...Saja Ahmed Albliwi; Jiju Antony; Sarina Abdul halim Lim Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the most common themes within Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in the manufacturing sector, and to identify any gaps in those themes that may be preventing users from getting the most benefit from...

...Stefan Smolnik; Nils Urbach; Jerry L. Fjermestad; Petra Schubert; Susan P. Williams Purpose Identifying the benefits arising from implementations of enterprise systems and realizing business value remains a significant challenge for both research and industry. This paper aims to consolidate...

...C. Annamalai; T. Ramayah Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the tangible and intangible benefits of two enterprises resource planning (ERP) packages namely SAP and Oracle. In particular, the operational benefits (OP), managerial benefits (MB), strategic benefits (SB), information...

... Barriers Implementation Benefits The rise of the quality movement in the USA was a response to several managerial problems, including a perceived widening of the quality gap with Japan. Total quality management (TQM) was one of several approaches that appeared to address all of these problems...

.... the need to improve technology or automate; 2. the need to increase efficiency; 3. the need to reduce cost; and 4. the need to define or redefine strategic focus. We shall elaborate briefly on each of these factors below. Benefits BPR Frames of reference Reengineering...