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A hybrid model for investigating and selecting a sustainable supply chain for agri-produce in India

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Green revolution has tremendously changed the agri produce scenario in India. Since, the prelude of green revolution (In 1960s); heretofore, the country has never faced a situation of scarcity of agri-produce (wheat grains, rice, sugar, etc.). However, the population of the country has increased rapidly and currently crossing 1.25 billion. In the present study, the factors (enablers) which work as an influencer in maintaining of efficient supply chain for agri-produce have been identified and modeled using interpretive structural modeling (ISM) and decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) methods to reveal the relationships between them. Furthermore, the enablers selected from the above modeling have been used for selecting the best supply chain of an agri-produce using analytic network process (ANP) method. The result revealed two prominent enablers for efficiently maintaining the agri supply chain to increase its overall surplus are: Awareness programs for crop rotation and high yield and Forecasted demand for agri-produce in the marketplace Conclusively, the proposed hybrid model would assist the policy makers in minimizing the turbulences and improving the responsiveness of an agri-food supply chain for the benefit of its stakeholders.

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  1. Operations Management, Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya, DDE Building, Magadh University Campus, Gaya, India

    Ankur Chauhan

  2. Operations Management, Birla Institute of Management Technology, Noida, Noida, India

    Harpreet Kaur

  3. DMS, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi, India

    Sachin Yadav

  4. Operations Management, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, Lucknow, India

    Suresh Kumar Jakhar

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Appendix

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Thomas Saaty’s nine-point scale

Intensity of importance

Definition

Explanations

1

Equal Importance

Two activities contribute equally to the objective

3

Weak Importance one over another

Experience and judgment slightly favor one activity over another

5

Essential or Strong Importance

Experience and judgment strongly favor one activity over another

7

Demonstrated Importance

An activity is favored very strongly over another; its dominance demonstrated in practice

9

Absolute Importance

The evidence favoring one activity over another is of the highest possible order of affirmation

2, 4, 6, 8

Intermediate values between the two adjacent judgment

When compromise is needed

Reciprocals of above non-zero

If activity ‘i’ has one of the above non-zero numbers assigned to it when compared with activity ‘j’ then ‘j’ has the reciprocal value when compared with ‘i’

A reasonable assumption

Centre random index values

N

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6

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RCI

0

0

0.58

0.9

1.12

1.24

1.32

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Chauhan, A., Kaur, H., Yadav, S. et al. A hybrid model for investigating and selecting a sustainable supply chain for agri-produce in India. Ann Oper Res 290, 621–642 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-019-03190-6

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