... and flow, the research reframes anxiety – typically regarded as detrimental – as a potential source of intrinsic motivation in continuous improvement contexts. Design/methodology/approach The study analyses survey data from 434 employees in Japanese manufacturing using structural equation modeling (SEM...

...Alinda Kokkinou; Bart A. Lameijer; Jiju Antony; Ton van Kollenburg; Paul Touw Purpose Training is considered a cornerstone intervention in the adoption and implementation of continuous improvement (CI). Yet despite the extensive investment of resources required, the purpose and content of CI...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Lean manufacturing Six sigma Critical success factors Questionnaires Continuous improvement For years, companies in the manufacturing sector around the world have carried out LM, SS and LSS, reporting both favorable and not so favorable...

... historical and real-time data to improve operational decision-making. The framework, built for continuous improvement, allows the exploitation of maintenance data to improve the knowledge of service processes and machines. Design/methodology/approach The Dual-perspective, data-based decision-making...

... improvement (β=0.6028), the continuous improvement secured the rank 1, followed by information and analysis (β=0.2334) and supplier management (0.1839), respectively, at p<0.05. Based on the empirical results, it can be concluded that the continuous improvement via proper...

...Lina Stålberg; Anders Fundin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand how a continuous improvement (CI) approach like lean production (LP) integration is affected by dynamic conditions and to propose how LP integration can be adaptable to dynamic conditions. Design/methodology...

...Gopalakrishnan Narayanamurthy; Anand Gurumurthy Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a leanness assessment methodology that takes into account the interaction between lean elements for computing the systemic leanness and for assisting continuous improvement of lean implementation...

...” in aviation MRO context the following objectives were set: Peter Ayeni can be contacted at: Peter.Ayeni@Hotmail.co.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Decision making Continuous improvement Lean Customer relations Best practice Value Lean production has been identified...

... examined individual companies, while this paper analyses how a programme may be designed to aid MMEs in the adoption of systematic operations improvements. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Continuous improvement Lean Quality management Small- and medium-sized enterprises...

... from use in lean implementation is reported in case studies. Findings – The LPPO model is a Lean implementation model that is flexible and easily adaptable. It is system based, people driven, customer centred, with measurable outcome and a drive for continuous improvement. Research...

... in columns, the normalized score can be obtained with a first approach of the priority ranking. That is: Case studies Continuous improvement Decision making Business strategy Analytical hierarchy process Maintenance Decision support Post-sales service Dynamic environment Warranty...

... of Toyota's Jishuken process. Findings When integrated into plant‐wide long‐term continuous improvement, Jishukens can be extremely effective at developing management's ability to conduct and to teach others to conduct daily kaizen and problem solving. This paper shows how Jishukens function within...

... on the subject. Manuel F. Suárez‐Barraza can be contacted at: manuelfrancisco.suarez@itesm.mx © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Continuous improvement Public sector organizations Mexico Human resource strategies Over the last decade, Mexican public service organisations have been...

... to an axle manufacturing company to improve its gear‐cutting operation. Findings The results of the case study indicate that the company benefited tremendously from its emphasis on global improvement guided by the TOC concept. Managers were able to select a continuous improvement (CI) project that had...

... action plan and most importantly, through shared information used in various decisions, based on common knowledge bases (Kesner, 2001 ; Ravichandran and Rai, 2000). Process management Production improvement Continuous improvement Process planning Decision‐making in a typical company...

...Ronald C. Beckett It is observed that concepts of a learning organization and of knowledge management intended to better utilize the intellectual assets of a business enterprise in supporting continuous improvement and innovation are appealing in principle, but difficult to implement in practice...

...Mandar Dabhilkar; Lars Bengtsson Illustrates how strategic continuous improvement (CI) capabilities were developed in three Swedish manufacturing companies that have implemented the Balanced Scorecard (BSC). A multiple case study was conducted; each company followed a unique team‐based CI strategy...

... Change management Leadership Continuous improvement Process analysis Learning Finland Rapid change has become imperative in business life driven by a number of external and internal forces. Product life cycles have become shorter. Freeing markets and globalization have increased competition...

...Frances Jørgensen; Harry Boer; Frank Gertsen The study presented in this article is based on two basic premises. First, successful continuous improvement (CI) is dependent on shop floor level involvement and participation in improvement efforts. Second, the term “self‐assessment” clearly...

... were the 5S Clean Up (visual improvement), a simple idea suggestion scheme providing monetary recognition for ideas, and Visual Performance measurement. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Continuous improvement Innovation Organizational development Africa The need...