Technology Innovation in Indian MSMEs: A Case Study Using SWOT and SAP–LAP Analysis

By : Davinder Singh, J. S. Khamba, Tarun Nanda

Page No: 43-50

Abstract
In India, 95 percent of the industrial units are in smallscale sector, with 40 percent addition in the manufacturing sector and 6.29 percent contribution to the Indian Gross Domestic Product. So it becomes necessary for organizations to adopt new technologies or upgrade existing setup to meet continuously changing global market and fulfil customer needs. The case study of ABC industry highlights the problems and possibilities of innovative behaviour in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Strength, Opportunity, Weakness and Threats (SWOT) Analysis is one of the techniques to undertake a more structural analysis to formulate the best strategy. Also, a Situation Actor Process (SAP)– Learning Action Performance (LAP) Model has been applied to analyse the case study of ABC. The situation represents the present scenario of the organization. Actors are the participants, influencing the situation to evolve different business processes. Based on SAP, various learning issues have been analysed, which lead to suitable action followed by impact of SAP on the performance of the supply chain of the organization.

Authors :
Davinder Singh : Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Punjabi University, Patiala.
J. S. Khamba : Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Punjabi University, Patiala.
Tarun Nanda : Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Thapar University, Patiala.