A PROJECT REPORT
Submitted by
Akash Kumar Shah
Batch 2013-2015 in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of
MASTER OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
under the guidance of
PROF. SUHAS PRABHU
THAKUR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES AND RESEARCH
KANDIVILI (EAST), MUMBAI
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that this project report Achieving inexpensive RFID implementation is a bonafide work of Rohini S Vangury in part completion of Masters in Management Studies and has been done under my guidance
The Project is in the nature of original work that has not so far been submitted for any degree of this university.
Reference of work and sources of information have been given at the end of the project
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DECLARATION I, Akash Kumar Shah hereby declare that the thesis, entitled “E-BUSINESS: A STUDY ON THE USE AND IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN OF INDIAN MANUFACTURING SECTOR”, submitted to the University of Mumbai, Mumbai in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of MASTER OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES is a record of original and independent research work done by me during 2014-2015 under the supervision and guidance of Suhas Prabhu, Zagdu Singh charitable trust Thakur Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai.
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E-BUSINESS: A STUDY ON THE USE AND IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN OF INDIAN MANUFACTURING SECTOR
ABSTRACT
Today’s business environment is more competitive than it has been in the past due to globalization. Manufacturers are faced with uncertain demand and have to deal with well informed and increasingly demanding customers. This has forced them to invest in Information Technology (IT) in their supply chains to respond better to
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