A combined AHP and ISM-based model to assess the agility of supply chain - a case study

Saleeshya, P.G.; Thampi, Karthik Suresh; Raghuram, P.

doi:10.1504/ijism.2012.051050

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“…Furthermore, Nagar et al (2013) proposed the ISM for the next-generation manufacturing systems to mitigate their negative impacts. A relatively different study by Saleeshya et al (2012) presented a case study on the spinning industry of South India in which various enablers and determinants of agility were identified and developed a multilevel model to improve the agility of the supply chain using the analytic hierarchy process and ISM methodologies. Chandramowli et al (2011) analyze the barriers to development in landfill communities using ISM in the USA.…”

Section: Ism Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

An analysis of the barriers to the proliferation of M-commerce in Qatar

Khan

Talib

Faisal

2015

Journal of Systems and Information Technology

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify and develop a hierarchical model for the barriers affecting the growth of mobile commerce (M-commerce). Based on the model developed, the authors’ objective is to identify those variables that are of strategic nature and are the root cause of the issue. Design/methodology/approach – Variables considered as barriers are identified, and utilizing the interpretive structural model approach, a relationship model is developed. Further, the impact matrix cross-reference multiplication applied to a classification approach is used to analyze the effect and dependence among these factors. Findings – The research in the area of M-commerce in the Arab world and related to the strategic aspect is limited in the extant literature. The present study tries to fill this gap by investigating the variables that inhibit the growth of M-commerce in Qatar. The research shows that there exists a group of barriers having a high driving power and low dependence requiring maximum attention and of strategic importance, while another group consists of those variables that have high dependence and are the resultant actions. Practical implications – There is a growing concern that although the numbers of mobile subscribers are increasing at a very fast pace in Qatar, actual M-commerce activities in the country remain low. The findings of this study can be used to understand the differences between the independent and dependent variables and their mutual relationships. The study would also help the policy makers to develop suitable strategies to facilitate growth of M-commerce in the country. Originality/value – This research was the first attempt to investigate the relationships among the variables inhibiting the growth of M-commerce in a fast-growing economy in a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. Given that there is limited research on M-commerce in the GCC context, the study can be viewed as an investigation that provides a good understanding of the variables and their interrelationships affecting M-commerce proliferation.

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Section: Ism Methodologymentioning

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An analysis of the barriers to the proliferation of M-commerce in Qatar

Khan

Talib

Faisal

2015

Journal of Systems and Information Technology

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“…Subsequently, authors [45][46][47] integrated the questionnaire data and analytical hierarchy process to measure agility. Their goal was to rank supply chain performance enablers based on the statistical information collected from industrial experts.…”

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Assessment of Supply Chain Agility to Foster Sustainability: Fuzzy-DSS for a Saudi Manufacturing Organization

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Supply chain agility and sustainability is an essential element for the long-term survival and success of a manufacturing organization. Agility is an organization’s ability to respond rapidly to customers’ dynamic demands and volatile market changes. In a dynamic business environment, manufacturing firms demand agility to be evaluated to support any alarming decision. Sustainability is an aspect to sustain collaboration, value creation, and survival of firms under a dynamic competitive business scenario. Agility is a capability that drives competitiveness to foster sustainability aspects. The purpose of this article is to consider and evaluate the supply chain behavior within the context of Saudi enterprises. The efficacy and relevance of this model were explored through a case study conducted in a Saudi dairy manufacturing corporation. Owing to the complexity and a large number of calculations that are required for evaluating the agility of the supply chain, a decision support system was proposed as a tool to assess the supply chain and identifying barriers to a strategic sustainable solution for a specific organizational target. The decision support system is extensive as it contains six separate agility enablers and ninety-three agility attributes for the supply chain. The assessment was carried out using a fuzzy multi-criteria method. It combines the performance rating and importance weight of each agile supply chain-enabler-attribute. To achieve and sustain local and global success, the case organization strove to become a major local and global manufacturer to satisfy its customers, reduce its time to market, lower its total ownership costs, and boost its overall competitiveness through improving its agility across supply chain activities to foster sustainability for a manufacturing organization located in Saudi Arabia.

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“…It, therefore, became difficult for researchers to create these models, and for practitioners and managers to comprehend them. This problem was addressed by many researchers (Mishra et al, 2012;Saleeshya et al, 2012;Sharma and Bhat, 2014;Patel et al, 2018;Patel et al, 2020a) through an overview of various enablers and their relative importance. In these modified models, SCA enablers were compressed to six or seven.…”

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“…The third step is to implement agility in a supply chain with the help of appropriate agility enablers and the four inherent components (dimensions). Implementation of agility will help to overcome the problem of unexpected changes (Saleeshya et al, 2012). However, if agility is coupled with lean, this combination will provide quick responses to demand fluctuations with less input resources.…”

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A systematic review of the literature on supply chain agility

Patel¹,

Sambasivan²

2021

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to critically examine the scholarly articles associated Murali Sambasivan with the diverse aspects of supply chain agility (SCA). The review highlights research insights, existing gaps and future research directions that can help academicians and practitioners gain a comprehensive understanding of SCA. Design/methodology/approach The present study has adopted author co-citation analysis as the research methodology, with a view to thoroughly investigating the good-quality articles related to SCA that have been published over a period of 22 years (1999-2020). In this study, 126 research papers on SCA – featuring diverse aspects of agility – from various reputed journals have been examined, analysed and assimilated. Findings The salient findings of this research are, namely, agility is different from other similar concepts, such as flexibility, leanness, adaptability and resilience; of the 13 dimensions of agility discussed in the literature, the prominent ones are quickness, responsiveness, competency and flexibility; literature related to SCA can be categorised as related to modelling the enablers, agility assessment, agility implementation, leagility and agility maximisation. This research proposes a more practical definition and framework for SCA. The probable areas for future research are, namely, impediments to agility, effective approaches to agility assessment, cost-benefit trade-offs to be considered whilst implementing agility, empirical research to validate the framework and SCA in the domain of healthcare and disaster relief supply chains. Practical implications This paper provides substantial insights to practitioners who primarily focus on measuring and implementing agility in the supply chain. The findings of this study will help the supply chain manager gain a better idea about how to become competitive in today’s dynamic and turbulent business environment. Originality/value The originality of this study is in: comprehensively identifying the various issues related to SCA, such as related concepts, definitions, dimensions and different categories of studies covered in literature, proposing a new definition and framework for SCA and identifying potential areas for future research, to provide deeper insights into the subject and highlight areas for future research.

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A combined AHP and ISM-based model to assess the agility of supply chain - a case study

Cited by 17 publications

References 24 publications

An analysis of the barriers to the proliferation of M-commerce in Qatar

An analysis of the barriers to the proliferation of M-commerce in Qatar

Assessment of Supply Chain Agility to Foster Sustainability: Fuzzy-DSS for a Saudi Manufacturing Organization

A systematic review of the literature on supply chain agility

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