The most important factor for the economic development of a country is its industrialization. In ... more The most important factor for the economic development of a country is its industrialization. In the process of industrialization, emphasis is given to large-scale industries, medium-sale industries, small-scale industries and micro enterprises. In developing countries, micro and small enterprises are important in the context of employment opportunities, equitable distribution of national income, balanced regional growth and development of rural and semi-urban areas. However, the rural women entrepreneur manufacturing units face more problems. With this background, the researchers have made a novel attempt to study the problems and prospects of rural women entrepreneurs in Salem district. In the present study, by adopting simple random sampling, 100 rural women entrepreneurs were selected out of the 1200 units. As an essential part of the study, the primary data were collected from 100 owners of the rural women entrepreneurs with the help of well designed interview schedule. The study reveals that unattractive market, power cut, lack of financial assistance, inadequate subsidies and concessions, cumbersome formalities and maladministration, problems in marketing of products under capacity utilization, inadequate working capital and dependence on private parties for raw materials are the problems of rural women entrepreneurs in Salem district. Effective implementation of the suggestions could lead to the growth of the rural women entrepreneurs eventually result in creation of employment as well as poverty reduction.
In today’s economy, changing customer demands, increased expectations for superior quality of pro... more In today’s economy, changing customer demands, increased expectations for superior quality of products or services and the global competition have created a competitive situation among different industrial sectors. The ability to identify profitable customers and then customize marketing on the basis of customer value has enabled many companies to punch above their credence. Quality has become an icon for customers while selecting a service or product and at the same time it has been considered a strategic advantage for the organizations to gain success and to sustain in the business world
The most important factor for the economic development of a country is its industrialization. In ... more The most important factor for the economic development of a country is its industrialization. In the process of industrialization, emphasis is given to large-scale industries, medium-sale industries, small-scale industries and micro enterprises. In developing countries, micro and small enterprises are important in the context of employment opportunities, equitable distribution of national income, balanced regional growth and development of rural and semi-urban areas. However, the rural women entrepreneur manufacturing units face more problems. With this background, the researchers have made a novel attempt to study the problems and prospects of rural women entrepreneurs in Salem district. In the present study, by adopting simple random sampling, 100 rural women entrepreneurs were selected out of the 1200 units. As an essential part of the study, the primary data were collected from 100 owners of the rural women entrepreneurs with the help of well designed interview schedule. The study reveals that unattractive market, power cut, lack of financial assistance, inadequate subsidies and concessions, cumbersome formalities and maladministration, problems in marketing of products under capacity utilization, inadequate working capital and dependence on private parties for raw materials are the problems of rural women entrepreneurs in Salem district. Effective implementation of the suggestions could lead to the growth of the rural women entrepreneurs eventually result in creation of employment as well as poverty reduction.
Consumers are the largest economic group of any society and they are the central point of all the... more Consumers are the largest economic group of any society and they are the central point of all the activities performed by the companies. In India more than 68 per cent of the people are living in villages. The development of India depends on development of villages and that is possible only through the growth of agriculture and its allied activities. Most percentage of rural population did not find the time to know about their rights. The women need to aware of the consumer rights. Safe and fair financial services is important for consumers especially in women consumers, in some situations they may be offered substandard products, overpriced, unsafe or worthless by the product manufacturers. The researchers have adopted multi-stage sampling. In the first stage, 4 blocks out of the 13 blocks i.e. 40 per cent of the blocks were selected on simple random basis. The blocks selected were Kattumannarkoil, Keerapalayam, Komaratchi, Nallur and Mangalur. In the second stage, 5 villages were selected from each selected blocks. In the third stage, five rural women were selected from each village selected on purposive basis. Therefore, the sample size consists of 100 rural women. As an essential part of the study, the primary data were collected from the rural women with the help of interview schedule. The results reveal that there is a significant relationship among the awareness level of the rural women belonging to different age groups, educational status, income groups, occupations and blocks towards consumer rights in Cuddalore district. So as to popularize consumer rights among rural women, the study suggests various measures
In real-world production/transportation planning decision (PTPD) problems in a supply chain, beca... more In real-world production/transportation planning decision (PTPD) problems in a supply chain, because of the conflicting nature of the multiple objectives and the vagueness in information regarding the environmental coefficients and related parameters, conventional deterministic methods are unsuitable for yielding an effective solution. This study presents a fuzzy goal programming approach for solving the integrated PTPD problems with fuzzy multiple goals in uncertain environments. The proposed model aims to simultaneously minimize the total distribution and production costs, the total number of rejected items, and the total delivery time with reference to available capacity, labor level and quota flexibility constraints at each source, as well as forecasting demand and warehouse space at each destination. The proposed approach adopts the piecewise linear membership functions to represent the fuzzy goals of the decision maker for the integrated PTPD problems in a supply chain, and achieves more flexible doctrines via an interactive decision-making process. The analytical results obtained by implementing an industrial case indicate that the proposed approach is practically applicable for the solving the integrated multi-objective PTPD problems in uncertain environments, and can effectively improve producer/distributor relationships in a supply chain.
The most important factor for the economic development of a country is its industrialization. In ... more The most important factor for the economic development of a country is its industrialization. In the process of industrialization, emphasis is given to large-scale industries, medium-sale industries, small-scale industries and micro enterprises. In developing countries, micro and small enterprises are important in the context of employment opportunities, equitable distribution of national income, balanced regional growth and development of rural and semi-urban areas. However, the rural women entrepreneur manufacturing units face more problems. With this background, the researchers have made a novel attempt to study the problems and prospects of rural women entrepreneurs in Salem district. In the present study, by adopting simple random sampling, 100 rural women entrepreneurs were selected out of the 1200 units. As an essential part of the study, the primary data were collected from 100 owners of the rural women entrepreneurs with the help of well designed interview schedule. The study reveals that unattractive market, power cut, lack of financial assistance, inadequate subsidies and concessions, cumbersome formalities and maladministration, problems in marketing of products under capacity utilization, inadequate working capital and dependence on private parties for raw materials are the problems of rural women entrepreneurs in Salem district. Effective implementation of the suggestions could lead to the growth of the rural women entrepreneurs eventually result in creation of employment as well as poverty reduction.
In today’s economy, changing customer demands, increased expectations for superior quality of pro... more In today’s economy, changing customer demands, increased expectations for superior quality of products or services and the global competition have created a competitive situation among different industrial sectors. The ability to identify profitable customers and then customize marketing on the basis of customer value has enabled many companies to punch above their credence. Quality has become an icon for customers while selecting a service or product and at the same time it has been considered a strategic advantage for the organizations to gain success and to sustain in the business world
The most important factor for the economic development of a country is its industrialization. In ... more The most important factor for the economic development of a country is its industrialization. In the process of industrialization, emphasis is given to large-scale industries, medium-sale industries, small-scale industries and micro enterprises. In developing countries, micro and small enterprises are important in the context of employment opportunities, equitable distribution of national income, balanced regional growth and development of rural and semi-urban areas. However, the rural women entrepreneur manufacturing units face more problems. With this background, the researchers have made a novel attempt to study the problems and prospects of rural women entrepreneurs in Salem district. In the present study, by adopting simple random sampling, 100 rural women entrepreneurs were selected out of the 1200 units. As an essential part of the study, the primary data were collected from 100 owners of the rural women entrepreneurs with the help of well designed interview schedule. The study reveals that unattractive market, power cut, lack of financial assistance, inadequate subsidies and concessions, cumbersome formalities and maladministration, problems in marketing of products under capacity utilization, inadequate working capital and dependence on private parties for raw materials are the problems of rural women entrepreneurs in Salem district. Effective implementation of the suggestions could lead to the growth of the rural women entrepreneurs eventually result in creation of employment as well as poverty reduction.
Consumers are the largest economic group of any society and they are the central point of all the... more Consumers are the largest economic group of any society and they are the central point of all the activities performed by the companies. In India more than 68 per cent of the people are living in villages. The development of India depends on development of villages and that is possible only through the growth of agriculture and its allied activities. Most percentage of rural population did not find the time to know about their rights. The women need to aware of the consumer rights. Safe and fair financial services is important for consumers especially in women consumers, in some situations they may be offered substandard products, overpriced, unsafe or worthless by the product manufacturers. The researchers have adopted multi-stage sampling. In the first stage, 4 blocks out of the 13 blocks i.e. 40 per cent of the blocks were selected on simple random basis. The blocks selected were Kattumannarkoil, Keerapalayam, Komaratchi, Nallur and Mangalur. In the second stage, 5 villages were selected from each selected blocks. In the third stage, five rural women were selected from each village selected on purposive basis. Therefore, the sample size consists of 100 rural women. As an essential part of the study, the primary data were collected from the rural women with the help of interview schedule. The results reveal that there is a significant relationship among the awareness level of the rural women belonging to different age groups, educational status, income groups, occupations and blocks towards consumer rights in Cuddalore district. So as to popularize consumer rights among rural women, the study suggests various measures
In real-world production/transportation planning decision (PTPD) problems in a supply chain, beca... more In real-world production/transportation planning decision (PTPD) problems in a supply chain, because of the conflicting nature of the multiple objectives and the vagueness in information regarding the environmental coefficients and related parameters, conventional deterministic methods are unsuitable for yielding an effective solution. This study presents a fuzzy goal programming approach for solving the integrated PTPD problems with fuzzy multiple goals in uncertain environments. The proposed model aims to simultaneously minimize the total distribution and production costs, the total number of rejected items, and the total delivery time with reference to available capacity, labor level and quota flexibility constraints at each source, as well as forecasting demand and warehouse space at each destination. The proposed approach adopts the piecewise linear membership functions to represent the fuzzy goals of the decision maker for the integrated PTPD problems in a supply chain, and achieves more flexible doctrines via an interactive decision-making process. The analytical results obtained by implementing an industrial case indicate that the proposed approach is practically applicable for the solving the integrated multi-objective PTPD problems in uncertain environments, and can effectively improve producer/distributor relationships in a supply chain.
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