RETRACTED: Achieving organizational performance by integrating industrial Internet of things in the SMEs: a developing country perspective

Subhodeep Mukherjee is working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Operations, GITAM School of Business, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, India. He has submitted his Ph.D. at the GITAM School of Business, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, India. He obtained his Master’s degree from the Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India. His research papers are published in Benchmarking: An International Journal, Management Decision, Management of Environmental Quality, Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and Decision. He has presented several papers in various conferences and has also received two best paper and best paper presented awards. His main research interests include food supply chain management, retail supply chain, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technologies. He has expertise in statistical techniques like SEM, etc.

Manish Mohan Baral is working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Operations, GITAM Institute of Management, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam. He is an engineering graduate from KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, MBA in International Business from GITAM University, Visakhapatnam and pursued his Ph.D. in Management from Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi. He has publications in reputed journals and high indexed book chapters. He has presented more 12 papers in various conferences and has also received three best paper and best paper presented awards. His research areas include Information Technology, Cloud Computing, Supply Chain Management, Artificial Intelligence, Operations Research, and Quality Management. He has expertise in statistical techniques like SEM and MCDM techniques like TOPSIS, Fuzzy TOPSIS, etc.

Venkataiah Chittipaka is working as Associate Professor (Operations Management) at Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi, India. He is an engineering graduate and completed MBA from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal and obtained his doctorate from the Department of Business Management, Osmania University and qualified in UGC-NET conducted by University Grants Commission, New Delhi. His research papers have been published in International Journal of Services and Operations Management, Decision and Benchmarking: An International Journal. He has published several indexed book chapters also. His area of interest includes Operations, Quality, Marketing Research, logistics, Supply Chain Management and Project Management.

Ramji Nagariya is working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Business and Management, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR, Ghaziabad, India. He holds a Ph.D. in area of sustainable service supply chain from the Department of Management Studies, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India. He holds a M. Tech in Industrial Management from Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi and bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering. His research papers are published in Business Process Management Journal, Benchmarking: An International Journal, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Decision, and International Journal of Services and Operations Management. His research interest includes service supply chain, buyer-supplier relationship and sustainability in supply chain.

Bharat Singh Patel is working as an assistant professor in Thiagarajar School of Management, Pamban Swamy Nagar, Thiruparankundram, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India. He holds PhD and M. tech in Industrial Management from Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India. His research papers have been published in ABDC listed journals and Scopus indexed journals. His research interests include supply chain management, supply chain agility, lean manufacturing and agile manufacturing.