Goel, Veena; Bhaskarkan, Suku --- "News brief - Sugar supply" [2007] MonashBusRw 54; (2007) 3(3) Monash Business Review 8

News brief
Sugar supply

Veena Goel, Suku Bhaskarkan

A new study has found that a raft of regulatory, structural, cultural, historical and logistical factors in the sugar mills of India’s Punjab region makes imposing a supply chain management (SCM) model used by developed nations very problematic.

Along with substantial government intervention, other issues like human capital, location, personal contact networks and financial resources also add to SCM inefficiency. Findings were drawn from intensive personal interviews across two private and three cooperative mills. Those interviewed included the Manager/Director, Cane Development Officer, Accounts Officer (also handles sugar sales) and about 25 local farmers. Further information was garnered from statistical abstracts of Punjab and economic surveys of India.

A longer version of this paper was presented at the 8th International Research Conference on Quality, Innovation and Knowledge Management, New Delhi, 11–14 February 2007.

Cite this article as

Goel, Veena; Bhaskarkan, Suku. 'News brief'. Monash Business Review. 2007.; Monash University ePress: Victoria, Australia. http://www.epress.monash.edu.au/. : 8–8. DOI:10.2104/mbr07054

About the authors

Veena Goel

Punjab Agricultural University

Suku Bhaskarkan

Victoria University