Modeling the Assessment of Leagile Activities Effect on Business Performance Using Bayesian Belief Networks

In the intense competitive environment of businesses, it is essential for companies to use all available tools in order to improve their performance. The existence of competition, market fluctuations, environmental uncertainty, the need for optimal use of resources and reaching competitive advantage has led companies to use lean and agile production systems to improve their performance. Leagile activities are among the newest management tools that help companies simultaneously enjoy the benefits of lean and agile principles. Therefore, the main question of this research is that, in different situations, how leagile activities will affect the performance of companies? In this research, leagile activities and performance dimensions are identified. After studying theoretical foundations and research background, the interactive relations of indicators and the extent to which leagile activities affect performance were identified. The Pegah Milk Industries Factory in Khuzestan was investigated and analyzed as a studied case. Data gathering on the interaction of leagile activities was done using a pair comparison questionnaire through a panel of experts. Data were analyzed by MICMAC program. Furthermore, the effect of leagile activities on the performance and stability of the company was carried out in the form of scenarios and with the method of BBN systems and NETICA program. Findings of the research show that in normal, optimistic, pessimistic and realistic situations, purely agility have a positive impact on financial performance, non-financial performance, and inflexibility. According to experts, Six Sigma, Information Technology, Kaizen, and salary and reward politics have the most impact on the implementation of leagile production.