Agility assessment through qualification and quantification tools: a case study in an Indian pump manufacturing company

Ramesh, Gautham; Devadasan, S.R.

doi:10.1504/ijmassc.2007.012818

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“…By employing agility enablers and attributes, various authors have developed methods to measure the agility level of an organization. A scoring approach and agility index have been used to measure the agility of various organizations [41][42][43][44][45][46]. Due to the involvement of large quantity of variables, they relied on an analytical hierarchy process.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Innovative Framework for Assessing the Impact of Agile Manufacturing in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Ali

Ahmad

2022

Sustainability

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In the competitive manufacturing era, agile manufacturing has evolved as a revolutionary manufacturing strategy that manages quality, innovation, responsiveness, introduction time of product, and uncertainties to maximize profit and to satisfy fluctuating demands of customers. The decision of implementing agile manufacturing is always complicated for organizations because they fear failure during the implementation process. This paper presents an innovative framework that can help decision-makers well before the implementation of agile manufacturing practices by evaluating the potential impact on an organization. The framework is based on three components, including agility cost, agility fitness, and agility outcome. The framework has been developed after intensive literature investigation, field study of manufacturing SMEs, and interviews with experts. Based on the framework, a knowledge-based system (KBS) has been developed to aid SMEs in decision-making at the implementation stage. The system is validated by case studies and by industrial experts through detailed interviews.

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“…For this purpose, agility fitness is to be evaluated as well. The enablers of agility fitness include responsible management, manufacturing management, workforce, technology, and manufacturing strategy [33,41].…”

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Innovative Framework for Assessing the Impact of Agile Manufacturing in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Ali

Ahmad

2022

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“…Lin et al (2006) proposed a fuzzy agility evaluation framework comprising of agility drivers, agile capabilities and agility enablers. Ramesh and Devadasan (2007) conducted a literature study on AM, which leads to the identification of 20 criteria of AM and techniques for implementation of these criteria. The 20-criteria agility model developed through literature survey was used for drafting an agile quantification tool.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Agile manufacturing: a literature review and Pareto analysis

Kumar

Singh

Jain³

2019

IJQRM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the existing literature on agile manufacturing (AM) to pinpoint critical success factors (CSFs) affecting the successful implementation of agile manufacturing systems. Design/methodology/approach The study focused on empirical articles published in peer-reviewed journals from 1991 to 2019 (July). In total, 37 empirical studies were shortlisted for analysis as the reliability and validity of the constructs were critically tested using various statistical methods. Further, “Pareto analysis” tool was employed to sort and arrange the factors critical for smoother and effective implementation of AM, in descending order according to their frequency of occurrence. Findings The present work scrutinizes 37 research papers, resulting in 33 CSFs that affect AM implementation. Using Pareto analysis, 8 CSFs are regarded as “vital few,” which account for 82.66 percent of occurrence, and the remaining 25 CSFs are regarded as “useful many,” which account for 17.34 percent of occurrence. The managers must focus on successful deployment of “vital few” CSFs, as they are more critical in achieving business excellence through the successful implementation of AM, in comparison to other 25 “useful many” CSFs. Originality/value To the best knowledge of authors, this work is the first attempt to employ Pareto analysis for critically analyzing a wide range of AM CSFs studies. The findings of this study will assist researchers and managers in AM implementation in a more smoother and effective way in manufacturing industries.

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“…However, this model does not indicate degree of implementing agile manufacturing criteria in the company. In order to overcome this deficiency, the 20 criteria agile manufacturing measurement model appeared in Ramesh and Devadasan (2007). In this paper, the degree of implementing agile manufacturing in a company is indicated by using a measure called agility index.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Agility in small sized pump manufacturing companies - an exploration in an Indian scenario

Peramanan

Palani²,

Devadasan

et al. 2019

IJRAPIDM

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Today, companies are required to imbibe agility characteristics. Agility of a company refers to its capability in producing innovative products by reacting quickly in accordance with the dynamic demands of the customers. In this paper, a research has been reported in which the agility level prevailing in three small size pump manufacturing companies located in India was measured by using a model called 20 criteria agile manufacturing measurement model. By using this model, the agility of these companies was measured by using a measure called agility index. The agility index of one of them was found to be higher than that of the other two. Further, it was explored to identify the weak agility criteria practiced in the three small size pump manufacturing companies. This exploration indicated that poor adoption of technology prevents the small sized pump manufacturing companies from speeding up of the agile manufacturing journey in an Indian scenario. A. Peramanan et al.

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Agility assessment through qualification and quantification tools: a case study in an Indian pump manufacturing company

Cited by 6 publications

References 46 publications

Innovative Framework for Assessing the Impact of Agile Manufacturing in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Innovative Framework for Assessing the Impact of Agile Manufacturing in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Agile manufacturing: a literature review and Pareto analysis

Agility in small sized pump manufacturing companies - an exploration in an Indian scenario

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