Pub Date : 2020-06-26DOI: 10.1504/ijasm.2020.107904
David Güemes-Castorena, Brenda C. Ruiz-Monroy
Some decades ago, the concept of 'ambidexterity' was introduced in the theory and practice of organisation management, but only recently applied to the management of the entire supply chain. Our goals in this paper are to propose a definition for Ambidextrous supply chains in the field of apparel and to study the three leaders of the industry and identify if they balance their supply chain archetypes in their way to Ambidexterity. The apparel industry is one of the most global and fluctuating industries in the world, and apparel supply chains play a strategic role in the growth of the industry and permanency of the brands through end-consumer responsiveness. An ambidextrous supply chain refers to the ability to maintain daily operations excellence while looking for constant innovation and the ability to keep balance. This balance might be achieved through an ambidextrous supply chain. The three studied cases show how organisations can achieve ambidexterity by managing trade-offs latent in this industry.
{"title":"Ambidexterity in the supply chain: studying the apparel industry","authors":"David Güemes-Castorena, Brenda C. Ruiz-Monroy","doi":"10.1504/ijasm.2020.107904","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijasm.2020.107904","url":null,"abstract":"Some decades ago, the concept of 'ambidexterity' was introduced in the theory and practice of organisation management, but only recently applied to the management of the entire supply chain. Our goals in this paper are to propose a definition for Ambidextrous supply chains in the field of apparel and to study the three leaders of the industry and identify if they balance their supply chain archetypes in their way to Ambidexterity. The apparel industry is one of the most global and fluctuating industries in the world, and apparel supply chains play a strategic role in the growth of the industry and permanency of the brands through end-consumer responsiveness. An ambidextrous supply chain refers to the ability to maintain daily operations excellence while looking for constant innovation and the ability to keep balance. This balance might be achieved through an ambidextrous supply chain. The three studied cases show how organisations can achieve ambidexterity by managing trade-offs latent in this industry.","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1504/ijasm.2020.107904","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41557371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-06-26DOI: 10.1504/ijasm.2020.107899
Nataša Rupčić
The paper discusses prospects of the paradigm shift and proposes the learning organisation concept as the technology for the implementation of the learning socio-economic paradigm. The learning socio-economic concept can be described as an overarching business model or a paradigm, providing governing principles regarding interests of major stakeholders. The proposed learning organisation structure-behaviour platform can be analysed from the organisational and individual perspective. The proposed concept based on the learning organisation premises can contribute to the development of the social democratic process and welfare so the main social challenge within the learning framework becomes stimulating positive manifestations of cooperation and complexity as well as increasing behavioural variety as a means of fighting entropy. The paper therefore represents an attempt to provide a descriptive and normative guidance for developing a model for modern business making in terms of personal growth, business excellence and social inclusiveness and sustainability.
{"title":"Learning organisation as technology for the socio-economic paradigm implementation","authors":"Nataša Rupčić","doi":"10.1504/ijasm.2020.107899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijasm.2020.107899","url":null,"abstract":"The paper discusses prospects of the paradigm shift and proposes the learning organisation concept as the technology for the implementation of the learning socio-economic paradigm. The learning socio-economic concept can be described as an overarching business model or a paradigm, providing governing principles regarding interests of major stakeholders. The proposed learning organisation structure-behaviour platform can be analysed from the organisational and individual perspective. The proposed concept based on the learning organisation premises can contribute to the development of the social democratic process and welfare so the main social challenge within the learning framework becomes stimulating positive manifestations of cooperation and complexity as well as increasing behavioural variety as a means of fighting entropy. The paper therefore represents an attempt to provide a descriptive and normative guidance for developing a model for modern business making in terms of personal growth, business excellence and social inclusiveness and sustainability.","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1504/ijasm.2020.107899","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47955353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-06-26DOI: 10.1504/ijasm.2020.107907
D. Antoni, F. Jie, A. Abareshi
Information technology (IT) capability can be adopted by organisations to improve their environmental performance in order to meet environmental regulations, improve their profitability and enhance their competitive position in the marketplace. The main purpose of this paper is to develop a research framework which can serve as a basis to understand how IT capability leads to improvement of environmental performance and what critical IT capabilities would improve environmental performance in an organisation. The hypothesised framework is developed based on a review of the literature on Resource Based View theory and green IT. The sampling unit of this study is from managerial levels in selected 1265 Indonesian ICT organisations based on the list provided by the Ministry of Trade, Republic of Indonesia. The findings show that environmental performance is influenced by IT infrastructure quality, IT human resources competence, and environmental IT competence.
{"title":"Critical factors in information technology capability for enhancing firm's environmental performance: case of Indonesian ICT sector","authors":"D. Antoni, F. Jie, A. Abareshi","doi":"10.1504/ijasm.2020.107907","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijasm.2020.107907","url":null,"abstract":"Information technology (IT) capability can be adopted by organisations to improve their environmental performance in order to meet environmental regulations, improve their profitability and enhance their competitive position in the marketplace. The main purpose of this paper is to develop a research framework which can serve as a basis to understand how IT capability leads to improvement of environmental performance and what critical IT capabilities would improve environmental performance in an organisation. The hypothesised framework is developed based on a review of the literature on Resource Based View theory and green IT. The sampling unit of this study is from managerial levels in selected 1265 Indonesian ICT organisations based on the list provided by the Ministry of Trade, Republic of Indonesia. The findings show that environmental performance is influenced by IT infrastructure quality, IT human resources competence, and environmental IT competence.","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1504/ijasm.2020.107907","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41735786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-06-26DOI: 10.1504/IJASM.2020.107922
Susan Lattanzio, E. Carey, A. Hultin, R. I. Asrai, M. McManus, N. Mogles, G. Parry, L. Newnes
Despite increased discourse around transdisciplinary (TD) research, there is a perception it has received less attention within engineering. This is significant if, as generally accepted, TD increases the societal value of research. This paper benchmarks TD engineering research against the broader TD literature, addressing the question: How do the characteristics of the academic engineering TD literature compare to the TD academic literature in general? We analyse the chronology, source journals, and text of papers referencing TD within their abstract and compare this to papers that fall within the engineering subject area. The conclusions find that TD research is limited generally, and within engineering specifically. Historically, TD research focuses on sustainability challenges, a persistent trend within the general literature. Within engineering research, the focus of TD is wider and addresses operational and 'grand challenge' problems. TD remains poorly defined and future work should focus on clarifying meaning within the engineering discipline.
{"title":"Transdisciplinarity within the academic engineering literature","authors":"Susan Lattanzio, E. Carey, A. Hultin, R. I. Asrai, M. McManus, N. Mogles, G. Parry, L. Newnes","doi":"10.1504/IJASM.2020.107922","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJASM.2020.107922","url":null,"abstract":"Despite increased discourse around transdisciplinary (TD) research, there is a perception it has received less attention within engineering. This is significant if, as generally accepted, TD increases the societal value of research. This paper benchmarks TD engineering research against the broader TD literature, addressing the question: How do the characteristics of the academic engineering TD literature compare to the TD academic literature in general? We analyse the chronology, source journals, and text of papers referencing TD within their abstract and compare this to papers that fall within the engineering subject area. The conclusions find that TD research is limited generally, and within engineering specifically. Historically, TD research focuses on sustainability challenges, a persistent trend within the general literature. Within engineering research, the focus of TD is wider and addresses operational and 'grand challenge' problems. TD remains poorly defined and future work should focus on clarifying meaning within the engineering discipline.","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41586612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-03-16DOI: 10.1504/IJASM.2020.105866
T. Heikkinen, J. Johansson, F. Elgh
Design automation can be used to support efficient information handling and knowledge processing in computer-based product modelling, as well as make possible new design exploration and optimisation capabilities. To be able to utilise and manage design automation systems over time, it is important to understand how the disciplinary methods and models are dependent on each other through the product model constituents and then how these relations should be built to support maintenance, leveraging and future reuse. Awareness of the concrete representation of relations could support the system's traceability and transparency, and depending on the chosen technique, comprehension and extendability can be affected. This paper presents a conceptual framework for how a set of product model constituents are, can and to some extent, should be extended to define relations in multidisciplinary design automation systems.
{"title":"Multidisciplinary design automation – a conceptual framework for working with product model extensions","authors":"T. Heikkinen, J. Johansson, F. Elgh","doi":"10.1504/IJASM.2020.105866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJASM.2020.105866","url":null,"abstract":"Design automation can be used to support efficient information handling and knowledge processing in computer-based product modelling, as well as make possible new design exploration and optimisation capabilities. To be able to utilise and manage design automation systems over time, it is important to understand how the disciplinary methods and models are dependent on each other through the product model constituents and then how these relations should be built to support maintenance, leveraging and future reuse. Awareness of the concrete representation of relations could support the system's traceability and transparency, and depending on the chosen technique, comprehension and extendability can be affected. This paper presents a conceptual framework for how a set of product model constituents are, can and to some extent, should be extended to define relations in multidisciplinary design automation systems.","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1504/IJASM.2020.105866","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46354811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-03-16DOI: 10.1504/ijasm.2020.10027661
B. Patel, A. Tiwari, Manish Kumar, Cherian Samuel, Goutam Sutar
The objective of present work is to categorise agile supply chain (ASC) enablers and examine its relative importance for better implementation of agility in perspective of the Indian manufacturing industry. This study deploys, analytic hierarchy process (AHP), a popular multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) tool as a solution methodology, such that the decision problem breaks into a hierarchy of different levels constituting goal, criteria and alternatives. The results show that there are three enablers namely virtual enterprises, customer satisfaction and adaptability are among the top priority enablers; enabler collaborative relationship is the moderate priority enabler and remaining three enablers i.e., use of information technology, market sensitivity and flexibility are the lowest priority enablers. To effectively implement agility in the supply chain, this study proposes that the manufacturing industries need to focus on the most important ASC enablers and also address the enablers with the least important at a later stage.
{"title":"Analysis of agile supply chain enablers for an Indian manufacturing organisation","authors":"B. Patel, A. Tiwari, Manish Kumar, Cherian Samuel, Goutam Sutar","doi":"10.1504/ijasm.2020.10027661","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijasm.2020.10027661","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of present work is to categorise agile supply chain (ASC) enablers and examine its relative importance for better implementation of agility in perspective of the Indian manufacturing industry. This study deploys, analytic hierarchy process (AHP), a popular multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) tool as a solution methodology, such that the decision problem breaks into a hierarchy of different levels constituting goal, criteria and alternatives. The results show that there are three enablers namely virtual enterprises, customer satisfaction and adaptability are among the top priority enablers; enabler collaborative relationship is the moderate priority enabler and remaining three enablers i.e., use of information technology, market sensitivity and flexibility are the lowest priority enablers. To effectively implement agility in the supply chain, this study proposes that the manufacturing industries need to focus on the most important ASC enablers and also address the enablers with the least important at a later stage.","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141222520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-03-16DOI: 10.1504/ijasm.2020.105884
M. Goudswaard, B. Hicks, Aydin Nassehi
The manufacture of parts via fused deposition modelling (FDM) is inhibited by a lack of understanding of the manufacturing process, resulting in parts having unreliable mechanical properties. Correspondingly, this paper considers the incorporation of capability profiles (CPs) for FDM as a solution. The evolved requirements of CPs for FDM are considered and the necessary process information that would be incorporated within them is presented. A review of existing literature of the effect of process parameters on mechanical properties of FDM parts identifies process variability and the effects of shape and scale as areas insufficiently studied. To address this, tensile tests are conducted revealing: 1) variation (26%) in identical test specimens' UTS; 2) that properties do not scale linearly with specimen size; 3) that cross-sectional shape directly impacts mechanical performance. These results are used to define the parameters required for a capability profile for FDM and subsequently demonstrate its functionality.
{"title":"Towards the democratisation of design: a generalised capability model for FDM","authors":"M. Goudswaard, B. Hicks, Aydin Nassehi","doi":"10.1504/ijasm.2020.105884","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijasm.2020.105884","url":null,"abstract":"The manufacture of parts via fused deposition modelling (FDM) is inhibited by a lack of understanding of the manufacturing process, resulting in parts having unreliable mechanical properties. Correspondingly, this paper considers the incorporation of capability profiles (CPs) for FDM as a solution. The evolved requirements of CPs for FDM are considered and the necessary process information that would be incorporated within them is presented. A review of existing literature of the effect of process parameters on mechanical properties of FDM parts identifies process variability and the effects of shape and scale as areas insufficiently studied. To address this, tensile tests are conducted revealing: 1) variation (26%) in identical test specimens' UTS; 2) that properties do not scale linearly with specimen size; 3) that cross-sectional shape directly impacts mechanical performance. These results are used to define the parameters required for a capability profile for FDM and subsequently demonstrate its functionality.","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1504/ijasm.2020.105884","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46844853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-03-16DOI: 10.1504/ijasm.2020.10027663
Ton Tran, Wencheng Liu, Bernard K Chen, A. Molotnikov, Xinhua Wu, Jerome Pun
Addressing the increase in complexity and number of orthopaedic surgeries especially in the aging population is a major challenge to orthopaedic surgeons. The availability of physical model of patient-specific bones can benefit pre-operative planning of surgeries and lead to better surgical options and improved outcomes. This paper describes a CT-based agile 3D printing system for manufacturing patient-specific bones that can be used for preoperative planning and assist in the choice and application of orthopaedic implants.
{"title":"CT-based agile 3D printing system for pre-operative planning of orthopaedic surgeries","authors":"Ton Tran, Wencheng Liu, Bernard K Chen, A. Molotnikov, Xinhua Wu, Jerome Pun","doi":"10.1504/ijasm.2020.10027663","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijasm.2020.10027663","url":null,"abstract":"Addressing the increase in complexity and number of orthopaedic surgeries especially in the aging population is a major challenge to orthopaedic surgeons. The availability of physical model of patient-specific bones can benefit pre-operative planning of surgeries and lead to better surgical options and improved outcomes. This paper describes a CT-based agile 3D printing system for manufacturing patient-specific bones that can be used for preoperative planning and assist in the choice and application of orthopaedic implants.","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46021166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-03-16DOI: 10.1504/ijasm.2020.105881
Harsimran Singh Sodhi, B. Singh, Doordarshi Singh
The purpose of this paper is to systematically report about the literature of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) addressing various aspects of its application like: year wise publications of LSS, applications of LSS in terms of geographical basis and on the basis of nature of industries and also to find the various barriers and problems associated with the successful implementation of LSS. Present research is based upon a systematic literature review of LSS publications in past decades, i.e., from 1990 to 2018. Total number of 127 research articles has been reviewed. Well known database searches including EBSOC, Science Direct, Emerald, Google Scholar, etc. has been consulted. Therefore present paper will present valuable insight to the practitioners. Present study predicts that USA is highly utilising LSS as waste management technique in its various production and service sector and LSS also found its high demand in automobile sector as well.
{"title":"Lean Six Sigma practices a competitive priority in SME's: a critical review","authors":"Harsimran Singh Sodhi, B. Singh, Doordarshi Singh","doi":"10.1504/ijasm.2020.105881","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijasm.2020.105881","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this paper is to systematically report about the literature of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) addressing various aspects of its application like: year wise publications of LSS, applications of LSS in terms of geographical basis and on the basis of nature of industries and also to find the various barriers and problems associated with the successful implementation of LSS. Present research is based upon a systematic literature review of LSS publications in past decades, i.e., from 1990 to 2018. Total number of 127 research articles has been reviewed. Well known database searches including EBSOC, Science Direct, Emerald, Google Scholar, etc. has been consulted. Therefore present paper will present valuable insight to the practitioners. Present study predicts that USA is highly utilising LSS as waste management technique in its various production and service sector and LSS also found its high demand in automobile sector as well.","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1504/ijasm.2020.105881","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42886611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.47351/2658-7874_2020_2_4_63
A. Vorontsov
{"title":"Comparative analysis of the operational-search legislation of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States","authors":"A. Vorontsov","doi":"10.47351/2658-7874_2020_2_4_63","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47351/2658-7874_2020_2_4_63","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80925280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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