An empirical exploration of Agile manufacturing for enhanced business performance in Indian manufacturing industry

Jain³

2021

TQM

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PurposeDynamic business environment has a deep influence on production and management related exercises. In order to remain competitive, organization needs to coordinate with continuous and unpredictable changes taking place in the market. Globalization of markets is posing competitive pressure on firms, which leads them to adopt a new manufacturing paradigm termed agile manufacturing (AM). The purpose of the present case study is to explore the contribution of AM towards agility and productivity enhancements in an Indian manufacturing company.Design/methodology/approachThe study is carried out at forging industry which has been assessed on certain key business performance indicators. The assessment highlighted various issues which had scope for improvement to enhance the agility of the organization. Therefore, a phase-wise implementation of AM is carried to reap the significant benefits as a result of AM implementation in the case study company. The methodology has been applied to decrease the inline rejection, increase the productivity and responsiveness of the organization.FindingsThe results revealed an improvement in performance score from 77.5 to 100. Further, an increase in productivity and reduction in line rejection has been achieved through the systematic implementation of AM.Practical implicationsThe study highlights the contributions of strategic AM implementation to organizational performance and highlights the need for successful management of AM practices for establishing sustained performance of the organization.Originality/valueThe contribution of the present work is the phase-wise implementation of AM in the case studied company.

Section: Research Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 54%

Section: Phase-wise Implementation Of Agile Manufacturingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Agility enhancement through agile manufacturing implementation: a case study

Kumar

Jain³

2021

TQM

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“…Nabass and Abdallah (2019) found that agile manufacturing has a positive and significant effect on business performance and operational regarding considered dimensions. Kumar et al (2020d) corroborated the capability of agile manufacturing in yielding business improvements through empirical evidence. Udokporo et al (2020b) examined the influence of lean, agile and green practices in attaining business competitiveness in the fast-moving consumer goods business using structural equation modeling (SEM).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 67%

“…The evaluation of organizational performance has matured very importantly in the development of organizational goals. Numerous researchers (Ren et al , 2003; Vazquez-Bustelo et al , 2007; Kumar et al , 2020d; Varl et al , 2020) have been investigating the potential of applying managerial and technological advancements in an agile manufacturing environment to get benefits from them. Successful deployment of agile practices demands adequate metrics to quantify their contribution to the performance of the company.…”

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confidence: 99%

An empirical investigation of the relationship among agile manufacturing practices and business performance: a pilot study

Kumar

Jain³

2021

JSTPM

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Purpose Agility addresses vibrant solutions for running companies to meet the dares of customers asking for high quality and low- cost goods and services. The purpose of this study is to identify the practices for the successful implementation of agile manufacturing and measure their relationship with business performance measures of the manufacturing industry. Design/methodology/approach The data for the pilot study were collected from 26 respondents through a questionnaire survey. After confirming the normality and reliability of the data, it was analyzed to examine the relationship between agile manufacturing practices and business performance measures. Findings The results show that there are strong relationships between agile manufacturing practices and business performance. Further, these attributes significantly contribute to delivering better business performance. Originality/value The study signifies the need for agile manufacturing in enhancing business performance for the growth and sustainability of the organization.

“…To find out what is the possibility of gaining the success rate with the implementation of GM input parameters and Box M discriminant validity analysis will be performed which will help the prediction of success and failure of the survey industries given by the expert data conducted (Kumar et al , 2020; Sidhu et al , 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

Contribution of green manufacturing for realizing business performance in Indian small and medium scale organizations (SME’s)

Sethi³

2021

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Purpose The current manuscript is focused on evaluating the capabilities of green practices that affect various business performance (BP) parameters of small and medium scale Indian manufacturing enterprises (SME’s). This study aims to obtain multiple significant factors that influence the implementation of green practices. Design/methodology/approach The manuscript focuses on statistical testing of responses obtained from 168 Indian SMEs to determine the relationship between input parameters and BP parameters. This paper starts with deploying tests such as Cronbach alpha and inter-item covariance test to obtain confidence in data collected, followed by various statistical tests such as Pearson correlation, multiple regression, canonical correlation to extract various significant factors the study. Further Games-Howell post hoc test is deployed to evaluate the significant improvements in BP gained over a reasonable duration of time. Finally, a discriminant validity test is used to find out the success or failure of the organizations that participated in the survey. Findings This research contributes to the holistic effect of green manufacturing (GM) toward gaining improvements in terms of different BP parameters taken for the study. It has been found that various input factors such as customer attributes, adoption of new technology, social pressure and government pressure are the main parameters for GM implementation. Further, it is observed that those at the maturity phase of GM implementation are reaping higher benefits than the organizations at the transition and stability phase. Originality/value The current study has been accomplished in Indian SME manufacturing organizations to investigate the effects of GM implementation in the organization. Although research findings imply the effective use of green practices within the organization to reap BP parameters and improve the market’s competitive image, the study cannot be generalized and can be used as an insight for both academicians and end-users in understanding the overall achievements of GM.