...Mohammad A.K. Alsmairat; Jamal El Baz; Noor Al-Ma'aitah Purpose This study investigates the effects of top management commitment (TMC) and Kaizen on quality management practices (QMP) and how the latter influence the performance of Jordanian public hospitals in the aftermath of COVID-19. Design...

...Haftu Hailu Berhe; Hailekiros Sibhato Gebremichael; Kinfe Tsegay Beyene Purpose Existing conceptual, empirical and case studies evidence suggests that manufacturing industries find the joint implementation of Kaizen philosophy initiatives. However, the existing practices rarely demonstrated...

... that it is possible to apply the tool (SCVSM) to investigate the wastes in DDS to deliver the medicines at right time, right quantity and right quality. The application of SCVSM concluded that the various Kaizens (areas needed to improve) in lead time; transportation and routing should be adopted. The study further...

...Haftu Hailu Berhe Purpose Kaizen is an umbrella concept for a management philosophy based on a set of principles and values with different tools and techniques that form part of Company-Wide Quality Control. The purpose of this study to explore the empirical evidence of Kaizen philosophy practice...

...Jie Ma; Feng Jiao; Chi Keung Lau; Zhibin Lin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and redefine the “classic” roles of shop floor management and quality control circles (QCCs) in Kaizen. In specific, it aims to examine the linkage between shop floor management and QCCs, and test...

...Jagdeep Singh; Harwinder Singh Purpose The purpose of this paper is to uncover the significance of KAIZEN technique in manufacturing environments. Design/methodology/approach KAIZEN is a management approach focused on incremental improvements in operations. Different elements of KAIZEN...

...Jie Ma; Zhibin Lin; Chi Keung Lau Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a better understanding of how Sino-Japanese joint ventures implemented the three Japanese improvement methods, i.e. Kaizen, Kaikaku and Kaizen Blitz. The specific objectives of this study are to identify the key...

.... Jugraj Singh Randhawa can be contacted at: jrandhawa304@gmail.com 25 03 2015 25 07 2015 01 09 2015 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Total quality management Kaizen Lean manufacturing 5S Production improvement...

...Mahmoud Awad; Yassir A. Shanshal Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a new framework for early design stage utilizing the benefits of Kaizen events, and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) methodology. To gain a better understanding of the proposed method, a case study of a diesel engine...

... cost items and the investment, triangular fuzzy numbers are also applied for approximations. The lower bound, the most possible value, and the upper bound are approximately determined for them by a decision maker. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Kaizen Cost of quality Fuzzy logics Since...

... frequently used self‐assessment models are the business excellence model and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Davies et al., 1996). But do these models achieve their aim, or do they just add to the complexity and confusion faced by busy managers? Improvement Kaizen Leadership...

... processes/activities/quality so that no defects at all are produced and quality cost measurement ultimately becomes unnecessary. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Activity‐based costing Cost of quality Kaizen Work sampling Many companies in the world gradually promote quality as the central...

... levels. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Australia Kaizen Productivity Quality management Strategic planning This paper seeks to explore particular aspects of a study initially discussed in an earlier paper[ 1 ], which examined the integration of strategy and continuous improvement...

... and apprentices (about 490 persons), which was conducted with Chinese interpretation. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Hong Kong ISO 9000 Kaizen QCC TQM In 1988, the rolling stock department (RSD) of 530 staff in the heavy rail division of Kowloon‐Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) introduced...

... on the assembly stage. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Hong Kong Integrated circuits Kaizen Product quality Figure 1 shows the parts of a typical IC. Briefly, when assembling ICs, the circular wafer is first cut up to release the dies for hundreds of individual chips. Then, each die is glued...

... © MCB UP Limited 1996 Design for manufacture Fault tolerance Kaizen Risk management Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a method used in the automotive industry to quantify and rank critical failures at the design stage. Juran[ 1 ] refers to FMEA as “failure modes...

... States were involved in the developing of the International Standards Organization, so it is not solely a European idea[ 17 ]. © MCB UP Limited 1996 ISO 9000 Kaizen Operational audit Quality assurance UK USA To ensure a place in the emerging market, given today’s competitive...

... findings that indicate the applicability of the matrix, the main problems’ potential for improvement and their frequency of occurrence, and the consequences of implementing the matrix on site management. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Cost of quality Error cause identification Kaizen Subcontracting...

...Shrinivas Gondhalekar; A. Subash Babu; N.B. Godrej A kaizen system was designed and installed in a large manufacturing organization as a part of a TQM exercise. Detailed studies were carried out by collecting extensive data over a period of 23 months, and by using statistical methods...

... benefits from the TQ programme, enabling the company to move closer to its mission of being best in class. Automotive components industry Customer satisfaction Employee attitudes Kaizen Management attitudes Organizational change TQM Carello Lighting is a world leader in the manufacture...