Agility Factors Research Articles

Exploring the Relationship between Supply Chain Agility, Consumer and Electric Vehicle Characteristics, and Purchase Intentions in Thailand: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

This research on electric vehicle purchasing intentions in Thailand using Structural Equation Modeling aimed to achieve the following objectives: Firstly, to investigate the factors influencing consumers’ intentions to purchase electric vehicles. Secondly, to examine the impact of consumer characteristics on supply chain agility (SCA). Thirdly, to analyze how electric vehicle characteristics influence supply chain agility. Lastly, to assess the influence of supply chain agility on consumers’ purchasing intentions. The study sampled individuals in Thailand holding personal driver’s licenses and intending to purchase electric cars, totaling 350 respondents selected randomly. Data analysis employed descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, and mean values. The validity and reliability of the questionnaires were ensured through factor loading and Cronbach’s Alpha tests. Our findings indicated that consumer characteristics, electric vehicle features, and supply chain agility significantly affect purchasing intentions. Consumer-specific factors like social influence, environmental concern, and perceptions of electric vehicles were found to impact purchase intentions. Electric vehicle characteristics such as battery longevity, perceived benefits, and value also influenced purchase intentions. Additionally, supply chain agility factors including flexibility, speed in innovation, and responsiveness to customer needs were identified as influential. The research underscores the importance for manufacturers to prioritize initiatives that enhance customer experience with electric vehicles, alleviating concerns and fostering confidence in their use, thereby encouraging adoption without apprehensions about potential issues.

Analyzing Factors Influencing the Development of Railway Freight Transportation Service through the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process Technique

The main objective of this study is to apply the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) technique to assess factors influencing the development of railway freight transportation services. These factors include four critical performance indicators within the supply chain: responsiveness, cost, reliability, and agility. Moreover, the study aims to develop guidelines for enhancing the effectiveness of railway freight transportation in Chiang Rai province, particularly through the Den Chai–Chiang Rai–Chiang Khong railway route. Data were collected from 9 experts, including logistics service providers, users, and academics then, pairwise comparisons of factors were conducted. The results revealed that the cost factor holds the highest significance at 33.86%, followed by reliability, responsiveness, and agility factors at 28.51%, 26.14%, and 11.49%, respectively. Consistent with satisfaction scores obtained from logistics service users, the cost factor holds the highest satisfaction score at 4.78, followed by reliability, responsiveness, and agility factors with scores of 4.41, 4.16, and 4.01, respectively. The result above will bring towards preparation in railway freight transportation of Chiang Rai province and encouraging entrepreneurs to shift to railway transportation mode in the end.

Effect plyometric training increase speed and agility on tennis player: Literature Review

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to identify plyometric training for increasing speed and agility in tennis players. Material and Methods. The method used is a literature search. Data is pulled from various platforms such as Google Scholar, Scopus and Pubmed. Search Criteria 1) tennis player 2) plyometric training program 3) comparison of control group or other plyometric training group interventions with single-group trials 4) examiners must demonstrate at least one demonstrated tennis ability or physical condition. I have. 5) Non-randomized pilot studies and studies with randomized controlled designs. Search data that has been done with the keywords "plyometric" AND "training" AND "speed" OR "agility" AND "tennis". Several articles were found from Google Scholar with 487 data articles, Scopus 15 data articles and PubMed 7 data articles. The total number of articles is 507 article data, then changed again according to the discussion and topic to 12 article data. From the data of the 12 articles included in the exclusion there were four articles because these articles were not "open access". Results. The results show that there are eight studies examining plyometric training for speed and agility in tennis players. In summary, plyometric training can enhance speed and agility factors in tennis athletes. Conclusion. Therefore that plyometric training method can increase speed and agility in tennis athletes with a low risk of injury and high feasibility.

Agile logistics challenges of petroleum product distribution in Nigeria

Agile distribution of petroleum product is a strategy towards uninterrupted supply of quality products at affordable prices. Industry and economic productivity as well as transportation in Nigeria is largely driven by petroleum energy due to low investments in other sources of energy, yet the petroleum energy supply and distribution is marred by lingering history of scarcity, high prices, and distribution bottlenecks to end users all over the nation. The study through a descriptive survey following literature view, primary and secondary data collection sought to determine at granular level the limiting factors of agile petroleum product distribution in Nigeria. Petroleum supply, consumption and pricing are significant aspects of the study survey. Study findings shows limiting factors of distribution agility cut across pricing, supply, technology, infrastructure, accessibility and lead time, storage, management, and Human Resource issues. Significantly lack of local refining capacity and poor distribution network are notorious for supply limitations and rising price of products. Addressing the challenges would require strong political will, driven by genuine commitment and focused attention towards economic growth and improvement in the welfare of the citizens.

Prioritizing Agility Factors in IT–Enabled Healthcare Supply Chain under Uncertainty: A Joint ISM–MICMAC Approach

Prioritizing Agility Factors in IT–Enabled Healthcare Supply Chain under Uncertainty: A Joint ISM–MICMAC Approach

The Conceptualizing Learning Agility of University Students in the COVID-19 Era

COVID–19 caused schools and universities to change their regular program to online learning. Online learning requires the student to be agile and engaged in the learning process. This paper investigated the impact of goal orientation, openness to experience, and psychological safety toward learning agility on university students. This research used PLS–SEM to analyze the relationships among learning agility constructs. The author conducted quantitative research by developing an online survey using questionnaires from the previously widely used and well–validated instrument. The participants of this study are 206 industrial engineering students of Telkom University, Indonesia. The instrument was fulfilled to what extent the participant agreed with the statement using a six–point Likert scale. A significant relationship was found between learning agility factors: goal orientation, openness to experience, and psychological safety toward learning agility. It was found that goal orientation has a large effect size on learning agility. Thus, it played a central role in the model. Future studies should be conducted with a larger sample with several individual attributes. It may determine whether individual attributes predict difference variation of learning agility. The differences could be examined by making group–specific comparisons.

"WHEN REWARDS NO LONGER MOTIVATE" TESTING THE MODERATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY IN BUILDING INNOVATIVE LECTURERS IN THE ERA OF INDONESIA INDEPENDENT CAMPUS

Innovative work behavior is the key to the performance and existence of an organization. In the context of business organizations, organizational factors that are antecedents of innovative work behavior are far from stable. Therefore, it is still necessary to conduct further research with different organizations and respondents. This study will examine organizational factors in Indonesian universities, which consist of: 1) organizational climate for innovation, 2) reward, 3) organizational agility as moderating variables. By using purposive random sampling involving 265 lecturers from universities in the Jakarta area, Indonesia, the results indicate that only the organizational climate for innovation variable has a significant positive effect directly on the innovative work behavior of lecturers. Meanwhile, the reward variable only has a partial significant positive effect after being moderated by the organizational agility variable. This phenomenon is a novelty in this study that rewards, which are believed to be able to change behavior as mentioned in social exchange theory so far, have experienced a shift in perceptions from lecturer respondents, where rewards are no longer motivating without including agility factors in their management. Organizational agility is a new term that is gaining popularity in strategic management which is defined as an agility that reflects flexibility, speed, accuracy, efficiency and innovation. This study has theoretical contributions and practical implications for higher education management and provides discussion and recommendations for future research.

Ranking Agility Factors to Reliably Sustain a Green Industrial Supply Chain Using the Fuzzy Analytic Network Process and Ordinal Priority Approach

Suppliers can achieve high levels of supply chain sustainability by improving the related factors. An agile supply chain can support sustainability. Identifying and ranking agility factors in the SAIPA company in Iran to reach a sustainable and green supply chain is the primary purpose of this study. SAIPA is an automotive company with an extensive supply chain. The data were quantitative, and the collection was completed by reviewing the literature and questioning experts. The FANP and the OPA methods were the tools used to analyze the data. These methods are proper for facing multiple-criteria decision-making problems, as in the case of this paper. We first identified the factors (capabilities, enablers, and attributes) using a literature review. After that, we gathered the data for ranking analysis by collecting the opinions of SAIPA’s organizational experts using a pairwise comparison questionnaire for the FANP and a prioritizing list for the OPA. Both methods showed that “Quickness” is the capability with the highest priority. “Customer Sensitivity” was the most critical enabler, and “Accurate customer-based measures” was the most significant attribute of the FANP analysis. The OPA results showed that “Information Management” was the first enabler, and “Efficient funds transfer” took first place among all the attributes. Managers should pay more attention to these factors to develop agile supply chains in the SAIPA company. The results also showed that the methods proposed for multi-attribute decision-making problems like the FANP have shortcomings, such as difficulties completing the pairwise comparison matrix due to burdensome data collection in cases similar to the one in this study with many factors.

Relationship Between Cognitive Functions and Agility Performance in Elite Young Male Soccer Players

Abstract Matlák, J, Fridvalszki, M, Kóródi, V, Szamosszegi, G, Pólyán, E, Kovács, B, Kolozs, B, Langmár, G, and Rácz, L. Relationship between cognitive functions and agility performance in elite, young, male soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 38(1): 116–122, 2024—The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between agility performance and cognitive functions measured under laboratory conditions among elite young soccer players. Twenty-five, elite, young, male soccer players (12.3 ± 0.4 years, 155.4 ± 7.6 cm, 42.6 ± 6.9 kg) completed a battery of field tests, including 5-, 10-, 20-m sprints, change of direction speed (CODS), standing long jump, and an agility test based on a human stimulus. Subjects also completed choice reaction (RT, S3) and reactive stress tolerance (DT, S1) tests on the Vienna Test System. There was a moderate significant relationship (p < 0.05) found between mean reaction time and mean motor time during the choice reaction task and decision time in the agility test. Decision time also showed a large significant correlation (p < 0.05) with total time in the agility test. No significant correlation was found between total time in the agility test and variables measured during RT and DT tests. No significant correlations were found between agility test results and results from straight line sprints, CODS, and standing long jump tests. The results of this study suggest that choice reaction time is related to decision-making speed during the agility task used in this study and can have an indirect effect on agility performance in elite young soccer players. Further studies assessing the relationship between different cognitive functions and agility performance in different sports and age categories could help in the identification of determinant cognitive functions in perceptual and decision-making factors of agility.

Investigating the Readiness Factors for Industry 4.0 Implementation for Manufacturing Industry in Egypt

The fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0 (I4.0) is receiving more attention from academics, business leaders, and manufacturers. However, few readiness assessments are currently available that address the difficulties and needs associated with implementing I4.0 to help companies understand how to get ready for an organizational transformation towards I4.0, particularly in developing economies such as Egypt. Accordingly, the current study aims to identify the readiness factors for I4.0 implementation in the industrial sector in the Egyptian context. Quantitative research methodologies were used in this study. The exploratory and deductive approach was used in this study because its goal is to analyse the readiness factors for implementation of I4.0 for Egypt’s industrial sector. Descriptive statistics, t-test and ANOVA test were used to ascertain the significant difference between the respondents’ profile factors and the readiness factors for the implementation of I4.0 in the various industrial sectors. A questionnaire was specifically delivered to Egyptian manufacturing companies. The structural self-interaction matrix (SSIM) approach was conducted to assess and rank the readiness factors of I4.0 implementation as well as examine their hierarchical effects. Then, analytic hierarchy process (AHP) analysis was performed to rank the importance of readiness factors in a different sector. The readiness factors were further analysed using the interpretive structural modelling (ISM) approach for analysis, which was applied by developing a causal relationship between the factors under study through employees’ opinions. This was performed after filtering the most significant readiness factors for industry implementation. This study identified fifteen I4.0 readiness elements that could hasten the technology’s implementation in Egypt’s manufacturing industry and the degree of influence of each element on I4.0 implementation in Egypt within a different culture, sector, and economy from that previously evaluated. The three most critical readiness criteria for implementing I4.0 in the Egyptian manufacturing sector were identified as level of knowledge, management support, and financial support. Results gleaned from the research will help the manufacturing industry be well-prepared for implementation of I4.0. The results of the ISM approach indicated that the factors of financial support, level of knowledge, and management support and leadership are always considered as influencing factors on all other factors. On the other hand, the factors of agility in manufacturing, compatibility with existing technology, and smart factory are always dependent on other factors, such as collaboration and transparency, strategy and organization, and supply chain management and collaboration, in addition to lean, sustainability, and government supportive policies as well as competitiveness, customer-focused innovativeness, financial support, level of knowledge, management support and leadership, and leadership and dealing with insecurity.

Evaluation of key indicators affecting the performance of healthcare supply chain agility

ABSTRACT In this study, essential factors of healthcare supply chain have been investigated. Factors were selected through an integrated approach, in which experts played a pivotal and decisive role in each phase. A novel hybrid methodology comprising Best-Worst-Method (BWM) and Interpretive structural modelling (ISM) is employed. Best-Worst-Method is utilised to determine the different weights of healthcare supply chain agility factors, and ISM and MICMAC analysis are utilising to examine interrelations among final selected factors. A case study in local pharmacies examined the effectiveness of the proposed hybrid model in the real world. The application of the hybrid BWM-ISM method demonstrates that ‘Proper IT infrastructure’ and ‘Strategic planning’ are the most significant factors, respectively. They will facilitate local pharmacies to accomplish agility practices in the healthcare supply chain thus, increasing effectiveness and adaptability to a variety of situations. This research helps public healthcare decision-makers by changing the organisation’s response to critical situations and unexpected events by implementing corrective measures within local pharmacies.

Factors of Organizational Agility Mediated by Competitive Performance in Online Fashion Retailers

An organization is the formation of human relations work behavior efficiently and effectively to obtain personal satisfaction in carrying out their duties and providing certain environmental conditions to achieve goals. This study aimed to determine the effect of system quality, adoption of business intelligence, and flexibility of IT infrastructure mediated by organizational agility mediated by competitive performance on online fashion retailers so that it can be used as a reference in the field of science. Quantitative techniques were used in this study. The analysis of this study is a structural approach to the Equation Model (SEM) with the help of smart PLS. The results of this study are to indicate that the adoption of business intelligence is not able to affect organizational agility, system quality affects organizational agility, IT infrastructure flexibility affects organizational agility, competitive performance affects organizational agility, system quality affects competitive performance, adoption of business intelligence affects competitive performance, IT infrastructure flexibility affects competitive performance. Competitive performance is able to mediate the effect of system quality on organizational agility and IT infrastructure flexibility on organizational agility. Competitive performance is not able to mediate the adoption of business intelligence on organizational agility. This research contributes literature for further research conducted by other researchers.

ОЦЕНКА ГИБКОСТИ В ПРОИЗВОДСТВЕННЫХ ЦЕПОЧКАХ ПОСТАВОК

The purpose of this article is to propose a framework for assessing the agile of manufacturing companies. Three supply chain logistics factors (capacity, transportation, and stock) along with three cross-functional factors (information, suppliers, and pricing) are selected as core sets to classify all required agility actions. In addition, supply chain contracts, as an important indicator of supply chain agile, are also considered for activity classification. These activities are ranked using the Hierarchy Analysis method and then classified according to the main agility factors. Using a cyclic approach to the supply chain, the developed activities are classified as the main strategies of the supply chain links.

The Imperative of Technical Skilled Staff in Legacy Information System Management

Technical skilled personnel and information systems are important for the success of contemporary firms as they face intense rivalry, globalization, and time-to-market pressures. They are an essential element that plays a critical role in an organisation’s ability to sense environmental change and respond efficiently and effectively to that change. Besides the technology components of an information system and the fast pace of technological innovation, the people involved in the design, operation and maintenance are essential elements of information systems. Most of the research work on deciding whether or not to continue with legacy information systems has been centred mainly on intrinsic agility factors. Extrinsic agility factors like technical skilled personnel have largely been overlooked. But, as information systems age or in the case of highly rigid processes, extrinsic agility factors like technical skilled personnel will start playing an important role in deciding whether to prolong the life cycle of the information system. However, human skills obsolescence is a growing problem for organizations that must support legacy systems. The technical skilled staff are either ageing out or upgrading their skills to a non-procedural programming paradigm due to market demand. It is, therefore, imperative to regularly assess the technical skilled personnel competency level of a legacy information system. This study evaluates and classifies the technical knowledge of skilled personnel using a developed online assessment system with test questions based on the legacy information system application program. The result obtained indicates that the technical skilled staff can still operate and maintain the case study information system.

Designing and Explaining the Structural Model of Financial Agility of the Supply Chain Process of Commercial Companies in Iran with a Combined Approach

The population of participants in this study included academic and industry experts that the number of samples was selected based on the method of snowball sampling to people. In data analysis, first, codes and components of financial agility were extracted from the interviews and developed in the form of a conceptual data model of the foundation. The central category was financial agility, which was presented in 3 dimensions, as well as causal, contextual, intervening conditions, strategies and results, and the final model was presented. Then, using Delphi analysis method, design questionnaire and initial model were presented by experts in correction, approval and financial streamlining model of supply chain process of commercial companies in Iran. Second-order factor analysis and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) have been used. In general, the research findings of this section also showed that there is a significant relationship between causal conditions and the central category. the results of this study, the main categories of the developed model include intra-organizational, technological and human factors of financial agility of the supply chain process of commercial companies in Iran, based on which the expected consequences of the financial agility model can be achieved.

Business agility in technology internet of things projects

ABSTRACT The article aims to ‘identify,’ ‘analyze’, and ‘categorize’ the factors of business agility in technology IoT projects using Total Interpretative Structural Modelling (TISM). A closed-ended questionnaire along with the scheduled interview was used to collect data. The TISM methodology and the MICMAC method are used to determine how the variables interact and to rank and categorise the business agility factors in technology IoT projects, respectively. The study shows that lean startup culture and ecosystem agility bring an overall agile culture into the established case organisations that are operating in IoT product segments. The study focuses primarily on technology IoT projects. The research will aid key stakeholders and academics in better understand the factors contributing to business agility in Technology IoT projects. This article is a novel attempt at the subject of business agility in IoT projects by using TISM and MICMAC approaches.

Analysis of Body Mass Index and Physical Condition of Martial Athletes in West Kalimantan Province: Study towards PON 2021

Monitoring body mass index (BMI) and physical condition in sports are critical, especially in self-defense sports where weight categories and special physical conditions are used for competition. As a result, an examination is required. This study aimed to (1) determine body mass index and physical condition, (2) correlate BMI, speed, and agility factors with VO_2max, and (3) compare BMI and physical condition in karate, judo, and Kempo. The research method was descriptive quantitative and ex-post-facto. Participants included 12 karate athletes, 11 judo players, and 8 Kempo athletes aged ±20-23 years, weighing ±60-80 kg and height ±160-180 cm. Tests and measurements were used to acquire data. Data were analyzed using percentage analysis, Spearman's Rho, and Kruskal Wallis with SPSS 21. The percentage results showed that 30% of athletes were included in the "poor" category on the speed variable, 25% were included in the "poor" as well on the VO_2max, and 10% were included "overweight" on the BMI variable. A significant correlation was found in the results of the correlation between BMI and VO_2max r-0.474 and the value of sig. (2-tailed) 0.007< 0.05. A comparison of all variables with asymp. sig. values greater than 0.05 revealed no significant difference. It was concluded that, in terms of BMI, it is necessary to organize nutritional periodization of athletes whose physical condition has to be improved following the periodization carried out with the hope that nutritional status and physical condition will improve. The findings of this study are expected to be an evaluation for coaches and athletes.

Predicting the Factors of Employee Agility Using Enterprise Social Media: The Moderating Role of Innovation Culture.

This study aims to create a research model that examines how employee agility is affected by enterprise social media usage (ESMU), and to discuss the moderating role of innovation culture in communication quality, trust, and employee agility using the relational capital theory. Data of 477 Chinese employees from different companies were collected in this study for analysis, and the hypotheses developed were examined. The purpose of this study was to explore the influence mechanism that propels employees’ ESMU, communication quality and trust and the moderating effect of innovation culture. This study conducts PLS-SEM to analyze collected data. The results show that ESMU is positively associated with communication quality and trust; innovation culture plays a positive moderating role in ESMU and employee agility; and high communication quality and trust can lead to high agility. However, innovation culture does not have a remarkable moderating effect on ESMU and communication quality. This study offers empirical evidence on how the effect of ESMU on employee agility is transferred by innovation culture. In addition, the benefits of enterprise social media for organizational management are also measured in this study, which may motivate the managements to introduce enterprise social media in work spaces.

The Effect of Gobak Sodor Game on the Increase of Tai Sabaki in Adolescent Kenshi Dojo Triharjo

Background: Tai Sabaki technique is one of the basic techniques in Shorinji Kempo martial arts. Every move made by a kenshi must have elements of the tai sabaki technique regardless of the level in shorinji kempo martial arts. Therefore, the tai sabaki technique must be justified through various training methods, because the tai sabaki technique will play an important role when a kenshi attacks or defends. This study aims to determine the effect of the game gobag sodor on the improvement of the Tai Sabaki technique in martial arts kempo, in which there are factors of speed, accuracy and agility. The method in this research is an experimental one group pretest-posttest design. The population in this study were the teenage kenshi of Triharjo with a total of 20 teenage kenshis. The sample of the study was 20 adolescent conditions which were determined by using purposive sampling technique. The analytical technique used is descriptive quantitative as outlined in the form of a percentage. The results of the study show that 1). The influence of the game gobag sodor on the tai saibaki technique in the training process at the Triharjo dojo. 2). The gobag sodor game has a positive impact on adolescent kenshi in expressing their ability to perform shorinji kempo martial arts techniques. 3). The improvement of adolescent kenshi ability on the tai saibaki technique can be seen from the results of the pretest and posttest, where the results of the pretest are 18.50% and the post-test are 35.80%. Thus, the game of gobag sodor can improve the Tai Sabaki technique in shorinji kempo martial arts.

Curriculum agility in higher education

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is two-fold. First, to identify and encapsulate the enablers that can facilitate curriculum agility in higher education and second, to understand the interplay between the factors. Literature review and academic experts helped identify eight factors crucial for driving curriculum agility in higher education. The total interpretive structural modelling (TISM), a widely used method in theory building, was used to develop a hierarchical conceptual framework of the curriculum agility factors. The TISM model helped comprehend the relationship between the factors and the logical reasoning behind the relationship. The cross-impact matrix multiplication applied to classification, also known as MICMAC analysis, was applied to rank the enablers based on their driving power into independent, autonomous, linkage, and dependent zones. The participants for the study included faculty members from higher education institutions in India. A closed-ended questionnaire and scheduled interview helped in gathering data. The TISM model revealed curriculum leader, organisational governance and teacher autonomy as the most crucial factors in driving curriculum agility in higher education. The results of this study would assist the policymakers and management of higher education institutions to understand the critical factors and work around them to add value to the curriculum.