For many centuries, knowledge has been acting as the backbone of the progress of mankind but very recently it has been supplemented with the concept of management. Yet, the term knowledge management (KM) is being coined very recently and it has gained very huge popularity. Today, organizations have recognized the importance of knowledge management and are continuously working with it. The research paper is dedicated to different aspects of knowledge management and focuses on different views of the researchers on knowledge, knowledge management, KM processes, objectives, benefits, myths and errors.

Novel 1,5-benzothiazepin-4-(5H)-one derivatives (8a-8g) have been synthesized by intramolecular cyclization of 6 using propyl phosphonic anhydride (T3P) as a cyclodehydrating agent. The anti-angiogenic and anti-oxidant properties of the new derivatives were then evaluated. Compounds 8b, 8d, 8e, 8f and 8g exhibited very good inhibition of capillary proliferation, thus proving their anti-angiogenic properties. In addition, the in vitro antioxidant activities of these compounds were evaluated using diphenyl picryl hydrazine (DPPH), OH-, metal ion-chelating and NO (nitric oxide) assays, and the results compared with butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), a well known anti-oxidant. Compounds 8a-8g showed excellent free-radical scavenging activities in the metal ion-chelating assay, and compounds 8f and 8g showed nitric oxide radical scavenging properties at a concentration of 20-100 µg/mL, and are thus more potent than BHT.

Global pandemic has provoked industries with unprecedented challenges. Stratagems to squash the COVID-19 bow like communal lockdown, social isolation, work at home, containment zones and all restraints sited on travel with stay home orders issued by the authorities led to sharp failure in revenues of service and manufacturing industries. The COVID-19 pandemic has shattered the transportation links with supply chain amongst suppliers, production amenities and consumers. Mostly the business executives are penetrating about passable strategies and plans for restoring production lines to encounter customer mandates. In this paper the pandemic effect of Indian business is considered which are affected by critical barriers of supply chains in the Indian scenario. These critical barriers are identified on a priority basis using the MADM approach. Furthermore, the study will help the scholars to grow conceptual models for maintaining a better supply chain to overwhelm this world-wide problem.

This article deals with the thermoelastic interaction in a three-dimensional homogeneous and isotropic viscoelastic medium under the Dual-phase-lag model of generalized thermoelasticity. The resulting non-dimensional coupled equations are applied to a specific problem of a half-space whose surface is traction-free and is subjected to a time-dependent thermal shock. The analytical expressions for the displacement components, stress, temperature and strain are obtained in the physical domain by employing normal mode analysis. These expressions are also calculated for a copper-like material and have been depicted graphically. Discussions have been made to highlight the effect of viscosity on the studied field. The phenomenon of a finite speed of propagation is observed for each field. Also, if the effect of viscosity is neglected, the results agree with the existing literature.

Double-sided trimming shear machine is used for longitudinal both–sided trimming of steel plates and simultaneous scraping of trimmed edges at specific length. Side trimming shear (STS) executes the most vital role in increasing the productivity of plate mill and due to its feature, efficiency of plate mill division is enormously increases. In general, frequency of the occurrence of breakdown in STS machine is a most challenging task when STS performs side trimming and scrap cutting machining process. Bhilai Steel Plant (Steel Authority of India at Bhilai) in India is continuously facing a problem due to breakdown of STS machine. The use of separate knife for side trimming and scrap cutting reduces the possibility of scrap jamming which is a major reason for breakdown of STS machine. Researchers and practitioners also suggest the use of arc guillotine shear for side trimming and straight guillotine shear for scrap cutting for minimizing the breakdown in STS machine. The aim of this study is to describe the problems faced by the steel industry as well as the necessary steps which should be taken for improvement of the productivity of STS machine and also it has made contribution to Bhilai Steel Plant by its growth and prosperity. The methodology of study is purely qualitative and the results point out the problems, its implications, steps taken to improve the overall productivity of Bhilai steel plant.

This paper is aimed at reviewing present state of the art (1998-March 2019) on the impact of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). It includes critical success factors and critical failure factors. The technique depends on writing survey for optional information gathering. It characterizes the expressions that are utilized to get explore papers from databases and advanced studies on the ERP implementation in SMEs. It additionally incorporates the consideration and prohibition criteria to im-prove nature of papers. At that point methodical audit is made on the accessible papers to research the effect of ERP usage in SMEs. Critical factors are identified for success and failure of ERP implementations and actual impact of the same on SMEs (add actual success and failure factors here besides impact). The research found in this paper has limitations in terms of the period of which research papers have been reviewed. An implicit limitation is that it does not consider an empirical study except focusing on the state of the art found in the re-search area. However, its insights will have potential benefits and the directions for future work. This paper contributes to the research on the impact of ERP implementation on SMEs either positively or negatively. It discovers critical success factors, critical failure factors and impact through secondary data collection method. The insights will help SMEs and stake-holders of SMEs and ERP service providers learn about the reasons for failure or success and take necessary course of action.

Lean Six Sigma is systematic and excellent operation management approach aimed to en-hance overall production through the elimination of waste and improve customer satisfaction. In the present case study, automobile part manufacturing unit has been selected and found 22% wastage in manufacturing steps resulting reduction in production. The primary objective of this research is to find the main reasons of production wastage and recommend corresponding remedies to counter the wastage reasons. For this purpose, Lean Six Sigma approach with the help of DMAIC methodology is implemented to observe and examine different root causes of the frame lugs production losses and rejection problems. The result reveals that the movement of material and employee are critical issues for wastage of resources, ultimately affecting production of industry. Lastly, the possible solutions are to be advised to tackling these issues. The successful execution of the proposed solutions show 7% growth in the production of the component which saves annually INR 15, 64, 056.

This paper deals with developing an inventory model for two warehouses. In today’s business era, there are various types of conditions such as discounts, bulk storage and seasonal products forcing the buyer to purchase the order more than owned warehouse capacity. To store the excess unit of purchase order, buyer arrange additional storage space called as rented warehouse. It is known that the demand of the seasonal products (as woolen garments) increases at the beginning of the season up to a certain time and then stabilizes to a constant rate for the remaining time of the season. The ramp type demand rate forces the buyer to store a higher quantity of the product at the beginning of the season. Most of the physical goods undergo decay or deterioration over time so we study deteriorating seasonal products in this paper. This two warehouse inventory model is developed with inflation and shortages. The model starts with rent warehouse, in first rent warehouse’s inventory level is depleted due to demand and deterioration. At this time own warehouse is depleted due to deterioration only. But after that the inventory level of owned warehouse is depleted due to both demand and deterioration. The shortages are considered in owned warehouse, which is partially backlogged. Numerical solution of the model is obtained to verify the optimal solution. Comprehensive sensitivity analysis has been carried out for showing the effect of variations in the parameters. The model is solved analytically by minimizing the total cost.

This study deals with an economic order quantity model to find out the optimal selling price and optimal ordering quantity for the products which deteriorates over time. The demand for the products depends on available stock level and selling price of the products. The shortages are allowed, and it is assumed that the occurring shortages are partially backlogged. Depending on the rate of backlogging two models are presented in this study. The first model assumes a constant rate of backlogging, while in second model the backlogging rate is assumed to be dependent on waiting time. Numerical example and sensitivity analysis are presented to illustrate the results of the proposed model.

A two warehouse production inventory model is developed for deteriorating items under reliability consideration. The effect of trade credit is considered under inflation. Since, formulating a suitable inventory model is one of the major concerns for an industry, the main objective of this paper is to optimize the total related cost for reliable production process. The model is illustrated through numerical example. The sensitivity analyses of the cost function are performed due to different measures and some managerial inferences are presented.