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Managing post-harvest loss in fruits and vegetables by implementing intelligent cold chain logistics

The article focuses on the supply chain of fresh fruits and vegetables in the Indian market and the various post-harvest losses that take place during the inefficiency of its supply chain. The concept of the cold chain is used to describe the supply chain cycles of these fragile and perishable goods through thermal and refrigerated packaging methods and the logistical planning to retain its quality and increase its life cycle. India’s aggregate yield of fruits and vegetables is appreciably high but so is its post-harvest wastage. Thus, to curb this issue and make the sector more profitable, the cold chain needs to be efficiently implemented. However, the country faces various setbacks that disturbs the successful implementation of the same, such as, uneven distribution of cold storages throughout the country which ultimately disturbs the distribution channels, outdated refrigeration technology, unawareness about the system amongst the people involved throughout the chain, inconsistent power supply on which the cold storage systems depend on, and inability to invest in the system due high capital requirement. India also lags in providing technological up-gradation and implementation of modern-day tools like the intelligent container, smart warehouses, and better cold storage systems equipped with sensors that detect temperatures. The article highlights the problems in the current supply chain model and suggestions are given considering the existing successful techniques and methods which are nearly absent in the Indian supply chain. The article also highlights the wide potential of the cold chain industry which is also extensively supported by the Government of India that provides various incentives to influence the growth of the industry.

Published by: Ashmita Saikia, Akriti Jain, Arya Gaur

Author: Ashmita Saikia

Paper ID: V5I4-1378

Paper Status: published

Published: August 31, 2019

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Mechanical and micro structural behaviour of AL-7075/B4C composite fabricated through stir casting

Aluminium alloy based metal matrix composites (AMMC) are widely used in automobiles, aerospace, shipbuilding industries and biomedical application because of their high strength to weight ratio. MMC are fabricated using various methods like liquid state fabrication, solid-state fabrication methods, etc. It was found that stir casting is an economical method to fabricate MMC. The aim of this work is to develop the particulate reinforced metal matrix composite materials by using Aluminium 7075 and reinforcing Boron Carbide particle size of 40 microns. The B4C particles varying from 2.5 wt. %, 5wt%, 7.5wt% and 10wt% the samples are prepared and tested to find the various mechanical properties like tensile, compression, and hardness and the test reports were compared with the al Al 7075as cast and heat treatment samples. The internal structure of the composite is observed using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) systems. It was used for the characterization of composites Microstructural characterization studies performed on the different compositions of composite prepared shows a uniform distribution of B4C particles at the microscopic scale with less porosity.

Published by: Santhoshkumar H. N., Srinivas H. K., Shivasharnaiah Swamy

Author: Santhoshkumar H. N.

Paper ID: V5I4-1334

Paper Status: published

Published: August 31, 2019

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RP-101: Formulation of a special class of standard bi-quadratic congruence of composite modulus

In this paper, a very special class of bi-quadratic congruence of composite modulus is formulated. Such congruence has a very large number of solutions. The solutions can be obtained in the least time. Sometimes it became possible to find the solutions orally. Thus the formulation of solutions is the merit of the paper. This formulation made the study of bi-quadratic congruence very interesting and attractive for the readers. The first time a huge number of solutions can be calculated mentally. This is one more merit of the paper.

Published by: B. M. Roy

Author: B. M. Roy

Paper ID: V5I4-1382

Paper Status: published

Published: August 30, 2019

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Role of Siddha Medicine in sports injuries – A short review

Siddha an ancient Indian system of medicine. It includes 32 Internal and External medications for treating diseases. The system includes many specialties. But in south India Siddha practitioner’s prescribed many medications to the injured persons in sports. Hence Siddha includes another unseen specialty Sports medicine. Siddha System includes all types of treatment methodologies to treat sports injuries. Internal medications especially External therapies place a major role to treat Sports injuries. Our methodologies were cured pain, edema, inflammation, wounds, sprains, muscle and ligament tear, fracture with a speedy recovery. In this study, we discussed the hidden methodologies for sports injuries specially to an Ankle sprain. Furthermore, the development of treatment methodologies will take the system worldwide.

Published by: Sathish Adithya R., K. Dharshini, S. Mathukumar

Author: Sathish Adithya R.

Paper ID: V5I4-1388

Paper Status: published

Published: August 30, 2019

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Progression of maturity model of supply chain in context to sustainability

This conceptual paper is business research presenting maturity model progression and sustainability as a creative wordplay to help organizations move towards reasonable advancement. The sustainability model recommendation depends on the conviction that sustainability is a resulting procedure of urging in which an organization will be unceasingly trying to succeed its vision of economic advancement in continuous cycles of progress, where at each new trundling the firm begins the procedure at a larger value of merchants manageability execution. The alluded model is therefrom unique to fuse changes en-route and empower its advancement pursuit the company's and its system accomplices' urging towards the manageability vision. The viewing on which this paper is based joins skills in science and innovation arrangement, research and development, and urging the executives, group execution and supervisory learning, technique wattle, and incorporated execution, information the executives and innovation for sighting.

Published by: Tanmay Goel, Aashi Mirani, Khushi Agrawal

Author: Tanmay Goel

Paper ID: V5I4-1387

Paper Status: published

Published: August 30, 2019

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The role of supply chain in achieving competitive advantage

As competition from various firms increases locally and globally, Supply Chain Management and ways to increase its efficiency have been the key focus of various organizations. Improving the performance of Supply Chain Management enables a firm to have a competitive advantage over other organizations. This research focuses on three aspects through which the process of Supply Chain can not only be improved but also serve as an edge over competitors. These key areas include Strategic Supply Chain, Supply Chain Metrics and its impact on Performance and Supply Chain Operations and Technology. The study shows how the overall process of Supply Chain Management can be made more effective through the aspects mentioned above and how they serve as tools towards enhancing the process of Supply Chain Management. The outcome of the research shows that a well-planned and established Supply Chain which minimizes the prospects of errors can result in the improvement of the performance of the firm and gives it a competitive edge over other firms.

Published by: Vatsal Jaiswal, Meenakshi Balaji, Sakshi Bhargava

Author: Vatsal Jaiswal

Paper ID: V5I4-1384

Paper Status: published

Published: August 30, 2019

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