Title: Implementation of agile supply chain model in an electronic switches manufacturing company

Authors: G. Anoop Kumar, S.R. Devadasan, P.R. Shalij, S. Vinodh, D. Rajanayagam, Immanuel Edinbarough

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad, Kerala, India. ' Department of Production Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore – 641 004, Tamil Nadu, India. ' Department of Production Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore – 641 004, Tamil Nadu, India. ' Department of Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli – 620015, Tamil Nadu, India. ' Salzer Electronics Limited, Coimbatore – 641 047, Tamil Nadu, India. ' Department of Engineering, The University of Texas at Brownsville, 80 Fort Brown, Brownsville, Texas, 78521, USA

Abstract: In recent years, the research community has explored the means to enhance supply chain responsiveness to achieve agility in organisations. However, there is little evidence of applying it practically in organisations. To overcome this deficiency, during the research work reported in this paper, a model called Agile Supply Chain Responsiveness Analysis (ASCRA) was designed. This model is incorporated with the five criteria of supply chain responsiveness reported by researchers. This model was applied in an electronic switches manufacturing company. The results of applying the ASCRA model have been subjected to cost analyses. Finally, the feedback of the personnel working in the company were gathered. The favourable reactions of these personnel hint that the ASCRA model could be successfully deployed in organisations to acquire core competencies.

Keywords: supply chain management; SCM; electronic switches; agile manufacturing; agility; agile supply chains; supply chain responsiveness; ASCRA; Salzer Electronics; India; feedback; core competencies.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2010.032919

International Journal of Services and Operations Management, 2010 Vol.6 No.4, pp.452 - 469

Published online: 05 May 2010 *

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