Agility Assessment Research Articles

Assessment of Service Agility in Power Distribution Company

Power Distribution Company (DISCOM)s are basically engaged in providing electricity to power the various customer needs of the people in its area of operation. The availability of quality power free from voltage sags, voltage swells, dips etc. without any interruption contributes to customer delight in the sector. Unfortunately, the network constraints brought in by overhead, bare conductors to convey power from generating stations to transmission Sub-stations and from there to the end consumers is a serious cause for outages to customers and create dissatisfaction among them. This paper attempts to develop assessment framework of service agility for a case DISCOM in India using multi-grade fuzzy approach. The service agility attributes are identified and classified using Importance Performance analysis (IPA). This assessment framework may helps managers of DISCOM for understanding their current service agility level and focus on the weaker attributes to enhance their service performance. This assessment framework can help DISCOM’s managers to understand their current level of service agility and focus to improve their service performance.

Organizational Agility Assessment of a Moroccan Healthcare Organization in Times of COVID-19

Since its appearance, COVID-19 has severely impacted the healthcare sector all over the world The healthcare organizations should be agile in order to cope with this new health crisis Indeed, organization agility was highly recommended as an essential basis for flexibility, innovation, speed, as well competitiveness Different research provided different conceptual models suitable to evaluate the organization agility In this sense, this paper presents an assessment model, which by defining different agile enablers, criteria and attributes, aims at identifying the least and the most suitable enablers influencing the healthcare organization agility To realize it practically, this paper uses the fuzzy logic approach which provides the improvement directions for enhancing the organization agility Subsequently, the data gathered from a Moroccan healthcare organization was substituted in this assessment model and the level and the suggestions improvement for agility were derived In this way, the organization will integrate the successful combination of the agility enablers in this dynamic environment © 2020 ASTES Publishers All rights reserved

Development of an Organizational Agility Assessment for Government and Nonprofit Organizations

To keep pace with constant change in the environment, organizations must broaden their sight by finding new ways to carry out their work. Based on literature review, we developed an organizational agility model and the Government Organizational Agility Assessment (GOAA) for use with government and nonprofit organizations. Over a two-year period, the GOAA was administered to eight units within separate government and nonprofit organizations, resulting in a sample of 1,119 participants. Reliability exceeded acceptable levels for each GOAA scale, and content validity was demonstrated through grounding in the literature. Use of the GOAA is discussed as an evidence-based tool that organizational consultants can use to make a case for change and provide a framework that organizations can use to become more agile. Limitations and suggestions for future research are discussed.

A Methodology and Case Study to Assess SCOR-Make Agility Measures Under Uncertainties

An assessment of agility is not an easy task since agility has been differently defined in literature, and it is not convenient to measure by experiment in practice. The objective of this paper is to propose a methodology to assess the agility performance under uncertainties based on level 1 of SCOR-Make process metric including the upside make flexibility (AG1.1), upside make adaptability (AG1.2), and downsize make adaptability (AG1.3). The proposed methodology consists of predictive models, which are a deterministic linear programming (LP) model and LP model with uncertainties, and algorithms to assess the agility measures. A case study of a bottled-water factory is conducted to demonstrate the application of the proposed methodology. The case study shows that the proposed methodology can effectively determine the agility measures. It can also be adapted to answer other agility related practical questions that are different from the SCOR definition.

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

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.

Reliability of Change of Direction and Agility Assessments in Youth Soccer Players.

Considering the vast physical and neural developments experienced throughout adolescence, the reliability of physical performance may vary in youth populations. This study aimed to examine the reliability of change of direction (COD) and agility tests in youth soccer players. Altogether, 86 youth soccer players, aged 13.6 ± 2.0 years, volunteered to participate. Data were collected from a modified 505 COD test (m505COD) and the Y-sprint drill in both pre-planned (Y-SprintPRE) and reactive (Y-SprintREACT) conditions during 2 sessions, 7 days apart. Anthropometric data including body mass, standing stature, and sitting height were also collected. COD and agility tests demonstrated good reliability (ICC = 0.81–0.91; CV = 1.2–2.0; d = 0.00–0.31; p < 0.01) for our entire sample. However, we observed a small negative relationship between age and intersession differences for the Y-SprintPRE (r = −0.28; p = 0.04), and moderate negative relationships between both age (r = −0.41; p < 0.01), and maturity offset (r = −0.39; p < 0.01) for the Y-SprintREACT. Although the COD and agility tests adopted within this study possess good intersession reliability, we observed greater intersession differences for younger and less mature individuals. We suggest that while COD and agility tests may provide meaningful objective data for monitoring the development of youth soccer players, these tests should be used with caution when evaluating younger, more immature athletes.

Performances of the Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment (CAMSA), and validity of timing components in comparison with three commonly used agility tests in Chinese boys: an exploratory study.

BackgroundThe practical application of the Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment (CAMSA) has been reported in some Western countries. However, a few studies reported the application of the CAMSA in Chinese children. In addition, given that the CAMSA was designing to incorporate both movement skills and agility assessment, the value and validity of the timing component of the CAMSA are worth discussing.MethodsBy choosing the Illinois Agility Test, Repeated Side Step-1 m distance, and the newly designed Repeated Side Step-half of height as the benchmark, we evaluate the performance of the CAMSA, further establish the concurrent validity of the CAMSA timing components (completion time and time score). In total, 149 male children (mean age 9.0 ± 0.8 years) from public schools in Shanghai, China, participated in the study.ResultsThe mean CAMSA completion time was 19.3 ± 5.3 (s), and mean time score was 8.7 ± 3.9 (range of 1–14) for all participants (n = 149). After adjusted the sprint speed, older age was positively associated with the performance of the CAMSA. Being overweight was not associated with the performance of the CAMSA comparing with healthy body mass children, however, being obese was negatively associated with the CAMSA timing components and total score. Children having extracurricular sports activities (e.g., athletic experiences), mostly soccer, were more likely to demonstrated better performances of the CAMSA completion time, time score and total score. However, overweight and obese, also athletic experiences were not significantly contributed to the CAMSA skill score, although the association was slight (Adj R2 = 0.13). Besides, the CAMSA completion time has a strong correlation with the IAT, r = 0.77; RSS-1MD, r = − 0.76; and RSS-HHD, r = − 0.77, p < 0.01. The same pattern of correlation was also found between the CAMSA time score and three agility tests: IAT, r = − 0.79; RSS-1MD, r = 0.76; RSS-HHD, r = 0.78, p < 0.01.DiscussionOverall, a few participants in the study were able to reach the recommended level of the total CAMSA score referring to the Canadian criterion. The strong concurrent validity was found between the CAMSA timing components and three selected agility tests, respectively.

Organizational Agility Assessment for Higher Education Institution

Organizational Agility Assessment for Higher Education Institution

Effects of Proprioceptive Training on Agility Performance in Male Football Players

Background and Purpose: Football is a high intensity intermittent sport which requires the successful andeffective execution of the technical skill like agility, change of direction, acceleration, deceleration, suddenstops and shots largely depends on the football players’ ability to control their balance and to adapt betterand faster to their ever changing bodily postures and positions in the pitch. So to maximize the footballperformance the possible strategy could be proprioceptive training. Hence, the purpose of this research wasto see the effects of proprioceptive training on agility performance in male football players.Method: 90 football players participated were randomly selected and divided in two groups, experimental(n=45) and control group (n=45). Experimental group underwent Proprioceptive training on bosu ball withtheir regular football training program and control group underwent regular football training program.Athletes were trained for 3 times a week for 6 weeks. Agility assessment at pre and post intervention wasdone for all subjects using T-agility test.Results: The results revealed a significant differences in comparison between pre and post agility forexperimental group with p-value 0.000 (&lt; 0.05) and insignificant difference for control group with p-value0.220 (&gt; 0.05).Conclusion: Proprioceptive training was effective in decreasing the agility time in male football players.

Assessment of Body Coordination, Strength and Agility Using Bruininks- Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOT-2) in Overweight and Obese Children Aged 7-12 Years

Background - Childhood obesity is a major health problem in many developing countries, including India. As a result, overweight and obese children achieve fewer opportunities to develop proficient motor skills. Early assessment should be done to evaluate children having poor coordination problem and early intervention should be given to avoid risk of any neuromotor disturbances later. This study is done to find out the level of motor proficiency in terms of Body coordination, strength and agility in overweight and obese school going children aged 7-12 years using BOT-2 test. Method: A cross sectional analytical study was conducted using BOT-2 long form. Purposive sampling of 54 overweight and obese children (32 males and 22 females) aged 7-12 years who met the inclusion criteria were taken for the study and assessed under 2 motor area composite of BOT -2. The study was conducted after the ethical clearance obtained by the institutional ethical committee. Each task was explained verbally and demonstrated to each student, to ensure proper understanding of the task. Results: 54 children were assessed (59.2% males and 40.8% females) and standard score of the BOT -2 test was calculated which signifies the level of proficiency. For Body coordination component mean standard score of 45.07 and for strength and agility component it was 37.79. Conclusion: This study concludes that according to Descriptive Category of BOT -2 test in Body coordination 33%, in Strength and agility 74% of overweight and obese children aged 7-12 years has motor deficits.

A Catalogue of Agile Smells for Agility Assessment

Background: The Manifesto for Agile Development has already inspired many software development methods such as Scrum, XP, and Crystal Reports. However, being “agile” is not trivial and only a few companies are capable of mastering so-called agile practices. Failure to apply the agile approach properly can do more harm than good and may jeopardize the benefits of an agile method. Thus, evaluating an organization’s ability to apply agile practices using an agility assessment tool is critical. Aims: In this paper, we extend the metaphor of code smell and introduce the term agile smell to denote the issues and practices that may impair the adoption of the agile approach. The focus of the paper is defining and validating a catalogue of agile smells that can support agility assessment. Method: A literature review and a survey were conducted to identify and confirm the characterization of agile smells. Once identified, the agile smells were organized in a structured catalogue. Results: The literature review found 2376 references published between 2001 and 2018. We selected 55 papers for full consideration and identified 20 agile smells. The survey consulted 20 participants to determine the relevance of the selected agile smells. Conclusion: We have identified a set of 20 agile smells that were ranked according to their relevance. For each smell, we proposed at least one strategy to identify the smell’s presence in real projects. The catalogue can be used by companies to support the assessment of their agility ability.

The Assessment of Movement Competence in Czech School Age Children Using BOT-2 Test

Introduction: A sufficient level of movement competence (MC) is a significant health and psychosocial factor. Overall, there is a strong consensus that movement competence is positively associated with all health-related variables. A lower level of movement competence in childhood is reflected in physical activity participation and engagement in physical activity later in life. The Bruininks-Oseretsky test of motor proficiency, 2nd version (BOT-2), is considered the most comprehensive diagnostic tool. There are no normative criteria of this test in the Czech Republic. The aim of this pilot study was to estimate a cross-cultural validity of the BOT-2 in a sample of Czech school children. Methods: The research sample was comprised of 83 school children (43 girls and 40 boys) of average age 10.15 ± 1.66 years. For the estimation of a MC we used the BOT-2, 2nd version - complete form. Results: The results of our tested group show that the group’s MC is in the lower part of the average level in the area of total motor composite (standard score 46.4±11.8). On average, the weakest performance was recorded in the area of fine manual control. More in-depth analysis showed that the weakest subcomponent of the area of fine manual control was fine motor precision (scale score 10.1±5.5). The group’s most successful area was the component concerning strength and agility. Conclusion: As a pilot study the project indicated that the BOT-2 can be valid for the Czech school children in 4 motor area composites regarding the manual coordination, coordination, strength and agility assessment only. It is not valid for the assessment of fine manual control. In a more detailed analysis of 8 subcategories we observe significantly worse results of Czech children in the area of fine motor precision.

Firefly enabled agility assessment in manufacturing systems

The manufacturing processes have now evolved from dinosaur type of enterprise to lizard type known as agile manufacturing. Agility can be enhanced with some trivial change in firm's processes. In this study, an effort has been made to obtain the agility index of two different firms with their currently implemented agile enablers'. The two industries were identified based on the demand pattern, i.e., seasonal and volatile demand. The methodology of AHP is used to obtain effectiveness of the agile enablers'. These effectiveness values are given as input to the FA to obtain the agility index in terms of 'response time' between market and industry. Based on the results, the firms' can focus on the enabler with least response time to improve business performance through appropriate strategies. The response time of fashion firm is less than that of core-manufacturing firm. Hence fashion firms are more agile than core firms.

Firefly Enabled Agility Assessment in Manufacturing Systems

The manufacturing processes have now evolved from dinosaur type of enterprise to lizard type known as agile manufacturing. Agility can be enhanced with some trivial change in firm's processes. In this study, an effort has been made to obtain the agility index of two different firms with their currently implemented agile enablers'. The two industries were identified based on the demand pattern, i.e., seasonal and volatile demand. The methodology of AHP is used to obtain effectiveness of the agile enablers'. These effectiveness values are given as input to the FA to obtain the agility index in terms of 'response time' between market and industry. Based on the results, the firms' can focus on the enabler with least response time to improve business performance through appropriate strategies. The response time of fashion firm is less than that of core-manufacturing firm. Hence fashion firms are more agile than core firms.

The Development of Workplace Learning Agility Assessment Inventory for Knowledge Workers

The Development of Workplace Learning Agility Assessment Inventory for Knowledge Workers

Assessment of Supply Chain Agility in the Indian Garment Industry

The research aims to provide a supply chain agility framework with stage-wise holistic assessment of the performance and binding relationships. The study considers agility at three stages: supply, manufacturing, and distribution. It applies structural equation modelling to examine the impact of major determinants as strategic partnership, information sharing, resilience, sourcing flexibility, and order fulfillment flexibility on stage-wise agility in the supply chain. The analysis has uncovered that manufacturing agility is affected by all the determinants while supply agility is not affected by any constructs of flexibility of sourcing and order fulfillment in the Indian garment industry. Distribution agility is significantly affected by all the determinants but information sharing and resilience, which can be caused by infrastructure constraints in the Indian conditions. The research provides important implications for practitioners and researchers.

Emergency department surge and overcrowding: An interdisciplinary solution for an institutional issue.

242 Background: Emergency Department (ED) surges at MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) lead to overcrowding, safety risks, privacy concerns, staff burnout, and adverse events associated with delays in care, including death. In 2015, the ED Interdisciplinary Quality &amp; Safety Committee (EDIQSC) at MDACC was developed to review and address safety events. We report on the preliminary results of a quality improvement project with a long-term goal of developing a systematic solution of proactively responding to ED surge and overcrowding (EDSO). Methods: First, EDIQSC reviewed the current literature regarding EDSO. Subsequently an ED Surge and ED Overcrowding Committee (EDSOC) was established to identify solutions to address patient safety risks and improve patient experience in the ED. Results: Literature review showed that NEDOCS (Weiss, SJ et al) was the best scoring tool to calculate ED Overcrowding levels. EDSOC’s weekly meetings facilitated by the Office of Performance Improvement (OPI) explored factors related to EDSO via FMEA a quality improvement tool that proactively evaluate process associated risks. In addition, the following immediate solutions were implemented in the ED: daily status reporting by ED to institutional leaders, a “fast-track” care area implementation, senior executive rounding during ED Surge, electronic medical record (EMR) configuration for high census accommodation, continuous ED Nursing Leadership unit needs assessment, and prioritization of needs based on hospital throughput. Additional interventions in current development include a real-time EMR dashboard accurately reflecting ED capacity, and a NEDOCS guided interdisciplinary operational action plan. Conclusions: ED Surge &amp; Overcrowding is a complex issue with various external and internal contributing factors that cannot be solved with one approach. It is a dynamic, interdisciplinary system that requires vigilant planning, assessment of downstream change effects, stakeholder agility and continuous risk anticipation. EDSOC continues these efforts in an attempt to develop and implement a comprehensive, interdisciplinary tool to direct institutional operations during times of ED Surge &amp; Overcrowding.

Morphological Characteristics as a Predictor of Succesful Results in Cadets Agility Tests in Football / Morfološke karakteristike kao prediktor rezultatske uspješnosti u testovima agilnosti kod kadeta u fudbalu

The study was conducted on a sample of 50 cadets for determination of predictive values of selected morphological characteristics in the four agility test resultant performance. In the study, 12 variables were used to evaluate the morphological characteristics defined as predictor (input) set of variables. Criterion variables presented the following agility assessment tests: agility-forward-backward run with rotation (93639OK), 20-yard test (MAG 20Y), 4x5 meters run (AG4X5M), T-test (MAG T). For the determination of the predictive values of the selected morphological characteristics on the successful result in the agility assessment tests, four multiple regression analyses were applied to each test. The results of regression analysis show that the morphological characteristics observed in this study are relatively poorly correlated with the results in the cadet’s agility evaluation. Statistically significant regression correlation was obtained between selected morphological characteristics and the 4 x 5 meters run with a change of direction at 900 and 1800 (AG4X5M). There was no statistically significant correlation in the other agility test estimation and the selected morphological characteristics although the partial association of some morphological characteristics was noticed. The results obtained may be of benefit to coaches and other professionals working with younger age categories in football as guidance for more useful planning and programming of training work, as well in the choice of appropriate training methods.

Agility assessment in manufacturing companies

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to propose a framework to assess the agility of manufacturing companies.Design/methodology/approachParticularly, three supply chain logistic drivers (facility, transportation and inventory) along with three cross-functional drivers (information, sourcing and pricing) are selected as the main sets to classify all required activities of agility. In addition, supply chain contracts, as an important indicator of supply chain agility, is also considered to categorize the activities. These activities are ranked using an (AHP) and then categorized based on the major perspectives of agility. Finally, using a cycle view of supply chain, the developed activities are categorized as the major policies of supply chain’s echelons.FindingsThis study developed a framework to evaluate the agility of manufacturing companies. Operational activities of agile supply chain strategy (ASCS) in addition to supply chain contracts are determined and categorized with regard to supply chain drivers.Originality/valueThis study contributes to recognizing, ranking and classifying the operational activities of ASCS with regard to logistics and cross-functional drivers of supply chain. In addition, this study considers the supply chain contracts in conjunction with supply chain drivers. From the theoretic and methodological features, to the best of authors’ knowledge, this study contributes to offer new insights to this area as no similar research has been conducted before.

Systematic mapping on the agility evaluation in software development organizations

Agile software development approaches provide great benefits for organizations; however, their implementation is subject to many challenges. For organizations is important to know the level of agility achieved and the gaps in their transformation process in order to implement improvements in their processes and take advantage of the agile approaches. Keeping this in mind, this article presents a systematic mapping of the literature about the evaluation of agility in software development organizations. As a result, 18 studies were found, which were analyzed and compared taking into account the type of study, the relationship of the evaluation with the principles and agile values, the defined evaluation criteria, the validation methods used, and the proposed tools. In addition, the factors that influence the assessment of agility and the aspects that motivate the interest in this research stream are exposed.