Browsing by Author "Amer Saeed"

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    Role of team (trust, ethics, alignment, & motivation) for successful implementation of supply chain management of retail store chains in Pakistan: a conceptual model
    (2011) Amer Saeed
    Concept of supply chain management (SCM) is based upon the linking of different stake holders of the whole supply chain .The More Coordinated these entities are, the more effective and efficient supply chain would it be. Literature shows that the most important factor for higher coordination among different companies is trust. Starting from inter department trust within the organization it expands to outer boundaries of the organization. It becomes more critical for the success of a whole supply chain when it comes to establishing trust between different organizations. It is also empirically improved through literature that behavioral uncertainties and presence of socially ethical practices are the roots for presence /absence of trust between two companies .Now, if some organization wants to create a successful supply chain, it has to align itself with the goals of its chain members .For that a certain level of trust establishment is necessary ,which requires strong ethical grounds .As, in some cases it might require a huge change in the whole organization from administrative level to cultural level ,high level of motivation from the top management is required .In the absence of such motivation there are very few chances from the implementation of SCM in its true spirit .After a series of open ended interviews and detailed literature review ,this paper is an attempt to consolidate some soft areas with the combined name of TEAM ( TRUST,ETHICS,ALIGNMENT,and MOTIVATION ) which as a whole guide towards a successful implementation of SCM .
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    Supply chain management - shaping into quality system
    (University of Management and Technology, 2014) Amer Saeed
    Supply chain quality management (SCQM) is emerging as a new field of study and practical implementation during the last few years. There are many quality management practices (QMP’s) which are equally important and required to implement flawless supply chain management (SCM). It has been recommended that research should be done to find out relationship between different quality management systems (QMS) like ISO 9000, TQM etc and supply chain management. That would guide to develop frameworks which can not only achieve both objectives of higher quality and seamless coordination but also performance of the whole supply chain can be enhanced. While a large number of studies have been conducted world over in order to understand the relationship between QMP’s and SCM and ultimately their impact on performance, not many researchers have ventured in this area in Pakistan. Current study is targeted towards filling this research gap. In order to understand that whether companies with ISO certification have higher focus on supply chain quality practices as compare to non certified companies in Pakistan a survey based study has been employed. Lakhal’s (2006) survey instrument with items related to 10 QMP’s was used. Data were collected from CEO’s, supply chain managers and production managers of manufacturing companies of Pakistan. Total 114 acceptable responses were received out of which 64 representing ISO certified companies and remaining 50 representing non certified companies. Comparison of means was conducted by using independent sample t-test, which confirms 9 out of 10 hypotheses that companies with ISO certification has higher attention towards supply chain quality practices as compare to non certified companies in Pakistan. Only one practice employee participation has no significant difference. Similarly, an independent sample t-test confirmed the hypothesis that ISO certified companies has higher performance as compare to non certified companies in Pakistan. This study is in line with many studies conducted around the globe that two different fields of QMS’s and SCM should shake hands for common benefits to reduce overall effort and gain maximum benefits. For that getting a basic level QMS certification like ISO 9000 can be a good starting point to ultimately fully operationalise the supply chain quality management system. Research implications and future directions have also been discussed at the end.
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    Supply Chain Management –Shaping into quality system
    (UMT.Lahore, 2014-04) Amer Saeed
    Supply chain quality management (SCQM) is emerging as a new field of study and practical implementation during the last few years. There are many quality management practices (QMP‟s) which are equally important and required to implement flawless supply chain management (SCM). It has been recommended that research should be done to find out relationship between different quality management systems (QMS) like ISO 9000, TQM etc and supply chain management.