Factors influencing the uptake of advanced planning and scheduling applications in manufacturing

Authors

  • Nika Kalan RESULT, d.o.o.
  • Marina Trkman Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za upravo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31449/upinf.231

Keywords:

production planning application, UTAUT, anxiety, job insecurity, information systems

Abstract

The production of goods has been developing rapidly since the industrial revolution, nowadays the most important influence is the development of computers and technology that enables automation. At the same time, production planning is also developing, which represents an important part of the manufacturer’s operation, as it affects the profit. The plan must meet all customer order needs and management objectives. The Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) application helps solve this complex challenge. Regardless of its potential, some target users refuse to use it. Because we would like to better understand them, we will investigate what affects them in this master's thesis. In the research, we checked the influence of the universal constructs of the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) and two additional constructs, which are job insecurity and anxiety. The results show that intention to use is influenced by concern and perceived performance. The results of the research are useful to all manufacturing companies that decide to introduce a planning system into their information system. It helps them better understand what influences the success of APS technology adoption.

Author Biographies

Nika Kalan, RESULT, d.o.o.

Nika Kalan je magistrica družboslovne informatike na Fakulteti za družbene vede Univerzi v Ljubljani. Magistrirala je z delom Dejavniki vpliva na prevzemanje aplikacij za napredno planiranje in terminiranje proizvodnje. Zaposlena je v Result-u, kjer deluje na področju digitalizacije in optimizacije proizvodnje ter podatkovni arhitekturi

Marina Trkman, Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za upravo

Doc. dr. Marina Trkman poučuje informatiko na Fakulteti za upravo Univerzi v Ljubljani. Raziskovalno se ukvarja: 1) s preiskovanjem dejavnikov, ki vplivajo na privzemanje informacijsko komunikacijskih tehnologij in 2) z analizranjem poslovnih procesov za optimizacijo poslovanja. Kot prvi avtor je objavila članke v prestižnih revijah kot sta International journal of information management in pa Government information quarterly.

Published

2024-08-26

How to Cite

[1]
Kalan, N. and Trkman, M. 2024. Factors influencing the uptake of advanced planning and scheduling applications in manufacturing. Applied Informatics. 32, 2 (Aug. 2024). DOI:https://doi.org/10.31449/upinf.231.

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Section

Scientific articles