Sustainable Operations in India

1. Introduction: Sustainable Operations in India
Sirish Kumar Gouda, Ayon Chakraborty, M. S. Gajanand

Part I. Sustainable Manufacturing Management

2. Identifying Drivers of Sustainability Initiatives in Manufacturing Organizations—An Exploratory Study from the Indian Cement Industry
S. Kumaravel, Ayon Chakraborty

3. What Drives Firms Towards Green Initiatives?—An Emerging Economy Perspective
Debabrata Ghosh, Sirish Kumar Gouda, Prakash Awasthy

4. Intellectual Property Policy Strategies for Sustainable Manufacturing in India
K. V. Nithyananda

Part II. Sustainable Process Management

5. A System Framework for a Sustainable Approach to Maintenance
R. P. Mishra, Palash Mungi

6. Modelling Factors Influencing Lean Concept Adoption in a Food Processing SME for Ensuring Sustainability
S. Vinodh, Dhiraj Patil

Part III. Sustainable Supply Chain Management

7. Modelling Intermodal Freight Transportation Promotion for Sustainable Supply Chain in India
Aalok Kumar, A. Ramesh

8. Indian Logistics Industry: Towards Creating a Sustainable Integrated Logistics Network
K. Ganesh, M. S. Gajanand

9. Routing of Vehicles to Minimize Fuel Consumption: A Generic Mathematical Model
M. S. Gajanand

10. Impact of Policy on Closed-Loop Supply Chains of Lead–Acid Batteries
T. S. Krishnan, Sirish Kumar Gouda

Keywords: Business and Management, Operations Management, Sustainability Management, Manufacturing, Machines, Tools