Role of Human Resources, Production Process, and Flexibility on Commercial Benefits From AMT Investments

2022 ◽  
pp. 760-790
Author(s):  
Jorge Luis García-Alcaráz ◽  
Emilio Jiménez-Macías ◽  
Arturo Realyvásquez-Vargas ◽  
Liliana Avelar Sosa ◽  
Aide Aracely Maldonado-Macías
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Production Process ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies

Advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) acquisition by maquiladoras (foreign-owned manufacturing companies) is a tendency that allows these companies to maximize their commercial benefits. However, it remains unclear how the AMT implementation impacts on their performance. In addition, this research studies 383 responses to a questionnaire about the AMT implementation in the Mexican maquiladora industry and reports an analysis with four latent variables associating obtained benefits after the AMT implementation—human resources, flexibility, production process, and commercial benefits—where their relationships are evaluated through six hypotheses using a structural equation model (SEM). Finally, the outcomes demonstrated that AMT benefits for human resources have a direct effect on flexibility, production process, and commercial benefits. However, the direct effect from human resources benefits, knowledge, and experience on commercial benefits are acquired through indirect effects, using flexibility and production process as mediator variables.

Role of Human Resources, Production Process, and Flexibility on Commercial Benefits From AMT Investments

2019 ◽  
pp. 51-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Luis García-Alcaráz ◽  
Emilio Jiménez-Macías ◽  
Arturo Realyvásquez-Vargas ◽  
Liliana Avelar Sosa ◽  
Aide Aracely Maldonado-Macías
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Production Process ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies

Advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) acquisition by maquiladoras (foreign-owned manufacturing companies) is a tendency that allows these companies to maximize their commercial benefits. However, it remains unclear how the AMT implementation impacts on their performance. In addition, this research studies 383 responses to a questionnaire about the AMT implementation in the Mexican maquiladora industry and reports an analysis with four latent variables associating obtained benefits after the AMT implementation—human resources, flexibility, production process, and commercial benefits—where their relationships are evaluated through six hypotheses using a structural equation model (SEM). Finally, the outcomes demonstrated that AMT benefits for human resources have a direct effect on flexibility, production process, and commercial benefits. However, the direct effect from human resources benefits, knowledge, and experience on commercial benefits are acquired through indirect effects, using flexibility and production process as mediator variables.

scholarly journals The Role of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies in Production Process Performance: A Causal Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (18) ◽  
pp. 3741 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Roberto Díaz-Reza ◽  
José Roberto Mendoza-Fong ◽  
Julio Blanco-Fernández ◽  
José Antonio Marmolejo-Saucedo ◽  
Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz
Keyword(s):  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Integrated Systems ◽  
Advanced Manufacturing ◽  
Statistical Point ◽  
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies

Advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) require considerable investments that managers often avoid, which makes it difficult to link their production operations with the benefits reported in literature review. The present paper shows a structural equation model that integrates four latent variables to measure the relationship between the levels of advanced manufacturing technologies implementation (Stand-Alone Intermediate and Integrated Systems), as well as the benefits obtained in the productive systems. The variables are related to each other using six hypotheses in order to realise how the AMT implementation level affects the benefits obtained from a quantitative and statistical point of view. The model is evaluated through the partial least square technique with data from 383 responses to a survey. Findings show that Stand-Alone Systems contribute more to obtaining Production Benefits, followed by Integrated Systems and Intermediate Systems. Finally, a sensitivity analysis based on conditional probabilities was performed to evaluate scenarios at different implementation levels in AMT to know how they facilitate the acquisition of the benefits offered.

scholarly journals The Role of Managerial Commitment and TPM Implementation Strategies in Productivity Benefits

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 1153 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Díaz-Reza ◽  
Jorge García-Alcaraz ◽  
Liliana Avelar-Sosa ◽  
José Mendoza-Fong ◽  
Juan Sáenz Diez-Muro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Preventive Maintenance ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Implementation Strategies ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Total Productive Maintenance

The present research proposes a structural equation model to integrate four latent variables: managerial commitment, preventive maintenance, total productive maintenance, and productivity benefits. In addition, these variables are related through six research hypotheses that are validated using collected data from 368 surveys administered in the Mexican manufacturing industry. Consequently, the model is evaluated using partial least squares. The results show that managerial commitment is critical to achieve productivity benefits, while preventive maintenance is indispensable to total preventive maintenance. These results may encourage company managers to focus on managerial commitment and implement preventive maintenance programs to guarantee the success of total productive maintenance.

The Impact of ICT on Supply Chain Agility and Human Performance

2017 ◽  
pp. 180-198
Author(s):  
Valeria Martínez Loya ◽  
Jorge Luis García Alcaraz ◽  
José Roberto Díaz Reza ◽  
Deysi Guadalupe Marquez Gayosso
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Human Performance ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Supply Chain Agility ◽  
Information And Communication

Supply Chain (SC) has become a key element for companies to increase their productivity and competitiveness. However, the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) has also played an important role in the performance of these companies. Therefore, this chapter analyzes three latent variables in order to know the importance of ICT in both supply chain agility and the performance of human resources. Information was obtained from a questionnaire administered in the maquiladora industry in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. A structural equation model is generated to understand the relationships among latent variables, and three hypotheses are raised based on such interactions. Finally, results indicate that supply chain agility and the performance of human resources are directly linked to the use of information and communication technologies.

Suppliers Administrative Attributes on Supplier Selection and Its Effect on Production Process and Marketing Benefits

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
José Roberto Mendoza-Fong ◽  
Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz ◽  
Cuauhtemoc Sánchez Ramírez ◽  
Giner Alor Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Supplier Selection ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Positive Effect

The supplier selection process is one of the daily activities of purchasing departments in the maquiladora industries, but traditionally the attributes analyzed are those that can be quantified, ignoring others because its impact on the production process or on the company's revenues is unknown. This article presents a structural equation model in which three latent variables associated with administrative attributes are integrated, the benefits obtained along production process and marketing, where three hypotheses which relate them are exposed. The information is derived from a survey of 253 managers who work in maquiladoras in Mexico, thus, a descriptive analysis of the sample and the items are obtained. The hypotheses were validated according to a structural equation model and the results indicate that there is a direct and positive effect between the variables analyzed, but the most interesting due to its size, is between the profits made by the production process and the marketing benefits.

The Impact of ICT on Supply Chain Agility and Human Performance

2019 ◽  
pp. 1174-1192
Author(s):  
Valeria Martínez Loya ◽  
Jorge Luis García Alcaraz ◽  
José Roberto Díaz Reza ◽  
Deysi Guadalupe Marquez Gayosso
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Human Performance ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Supply Chain Agility ◽  
Information And Communication

Supply Chain (SC) has become a key element for companies to increase their productivity and competitiveness. However, the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) has also played an important role in the performance of these companies. Therefore, this chapter analyzes three latent variables in order to know the importance of ICT in both supply chain agility and the performance of human resources. Information was obtained from a questionnaire administered in the maquiladora industry in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. A structural equation model is generated to understand the relationships among latent variables, and three hypotheses are raised based on such interactions. Finally, results indicate that supply chain agility and the performance of human resources are directly linked to the use of information and communication technologies.

scholarly journals Impact of human resources on wine supply chain flexibility, quality, and economic performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz ◽  
Wilson Adarme-Jaimes ◽  
Julio Blanco-Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Production Quality ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Chain Flexibility ◽  
Positive Direct ◽  
The Impact

This article assesses the impact of human resources skills on production quality, flexibility, and economic performance of La Rioja’s wine supply chain. These four elements were integrated as latent variables composed of 15 observed variables and associated through six hypotheses. Data were gathered from 64 wineries located in La Rioja, Spain, and hypotheses were validated in a structural equation model using WarpPLS v.5 software. Results indicate that human resources skills have a positive direct impact on SC flexibility and quality, but not on economic performance; however, these variables are indirectly associated through SC quality and SC flexibility.

scholarly journals The Role of Green Attributes in Production Processes as Well as Their Impact on Operational, Commercial, and Economic Benefits

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1294 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Mendoza-Fong ◽  
Jorge García-Alcaraz ◽  
José Díaz-Reza ◽  
Emilio Jiménez-Macías ◽  
Julio Blanco-Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Industrial Production ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Positive Effect

This paper reports a second-order structural equation model composed of four variables: the green attributes before and after an industrial production process, the operating benefits, the commercial benefits, and the economic benefits. The variables are related by means of five hypotheses and are validated statistically with information obtained from 559 responses to a questionnaire applied to the Mexican maquila industry. The model is evaluated using the technique of partial least squares and the results obtained indicate that the green attributes before and after the production process have a direct and positive effect on the obtained benefits, mostly on the operational ones. It is concluded that companies that are focused on increasing their greenness level must monitor and evaluate the existence of green attributes in their production process to guarantee benefits and make fast decisions if required due to deviations.

The Impact of Supplier's Administrative Attributes on Production Process and Marketing Benefits

2017 ◽  
pp. 73-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Roberto Mendoza Fong ◽  
Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz ◽  
Cuauhtemoc Sánchez Ramírez ◽  
Giner Alor-Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

Supplier selection process is one of the daily activities of purchasing departments in the maquiladora industries, but traditionally the attributes analyzed are those that can be quantified, ignoring others because its impact on the production process or on the company's revenues is unknown. This article presents a structural equation model in which three latent variables associated with administrative attributes are integrated, the benefits obtained along production process and marketing, where three hypotheses which relate them are exposed. The information is derived from a survey of 253 managers who works in maquiladoras in Mexico, thus a descriptive analysis of the sample and the items are obtained. The hypotheses were validated according to a structural equation model and the results indicate that there is a direct and positive effect between the variables analyzed, but the most interesting due to its size, is between the profits made by the production process and the marketing benefits.

scholarly journals The impact of human resources on the agility, flexibility and performance of wine supply chains  

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (No. 4) ◽  
pp. 175-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garcia-Alcaraz Jorge L ◽  
Maldonado-Macias Aide A ◽  
Hernandez-Arellano Juan L ◽  
Blanco-Fernandez Julio ◽  
Jimenez-Macias Emilio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
And Performance ◽  
La Rioja ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Indirect Source

The research proposes a structural equation model (SEM) that integrates four latent variables: human resources skills, flexibility, agility, and the economic supply chain (SC) performance for wineries that together include fifteen observed variables. The data was obtained from 64 surveys applied to managers in the wineries in La Rioja, Spain. Direct, the indirect and total effects are analysed to prove six hypotheses that relate the aforementioned latent variables. The results indicate that the skills of human resources are a source of flexibility and agility in the supply chain for wineries in La Rioja and thus a direct and indirect source of economic performance.

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