply Chain Benefits (SCBE) 191 4.54 One sample t-test in SCBE practices 193 4.55 Independent sample t- Test 194 5.1 Supply Chain Orientation Practices 196 xi
5.2 Supply Chain Integration Practices 198 5.3 Operational Characteristics of SCM 201 5.4 Barriers to Effective SCM 204 5.5 Benefits of Effective SCM 205 xii