scholarly journals A Logistic Process Immaturity Model Proposal

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-70
Author(s):  
Mateo Márquez-Gutiérrez ◽  
Guillermo Carmona-Gonzalez ◽  
Carlos Castro-Zuluaga
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Logistics Management ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Maturity Models ◽  
Service Companies ◽  
Multiple Domains ◽  
A Company

AbstractAimsTo develop an immaturity model for the assessment of logistic processes that can assess the practices that describe the level of criticality, which maturity models do not evaluate, of these processes.OriginalityApplication of the little-known variation of maturity models and immaturity models in business logistic processes.Research methodThe research is conducted from a literature review primarily with terms such as immaturity models and process immaturity. As literature is poor, it is supported by the maturity models developed by various authors in multiple domains.Main findingsAs a result, an immaturity model is obtained for the assessment of the main logistic processes of manufacturing companies. Likewise, the evaluation and the experiences collected from its application in a company of a case study are obtained.Implications for theory and practiceThe studies about immaturity of processes are few. The model is designed for manufacturing companies whose logistics management differs from service companies.

scholarly journals Optimized Application of Sustainable Development Strategy in International Engineering Project Management

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (14) ◽  
pp. 1633
Author(s):  
Zhiwu Zhou ◽  
Julián Alcalá ◽  
Víctor Yepes
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Management System ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Programming Algorithm ◽  
International Project ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Project Management System

The aim of this paper is to establish an international framework for sustainable project management in engineering, to make up the lack of research in this field, and to propose a scientific theoretical basis for the establishment of a new project management system. The article adopts literature review, mathematical programming algorithm and case study as the research method. The literature review applied the visual clustering research method and analyzed the results of 21-year research in this field. As a result, the project management system was found to have defects and deficiencies. A mathematical model was established to analyze the composition and elements of the optimized international project management system. The case study research selected large bridges for analysis and verified the superiority and practicability of the theoretical system. Thus, the goal of sustainable development of bridges was achieved. The value of this re-search lies in establishing a comprehensive international project management system model; truly integrating sustainable development with project management; providing new research frames and management models to promote the sustainable development of the construction industry.

Territorial capital as a company intangible

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariachiara Barzotto ◽  
Giancarlo Corò ◽  
Mario Volpe
Keyword(s):  
Great Difficulty ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Capital Growth ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
A Company

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, to explore to what extent being located in a territory is value-relevant for a company. Second, to understand if a company is aware of, and how it can sustain, the territorial tangible and intangible assets present in the economic area in which it is located. Design/methodology/approach – The study presents an empirical multiple case-study, investigating ten mid-/large-sized Italian companies in manufacturing sectors. Findings – The results indicate that the sampled manufacturing companies are intertwined with the environment in which they are embedded, both in their home country and in host ones. The domestic territorial capital has provided, and still provides, enterprises with workers endowed with the necessary technical skills that they can have great difficulty in finding in other places. In turn, companies support territorial capital generation through their activities. Research limitations/implications – To increase the generalisability of the results, future research should expand the sample and examine firms based in different countries and sectors. Practical implications – Implications for policy makers: developing effective initiatives to support and guide a sustainable territorial capital growth. Implications for managers and investors: improving managerial and investors’ decisions by disclosing a complete picture of the enterprise, also outside the firm boundaries. Originality/value – The study contributes to intangibles/intellectual capital literature by shedding light on the importance of including territorial capital in a company’s report to improve the definition of the firm’s value. Accounting of the territorial capital would increase the awareness of the socio-economic environment value in which companies are located and its use.

Corporate Social Responsibility as a Strategy in a Self-Service Shop S-Mart

2019 ◽  
pp. 156-178
Author(s):  
José G. Vargas-Hernández ◽  
César Alejandro Polo-Navarro
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Service Company ◽  
Service Companies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self Service ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
A Company

The objective of this chapter is to make known the importance of the use of these practices in Mexican companies, the benefits they have in the community where they are implemented. The method used is the method in a descriptive way through the periodic notes of the regional self-service company S-Mart. The method is based on analysis of the literature review. The main conclusion is that the company seeks to compete against the large self-service companies through CSR trying to fulfill its mission as a company. It is also concluded that corporate social responsibility affects the social responsibility of the consumer to the extent that circumstances permit, positively or negatively.

Case Study as a Research Method in Hospitality and Tourism Research: A Systematic Literature Review (1974–2020)

2020 ◽  
pp. 193896552097128
Author(s):  
Kadir Çakar ◽  
Şehmus Aykol
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Tourism Research ◽  
Computer Aided Analysis ◽  
Hospitality And Tourism

This systematic literature review aimed to investigate the use of case study method in hospitality and tourism research to increase the awareness about the use of case study as a research method. Data were collected ( n = 871) from 10 leading hospitality and tourism journals published between 1974 and 2020. A thematic analysis of the data was conducted using Leximancer as a computer-aided analysis software. The study findings reveal an overall mislabel and misuse of the case study method. Suggestions are provided to improve case study method applications and increase case study research for more theory development in hospitality and tourism research.

scholarly journals Diminishing the Gap Between IT Governance Maturity Theory and Practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Daniël Smits ◽  
Jos van Hillegersberg
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
It Governance ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Maturity Level ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Maturity Models ◽  
Soft Governance

IT governance research suggests the existence of a gap between theoretical frameworks and practice. Although current ITG research is largely focused on hard governance (structure, processes), soft governance (behavior, collaboration) is equally important and might be crucial to close the gap. The goal of this study is to determine what IT governance maturity models are available and if there remains a mismatch. The authors conducted a systematic literature review to create an overview of available IT governance maturity models. The study shows five new IT governance maturity models were introduced. Only one of the new IT governance maturity models covers hard and soft IT governance in detail. This model and corresponding instrument was used to illustrate its usability in practice. The authors demonstrate that combining the instrument with structured interviews results in a usable instrument to determine an organization's current maturity level of hard and soft IT governance.

scholarly journals Reconfigurable Manufacturing: How Shop Floor Digitalisation Supports Operators in Enhancing Diagnosability

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessia Napoleone ◽  
Ann-Louise Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Model Error ◽  
Error Reduction ◽  
Shop Floor ◽  
Reconfigurable Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Theoretical Results

Manufacturing companies are currently struggling with the need to deal with ever changing marker requirements and technological advances. They can develop the reconfigurability capability in their factories in order to deal with such context. Moreover, companies can implement shop floor digitalisation to enhance their reconfigurability. This paper sustains two arguments: (i) the possibility to enhance diagnosability as a critical reconfigurability characteristic through shop floor digitalisation; and (ii) the relevance of the human role in reaching diagnosability in a digitalised shop floor. The paper first presents a literature review and based on this, aspects of shop floor digitalisation supporting operators in enhancing the diagnosability are identified and synthesized in a 3-e model (error reduction, ergonomics, and easiness). Secondly, insights from a case study are interpreted through the literature-based model in order to both consolidate the theoretical results and emphasize the implications for practitioners. The findings of this paper indicate that the proposed model can support practitioners in taking specific actions in regard to shop floor digitalisation in order to improve operator-dependent diagnosability and, in turn, the reconfigurability capability.

scholarly journals An Approach to Assessing Sustainability in the Development of a Manufacturing Company

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 8787
Author(s):  
Justyna Patalas-Maliszewska ◽  
Hanna Łosyk
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Erp System ◽  
Manufacturing Company

In recent years, more reports and articles have been published on the necessity of implementing changes to manufacturing processes in the context of sustainable development (SD). The use of IT systems in manufacturing companies creates the opportunity to support changes implemented in the context of adaptation to the concept of SD. This paper proposes and explores a Sustainable Development Card (SDC) within an enterprise, the use of which will enable knowledge about the enterprise’s development level to be gained in the context of SD through the data and information collected from the information system, namely, the Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP) implemented within a company. This research uses studies from the literature on the subject and also the case study in order to determine the SDC integrated with the ERP system. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method is used, which uses validity indicators to allow a manufacturing company’s development to be evaluated within the context of SD. The results were verified by a real case study of a Polish manufacturing company. It was determined that the proposed approach allows SD to be assessed in a manufacturing company and enables the implementation process of SD strategy to be constantly monitored. This paper contributes to theory and practice at the interface of the development and sustainability of a manufacturing company, whereby assessing sustainability is associated with the development of strategy and information systems that are associated with the development of an organisation. The possibilities of using the results of research, in practice, are demonstrated convincingly.

Correlation between Technology Usage Behavior and Employee Affectivity: A Literature Review, Case Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-103
Author(s):  
Puguh Sugeng Putranto ◽  
Mohammad A. Amin Soetomo
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Positive Behavior ◽  
Technology Usage ◽  
Usage Behavior ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Common Goals ◽  
A Company

When employee working in a company they are act as a single and in a group working together to achieve common goals in a organized and structured way. An employee as a human has their own considerations that can drive them to be highly effective employee. There are many researches that focus on employee engagement and employee enablement to understand the drivers that makes an employee have positive behavior that can have positive impact to the performance of the company to achieve its goal. So that the employee will enthusiast to use technology that company provide.

Application of Kaizen-Kata methodology to improve operational problem processes. A case study in a service organization

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-44
Author(s):  
Manuel F. Suárez-Barraza ◽  
José Angel Miguel-Dávila ◽  
Manuel Francisco Morales-Contreras
Keyword(s):  
Service Organization ◽  
Service Process ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Pareto Chart ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Operational Problem ◽  
A Company ◽  
Operational Service

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore, study, analyze and implement Kaizen–Kata methodology in a service food organization (first-level restaurant), facing challenges in different operational processes that affect and influence the case company performance and customer satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach The service organization implemented Kaizen–Kata methodology to improve one operational problem process. A case-study approach was used in this research to understand the effects of the Kaizen–Kata methodology in solving problems in their operational service process. Different Kaizen–Kata techniques and tools (histograms, Pareto chart and Ishikawa diagram) using the Plan, Do, Check, Act improvement cycle framework were used. Findings Successful implementation of the proposed methodology reduced the main impact of the problem’s effects (customer’s complaints, process reworking, extra-cost, delays, among others). The effects of the problem were reduced on average by 70%. Some Kaizen–Kata routines were identified in a service process environment. Research limitations/implications The main limitation of the research is that this work is a just one-case study. A main generalization is not possible, because it involves a company within a company. Practical implications Some other service companies can use the Kaizen–Kata methodology to solve any kind of operational problem within their processes. Service managers can learn about the methodology to apply and improve their operational performance and handle customer’s complaints. Originality/value A continuous improvement manufacturing methodology was imported to apply in an operational service process. The Kaizen–Kata methodology contributed significantly to reduce delays, handle customer’s complaints, process reworking and deal with extra costs, among other operational problems’ effects. In addition to that, in the literature, most of the Kaizen applications are in manufacturing companies. To the best of authors’ knowledge, this was the first study of applied Kaizen–Kata in a service organization (a fast-food restaurant).

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