Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to assess the reliability of a new protocol which examines different components of agility using commercially available timing gates. Methods: Seventeen physically active males completed four trials of a new protocol, which consisted of a number of 10 m sprints. Sprints were completed in a straight line or with a change of direction after 5 m. The c...

In this paper we have developed an approach based on Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) for measurement of agility in Supply Chain. An Agile Supply Chain (ASC) is frequently considered as a dominant competitive advantage. As complexity and vagueness of agility in global markets must be considered as one of the essential characteristics of an ASC system, we efficiently applied ANFIS i...

This paper formulates supplier evaluation and selection as a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problem with subjective and fuzzy preferences of decision makers over evaluation criteria. As an outcome, this paper provides decision makers with a decision support system that presents the Pareto fronts, a set of best possible high-quality suppliers and optimized business operation levels from s...

In this work, we apply two concepts from network theory – network entropy and mutual information – to characterize the agility of network-form organizations. These concepts are developed from Shannon’s work on information entropy. We define the notions of network entropy and mutual information pertinent to measuring the structural evolution of organizations. We then show the application of netw...

The purpose of this paper is to present a clinically feasible method to provide objective, quantitative information regarding the quality of a patient's gait. The technique used is simple and economical and requires minimal equipment. The four basic temporal and distance factors are 1) stride length, 2) step length, 3) cadence, and 4) velocity. The technique requires the following equipment: 1)...

Business agility has been considered as one of the key organizational capabilities in the modern business environment. The current research indicates that information technologies (IT) can help firms develop agility and in turn agility can improve firm performance, but how IT leads to agility and superior performance and under what circumstances is an ongoing consideration. In particular, while...

The retail industry has changed significantly due to altered shopping behavior of customers and technological advancements in recent years. This enforces organizations to quickly adapt to these dynamically evolving circumstances. Most of the major organizations utilize Business intelligence (BI) to support their corporate strategies. Therefore, the adaptability of BI gained increasing importanc...