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http://dx.doi.org/10.9723/jksiis.2015.20.1.103

An Empirical Study of Agile Manufacturing and its Business Performance: Focusing on Antecedents of Agility  

Lee, Sang-Shik (경성대학교 경영학부)
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Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems / v.20, no.1, 2015 , pp. 103-112 More about this Journal
Abstract
Because of increased global competition, rapid technology development, and shorten product life cycle, manufacturing firms needed to quickly adapt to the changes of customer and competitive environment. During last 20 years, lean production and agile manufacturing have been used to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of manufacturing firms. This study is purposed to examine the antecedents of agility and to statistically analyze not only the effect of antecedents on agility but also the effect of agility on business performance. This study used the structural equation model and found that intra-organizational cooperation, inter-organizational cooperation, and mutual trust had the significant effects on agility. And it was found that agility had a significant effect on operation performance and strategic performance. Agility has been one of important competitive advantages enhancing the supply chain process and firm's competitiveness. This study contributes to widen the practices of agility capability.
Keywords
Agile Manufacturing; Agility Antecedent; Intra-organizational Cooperation; Inter-organizational Cooperation; Information Sharing; Mutual Trust; Busienss Performance;
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