Agility Analysis of Heavy Transportation of a Defense Organization Using Performance Importance Analysis (IPA) Method

Document Type : Research/ Original/ Regular Article

Authors

1 Industrial Eng Group/ Imam Hussein Comprehensive University

2 Systems group- Technical Faculty- Industrial Engineering Logistics and supply chain trends- Imam Hossein Comprehensive University

3 Mobility, Logistics Studies and Research Center, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

This research tries to analyze the agility of heavy transportation of a defense organization using the Performance Importance Analysis (IPA) method. Today, according to the speed of environmental changes, organizations must respond to various changes and demands with high responsiveness. In this regard, the role of transportation in defense organizations is very important and practical. Also, the agility of heavy transportation of defense organizations can increase the level of success of the organization and reduce the waste of its resources. In this research, first the concepts of agile transportation and then the criteria of agility of heavy transportation are explained. In the following, the agility of heavy transportation of a defense organization has been analyzed using the Performance Importance Analysis (IPA) method. In this research, field research was used with a questionnaire tool, and the statistical population of the research includes senior managers of logistics and transport and mobility experts of the studied defense organization. The results of the Performance Importance Analysis (IPA) method provide insight to managers to identify the organization's strengths and weaknesses and finally propose implementation solutions.

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  • Receive Date: 13 February 2023
  • Revise Date: 18 June 2023
  • Accept Date: 25 October 2023
  • Publish Date: 23 October 2023