ASCTM Approach for Enterprise Agility

Exploring the Benefits of an Agile Information System

“…DeGroote and Marx [35] investigated the impact of information technology (IT) on supply chain agility measured by the ability to sense and respond to market changes, and the impact supply chain agility has on firm performance, and their results suggest that IT improves the supply chain's ability to sense market changes by improving the adequacy, accuracy, accessibility, and timeliness of the information flows among members of the supply chain. Balaji et al [36] propose that Agility is perceived as the principal competitive medium for all organizations in an ambiguous and changing business environment and that enterprises are converging to a point where they need to be smarter, faster, flexible, and more reactive to changes in order to sustain in the demanding market. Seethamraju and Sundar [36] postulate that past research on the effect of ERP systems on agility is contradictory, and research on the post implementation effects of ERP systems on agility is limited and found that the inadequacies in implementation and poor process optimization prior to ERP implementation are restricting process agility.…”

“…Balaji et al [36] propose that Agility is perceived as the principal competitive medium for all organizations in an ambiguous and changing business environment and that enterprises are converging to a point where they need to be smarter, faster, flexible, and more reactive to changes in order to sustain in the demanding market. Seethamraju and Sundar [36] postulate that past research on the effect of ERP systems on agility is contradictory, and research on the post implementation effects of ERP systems on agility is limited and found that the inadequacies in implementation and poor process optimization prior to ERP implementation are restricting process agility. Galster and Avgeriou [37] investigate how variability facilitates the design of software products that can be adapted for a wide range of customers or contexts.…”

Study on Techniques and Tools Used in Lean Healthcare Implementation: A Literature Review

“…Agility is considered a key attribute for all organizations in a business environment subject to many uncertainties (BALAJI et al,2014;SANGARI et al,2015). Over time, the idea that companies must be agile is consolidating more and more (Gligor et HOMCOMB, 2012ª;Gligor et al,2014.).…”

“…Agile philosophy involves rapid setup and removal of wastes, however, such elimination is not considered a prerequisite (NAYLOR et al,1999). For Balaji et al, (2014), mobility can be achieved by improving the relationship between buyers and suppliers in a supply chain.…”

“…The paper presents the mathematical description of the model. Balaji et al, 2014 They use a methodology called Agile Supply Chain Transformation Matrix (ASTM). The ASCTM tool is built on QFD to identify the interaction between business practices and AHP as method to support multi-criteria decision.…”