OCTOBER 19-20, 2012 - YMCA University of Science & Technology

Proceedings of the National Conference on
Trends and Advances in Mechanical Engineering,
YMCA University of Science & Technology, Faridabad, Haryana, Oct 19-20, 2012
Table 1: Critical Factor for AMT Implementation
Critical Factors
Description
1. Strategic Planning Strategic planning mainly involves the assessment of the capabilities of the
organisation to meet the requirements of the AMT
(i) Person Responsible Person responsible is the leader, who take all the initiatives for successful
implementation of AMT
(ii) Financial Risk The possibility that shareholders will lose money when they invest in AMT
(iii) Level of Technology How much advanced technology is needed to achieve organisations’ goals
Investment
(iv) Government Policies The policies made by the government affecting the implementation of AMT
2. Concept Development Investing feasibility and selecting the best AMT alternative
(i) End User The targeted customer
(ii) Supplier Support Relationship between supplier and buyer
(iii) Location
(iv) Feasibility Analysis
Raw materials, customers and competitors depend upon this
Evaluation of strengths and weaknesses of the AMT
3. Infrastructure Physical and organisational structure needed for operation of AMT
(i) Size Size of the firm i.e. whether large or small size
(ii) Financial Position
Financial capability to invest
(iii) Technology Competent Availability of the technology competent workers
Workers
(iv) Computerized Linking together previously separated activities by using computer
Integration
4. Performance
A process towards measuring the predetermined goals
Measurement
(i) Flexibility Ability to quickly respond to the market changes
(ii) Quality
Fit for purpose
(iii) Delivery Time Time between order placed and goods to deliver at the customer end
(iv) Cost
It should remain competitive
5. Human Resource Practice Value enhancement of the workers
(i) Employees’
Psychological feature that arouses an employee to give his/her best
Motivation
(ii) Management Support Support of the management for AMT implementation
(iii) Recruitment
Recruitment of the right work force to handle AMT
(iv) Employees’ Training Training to the employees for handling AMT
6. Post Implement
Required to make future strategies
Evaluation
(i) Customers’ Feedback will help to improve the AMT outcome
(ii) Production Rate A factor to judge the benefits of installing AMT
(iii) Competition
How implementing AMT will improve the position among the competitors
(iv) Quality of the Product How AMT implementation has improved the quality of the product
3 . Analytical Network Process (ANP)
ANP is a general form of AHP. AHP was first proposed by Saaty (1980a & 1980b). The AHP is a widely used
MADM based on the representation of a decision making problem by a hierarchical structure where elements are
independent and unidirectionally linked. By considering both qualitative and quantitative aspects of a decision
and through a pairwise comparison, it allows to set priorities among the elements and make the best decision.
Decision problems are not always structured in a hierarchal way i.e. they may have interrelations among the
elements at the same level. To overcome this difficulty, ANP was introduced by Saaty in 1996. ANP
simultaneously takes into account both feedback and dependence. ANP generalizes the AHP by allowing
networks with or without hierarchal structure. ANP makes the best decision by allowing feedback within
elements of a cluster (inner dependence) or between clusters (outer dependence). ANP methodology is explained
in Saaty’s book (Saaty, 2005). A brief description is given here because of space limitation. The ANP comprises
of the following major steps:
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