Maturity model for the Structural Elements of Coordination Mechanisms on the collaborative planning process

[ENG] Collaborative Planning (CP) can be defined as a joint decision making process for aligning plans of individual Supply Chains (SC) members with the aim of achieving a certain degree of coordination (Stadler, 2009). Coordination means identification and classification of existing interdependencies (Li et al., 2002). Different coordination processes manage different types of interdependencies. Coordination should be considered different from integration in that where coordination takes the target for granted, integration often involves determining this target simultaneously with the aligning of allocation decisions (Oliva and Watson, 2010). Typical features of supply chain coordination processes include demand planning (DP), supply planning (SP), available-to-promise/ capacity-to-promise (ATP/CTP), manufacturing planning, distribution planning (DP), etc. Generally, the execution of process depends on proper information management. Coordination mechanisms in supply chain should be tools by which, every member of a supply chain can achieve more benefits. Thus, organizations need to develop strategically aligned capabilities not only within the company itself, but also among the organizations that are part of its value-adding networks. Additionally, processes are now viewed as assets requiring investment and development as they mature. Thus the concept of process maturity is becoming increasingly important as firms adopt a process view of the organization

Structural elements of coordination mechanisms in collaborative planning processes and their assessment through maturity models: Application to a ceramic tile company

Maturity is defined as a measure to evaluate the capabilities of an organization in regards to a certain discipline. The Collaborative Planning Process is a very complex process and Coordination mechanisms are especially relevant in this field to align the plans of the supply chain members. The objective of this paper is to develop a maturity model and a methodology to perform assessment for the Structural Elements of Coordination Mechanisms in the Collaborative Planning Process. Structural elements are specified in order to characterize coordination mechanisms in a collaborative planning context and they have been defined as key areas to be assessed by the maturity model. The identified structural elements are: number of decision-makers, collaboration level, interdependence relationships nature, interdepen-dence relationships type, number of coordination mechanisms, information exchanged, information processing, decision sequence characteristics and stopping criteria. Structural elements are assessed using the scheme of five levels: Initial, Repeatable, Defined, Managed and Optimized. This proposal has been applied to a ceramic tile company and the results are also reported.Cuenca, L.; Boza Garcia, A.; Alemany Díaz, MDM.; Trienekens, JJ. (2013). Structural elements of coordination mechanisms in collaborative planning processes and their assessment through maturity models: Application to a ceramic tile company. Computers in Industry. 64(8):898-911. doi:10.1016/j.compind.2013.06.019S89891164

Innovation projects associated to the competence of innovation, creativity and entrepeneurship in the Universitat Politècnica de València

[EN] This paper describes the Innovation and educational improvement project developed in the Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, oriented to the competence of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. These projects have been developed by a team of lecturers from different fields of knowledge. The first project was related to the definition of rubrics for the evaluation of the competence of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship, and the second one oriented to the definition of learning objects for this competence. Learning outcomes were identified in the first project and a rubric was designed to measure the level of mastery of these learning outcomes for bachelor degree and master. Once defined the results that must be achieved, in the second project, was conducted the review of the learning objects as the means through which the learning outcomes can be achieved. Identifying the definition, classification, metadatas, repositories and methodologies associated with them were proposed. In the current project, the objective is the design of activities to accompaniment the learning objects, which will be developed in the classroom with the purpose of promoting the acquisition of the learning outcomes associated with the competence under review. This aspect is widely demanded by the teachers, which do not have proposals to develop in their subjects. The project will be applied and validated on two subjects of the school of computer science engineering and two subject of the school of Industrial Engineering in the Universitat Politècnica de Valencia.This research has been carried out under the project of innovation and educational improvement (PIME/A15) 'DAICE – Design of activities for the Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship Competence’ funded by the Universitat Politècnica de València, the School of Computer Science and the School of Industrial Engineering.Alemany Díaz, MDM.; Cuenca, L.; Boza, A.; Fernández-Diego, M.; Ruiz Font, L.; Alarcón Valero, F.; Gordo Monzó, ML. (2016). Innovation projects associated to the competence of innovation, creativity and entrepeneurship in the Universitat Politècnica de València. INTED proceedings (Online). 2903-2907. doi:10.21125/inted.2016.1657S2903290

Rubric to Assess the Competence OF Innovatoon, Creativity and Entrepreneurship in Bachelor Degree

[EN] Innovation has a special value for the survival and development of organizations, especially in a changing context. To develop the innovation, creativity and entrepreneur-ship capacities in students enhances their skills. A competency describes what training participants should be able to do at the end of the training. The competence is acquired through various learning outcomes to be achieved. Competition in innovation is closely related to the ability to propose and implement creative ideas to solve problems, ability to create and maintain connections work, etc. In this article is presented a method for measuring the competence of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship in bachelor degree by introducing different levels of scope.The research has been conducted within the framework of the project for educational improvement (PIME/2013/A/016/B) 'RECICRE - Rubric for evaluating competence of innovation and the (A21/14) OAICE project (learning objects for Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship Competence).Cuenca, L.; Alarcón Valero, F.; Boza, A.; Fernández Diego, M.; Ruiz Font, L.; Gordo Monzó, ML.; Poler Escoto, R.... (2016). Rubric to Assess the Competence OF Innovatoon, Creativity and Entrepreneurship in Bachelor Degree. Brazilian Journal of Operations and Production Management. 13(1):118-123. https://doi.org/10.14488/BJOPM.2016.v13.n1.a14S11812313

Innovation, creativitiy and entrepreneurship competence in higher education. Learning objectives and measurement

In the permanent change context, innovation has become a vital value for the survival and development of organisations. The development of this increasingly important value will help students to improve their skills and to adapt to their future jobs in accordance with required characteristics. Competency describes what training participants should be able to do at the end of such training. Competency is acquired through the various learning objectives to be achieved. Innovation competency is closely related to Self-assessment and the learning methods, Ability to work in interactive communication situations, Ability to create and maintain connections work, Ability to cooperate in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment and Ability to communicate and interact in an international environment, etc. In this chapter, we develop a method for measuring the innovation competencies in higher education by introducing different levels of mastery.This research has been carried out under the project of innovation and educational improvement (PIME/2013/A/016/B) 'RECICRE - Rubrics for the Assessment of Innovation, Creativity and Enterprising Competence’ funded by the Universitat Politècnica de València and the School of Computer Science.Boza García, A.; Cuenca González, ML.; Fernández Diego, M.; Ruiz Font, L.; Gordo Monzó, ML.; Alarcón Valero, F.; Alemany Díaz, MDM.... (2014). Innovation, creativitiy and entrepreneurship competence in higher education. Learning objectives and measurement. En ICERI proceedings. 7th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI). Seville, SPAIN, NOV 17-19, 2014. International Association of Technology, Education and Development. 405-411. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/63318S40541

Rúbrica para la Evaluación de la Competencia Innovación, Creatividad y Emprendimiento en máster

[EN] Innovation has a special value for the survival and development of organizations, especially in a changing context. To develop the innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship capacities in students enhances their skills. A competency describes what training participants should be able to do at the end of the training. The competence is acquired through various learning outcomes to be achieved. Competition in innovation is closely related to the ability to propose and imple-ment creative ideas to solve problems, ability to create and maintain connections work, etc. In this article is presented a method for measuring the competence of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship in master degree by introducing different levels of scope.[ES] La innovación tiene un especial valor para la supervivencia y el desarrollo de las organizaciones, más aún en un contexto de permanente cambio. El desarrollo de la capacidad de innovación en los estudiantes favorece su capacidad de inserción en el mundo laboral. Una competencia describe lo que los participantes en la formación deben ser capaces de hacer al final de dicha formación. La competencia es adquirida a través de varios resultados de aprendizaje a alcanzar. La competencia en innovación está estrechamente relacionada con la capacidad para proponer y aplicar ideas creativas para resolver problemas, capacidad de crear y mantener conexiones de trabajo, etc. En este artículo ser presenta un método para medir la competencia de innovación creatividad y emprendimiento en el nivel de máster mediante la introducción de diferentes niveles de alcance a través de una rúbrica.La investigación se ha llevado a cabo en el marco de los proyectos de innovación para la mejora educativa (PIME/2013/A/016/B) 'RECICRE – Rúbrica para la evaluación de la competencia de innovación y mejora educativa y el proyecto OAICE (Objetos de aprendizaje para la Competencia Innovación, Creatividad y Emprendimiento.)Cuenca González, ML.; Alarcón Valero, F.; Boza García, A.; Fernández Diego, M.; Ruiz Font, L.; Gordo Monzó, ML.; Poler Escoto, R.... (2015). Rúbrica para la Evaluación de la Competencia Innovación, Creatividad y Emprendimiento en máster. En In-Red 2015 - CONGRESO NACIONAL DE INNOVACIÓN EDUCATIVA Y DE DOCENCIA EN RED. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/INRED2015.2015.1610OC

Key areas for the alignment of agility and resilience with the gender perspective in organizations

[EN] Ensuring gender equality in organizations is an increasingly necessary and demanded aspect of legislation; implies satisfying the constitutional right of equality. Until now, in his study, has not taken into account variants that can affect the agility and resilience of the organization. The present article proposes the preliminary definition of a maturity model that allows to evaluate the incorporation of the gender perspective without limiting the agility and resilience in the organization, extracting the relation that indicates which aspects of agility and resilience can be affected by the areas where the gender perspective should be incorporated. It is proposed in this article to extend the alignment beyond information systems and technologies, incorporating aspects such as agility, resilience and gender perspective in supply chains. In this sense, the alignment will refer to the degree to which incorporating the gender perspective into the design of supply chains favors and drives agility and resilience, and how agile and resilient chains facilitate the incorporation of perspectives of gender in the design of the chain. On one hand, key areas have been identified as follows: Government and values, Work environment, Supply chain, Community, Consumers and Investment, and the general levels of maturity to be achieved. On the other hand, it has been defined the aspects to be taken into account to ensure their agility and resilience and the relationships with the key areas. The key area of government and values involves establishing the principles guiding considerations on gender equality in policies that determine organizational culture. These principles should be extended to all areas included as important to ensure the agility and resilience of the organization. Work environment corresponds to the definition of equal opportunities for women and men, eliminating obstacles that limit their participation. What will be related to the definition of facilities and resources, processes, people and strategy, which favors agility and resilience. The supply chain corresponds to new employment opportunities for women, both as employees and entrepreneurs. Assessing gender performance throughout the supply chain can be an important part of organizations' risk management and primarily affects processes, people and strategies. The community and consumers have an impact on processes, people and strategy, as they seek to strengthen efforts to promote gender equality in the organization, implement gender awareness in customer service, and analyze the feedback from clients, as well as, develop a more inclusive group of contracting within the community. Finally, with respect to the key investment area, it focuses mainly on the decisions of the investors that are frequently taken based on aspects of interest of their performance with regard to gender, which corresponds with the areas of people and strategy.[ES] La equidad de género en las organizaciones es un aspecto cada vez más necesario y demandado por la legislación; implica satisfacer el derecho constitucional de la igualdad. Hasta ahora, en su estudio, no se ha tenido en cuenta aspectos como agilidad y resiliencia. El presente artículo propone la definición preliminar de un modelo de madurez que permita evaluar la incorporación de la perspectiva de género sin limitar la agilidad y resiliencia en la organización, extrayendo la relación que indique qué aspectos de agilidad y resiliencia pueden verse afectados por las áreas donde la perspectiva de género debe ser incorporada.Cuenca, L.; Navarro-Astor, E.; Alemany Díaz, MDM.; Boza, A. (2017). Áreas clave para la alineación de la agilidad y resiliencia con la perspectiva de género en las organizaciones. Direccion y Organizacion. 63:57-64. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/108643S57646

Diseño de una herramienta de referencia que permita evaluar el grado de madurez relacional de las empresas pyme manufactureras de Santiago de Cali: caso, sector manufacturero de calzado

En la actualidad la economía mundial se encuentra en un proceso de dinamismo caracterizado por los negocios competitivos que se realizan entre las empresas, los procesos estandarizados, la eficiencia en el servicio que se ofrece a los consumidores y los altos niveles de calidad en que se fabrican los productos. Todos estos aspectos mencionados anteriormente, hacen que el mercado se vuelva cada día más exigente, pues la competencia se realiza entre redes comerciales o cadenas de suministros, motivo por el cual las empresas PYME deben buscar la forma de unir esfuerzos y vincularse con socios estratégicos, con el fin de comenzar a forjar redes y lazos de colaboración que les permitan fundamentarse con claridad operacional y visibilidad en la toma de decisiones. Para lograr que las PYME inicien proyectos y negociaciones de colaboración, es necesario que estas conozcan la madurez o el estado en que se encuentran sus procesos, y es ahí donde se vuelve importante la aplicación de herramientas que les permitan medir el nivel de madurez de colaboración con el que se relacionan en su entorno, pues de esta forma las PYME podrán conocer cuáles de sus procesos tendrán la capacidad de extenderse. Lo que ocurre en muchas ocasiones es que la falta de conocimiento sobre lo que significa y lo que implica la colaboración, les impide identificar cuáles son las verdaderas cualidades y características que poseen de cara a un proceso de negociación colaborativa. Por lo mencionado anteriormente, en este proyecto de investigación se presenta una herramienta en la cual se tienen en cuenta 3 atributos conformados por 12 elementos de colaboración (Estrategia, Compromiso, Recursos, Adaptabilidad, Confianza, Conocimiento de la colaboración, Formalidad Organizacional, Relación comercial, Indicadores, Documentación y Flujo de información), con los cuales se podrá medir el nivel de madurez relacional en el que se encuentran las PYME manufactureras del sector calzado en Santiago de Cali en cada uno de dichos elementosPregradoIngeniero(a) Industria

Growth management in micro-enterprises

Abstract. The goal of the thesis is to form a micro-enterprise-focused business maturity model which can later be used in the SoloENTRE project to develop digital tools and new services for micro-entrepreneurs. This goal is fulfilled by using research data collected through a business maturity and growth management chapter, and systematic literature review, which follows the systematic research methodology defined in the thesis. The goal of the business maturity and growth management chapter was to get an understanding of maturity models, business growth management and micro-enterprise growth management. This goal was fulfilled in the thesis, and conclusions were made from the business maturity and growth management chapter. The goal of the systematic literature review was to understand what kind of growth and business maturity models are presented in the literature. This goal was fulfilled by identifying 25 articles through the systematic literature review, which were then reviewed, and conclusions were made out of them. Conclusions made from the business maturity and growth management chapter and the systematic literature review results were then used to form the micro-enterprise maturity model roadmap which was then followed to build the micro-enterprise maturity model structure. The micro-enterprise maturity roadmap is split into four steps, each with questions to be answered by the model creator. The roadmap can be applied to different business areas to build different kinds of maturity models. According to the findings from the systematic literature review, the creation of the micro-enterprise maturity model structure was narrowed to be the goal of the thesis. The micro-enterprise maturity model structure is a five-level matrix structure, which has three key areas: customer relations, human resources, and operations which all have their own performance indicators. The structure is used in future in the SoloENTRE project to create a micro-enterprise maturity model questionnaire, method, and tool which can be used to develop new digital tools and new services for micro-entrepreneurs.Kasvunhallinta mikroyrityksissä. Tiivistelmä. Tämän diplomityön tavoitteena on muodostaa mikroyritys-keskeinen liiketoiminnan kypsyysmalli, jota voidaan myöhemmin käyttää SoloENTRE -projektissa uusien digitaalisten työkalujen ja uusien palveluiden kehittämisessä mikroyrittäjille. Tähän tavoitteeseen päästään käyttämällä tutkimustietoa, joka on kerätty liiketoimintakypsyys ja kasvunhallinta luvun sekä systemaattisen kirjallisuuskatsauksen kautta, joka seuraa diplomityössä määriteltyä systemaattista tutkimusmetodologiaa. Liiketoimintakypsyys ja kasvunhallinta luvun tavoitteena oli saada ymmärrys kypsyysmalleista, liiketoiminnan kasvun hallinasta sekä mikroyritysten kasvunhallinnasta. Tämä tavoite täytettiin diplomityössä ja liiketoimintakypsyys ja kasvunhallinta luvun tuloksista tehtiin johtopäätökset. Systemaattisen kirjallisuuskatsauksen tavoitteena oli ymmärtää millaisia kasvun ja liiketoiminnan kypsyysmalleja esiintyy kirjallisuudesta. Tämä tavoite täytettiin tunnistamalla 25 artikkelia systemaattisessa kirjallisuuskatsauksessa, jotka sitten luettiin läpi ja joista sitten tehtiin johtopäätökset. Johtopäätöksiä, jotka tehtiin liiketoimintakypsyys ja kasvunhallinta luvussa ja systemaattisen kirjallisuuskatsauksen tuloksista hyödynnettiin uuden mikroyrityskeskeisen kypsyysmallietenemissuunnitelman luomiseksi, jota sitten seurattiin mikroyritys kypsyysmallistruktuurin rakentamiseksi. Mikroyrityskeskeisen kypsyysmallietenemissuunnitelma jakaantuu neljään vaiheeseen, joista jokainen sisältää kysymyksiä joihin mallin luoja vastaa. Tätä kypsyysmallietenemissuunnitelma voidaan soveltaa eri liiketoiminta-alueilla erityyppisten kypsyysmallien rakentamiseksi. Systemaattisen kirjallisuuskatsauksen tulosten perusteella, työn tavoite rajattiin mikroyritys kypsyysmallistruktuurin rakentamiseen. Mikroyritys kypsyysmallistruktuuri on viisitasoinen struktuuri, jolla on kolme avainaluetta: asiakassuhteet, henkilöstöhallinto sekä toiminnot, joilla kaikilla on omat tulosindikaattorinsa. Kypsyysmallistruktuuria käytetään tulevaisuudessa SoloENTRE -projektissa mikroyritys kypsyysmallikyselyn, -menetelmä sekä -työkalun luonnissa, joita voidaan käyttää digitaalisten työkalujen ja uusien palveluiden kehittämisessä mikroyrittäjille