Issue: 2025/Vol.35/No.4, Pages
MODELLING OF BARRIERS TO PRODUCTIVITY: A HYBRID TISM APPROACH
Zamrooda Jabeen
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Cite as: Z. Jabeen. Modelling of barriers to productivity: A hybrid TISM approach. Operations Research and Decisions 2025: 35(4). DOI 10.37190/ord/207393
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to build a structural relationship model based on Total Interpretive Structural Modelling (TISM) and Fuzzy Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (FDEMATEL) technique for analysis and investigating the barriers responsible for decline in saffron productivity. Nevertheless, saffron harvesting provides livelihood to the farmers but due to the limited geographical scope and climate sensitive cultivation, its productivity has been declining, creating imbalance in saffron supply chain. Many studies have been carried out using hybrid TISM-DEMATEL techniques in many other dimensions, but there is scarcity of knowledge on the contextual relationships among saffron productivity barriers. Nine potential barriers to productivity of saffron were identified. The research study identifies a Lack of scientific awareness, Technical inefficiency, and Climate change as the most significant drivers influencing saffron productivity. Addressing these barriers is crucial for improving the imbalance in the saffron supply chain.
Keywords: Saffron Productivity, TISM, FDEMATEL, Fuzzy MICMAC, Fuzzy set, Decision Making
Received: 28 November 2024 Accepted: 21 June 2025
Published online: 21 June 2025