Respondents’ and companies’ characteristics
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respondent Position | Respondent Country | ||||
| Senior Manager | 35 | 22% | Mexico | 49 | 30% |
| Continuous Improvement Manager | 29 | 18% | India | 21 | 13% |
| Associate or middle manager | 26 | 16% | Portugal | 21 | 13% |
| Non-manager-level (staff, supervisors) | 18 | 11% | Brazil | 14 | 9% |
| Executive Manager (C-position) | 12 | 7% | China | 14 | 9% |
| LSS Black Belt | 9 | 6% | USA | 6 | 4% |
| Operational Excellence Director/Manager | 9 | 6% | Namibia | 3 | 2% |
| LSS Master Black Belt | 9 | 6% | Taiwan | 3 | 2% |
| Quality/Process Engineering | 5 | 3% | United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| Director | 2 | 1% | Chile | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 7 | 4% | Ecuador | 2 | 1% |
| Germany | 2 | 1% | |||
| Spain | 2 | 1% | |||
| Time working with Kaizen | Australia | 1 | 1% | ||
| Less than 1 year | 16 | 10% | Bolivia | 1 | 1% |
| Between 1 and 2 years | 20 | 12% | Bulgaria | 1 | 1% |
| Between 3 and 5 years | 33 | 20% | Guatemala | 1 | 1% |
| Between 6 and 10 years | 34 | 21% | Ireland | 1 | 1% |
| More than 10 years | 58 | 36% | Indonesia | 1 | 1% |
| Israel | 1 | 1% | |||
| Italy | 1 | 1% | |||
| Company sector | Netherlands | 1 | 1% | ||
| Automotive | 16 | 10% | Peru | 1 | 1% |
| Consulting in Manufacturing companies | 15 | 9% | Nicaragua | 1 | 1% |
| Food/Beverage | 9 | 6% | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1% |
| Agroindustry | 8 | 5% | Others/Global/Not specified | 7 | 4% |
| Textil | 6 | 4% | Kaizen implementation time | ||
| Pharmaceutical | 5 | 3% | Less than 1 year | 22 | 14% |
| Electric/Electronic | 4 | 2% | Between 1 and 2 years | 41 | 25% |
| Metallurgy | 4 | 2% | Between 3 and 5 years | 22 | 14% |
| Paper | 4 | 2% | Between 6 and10 years | 26 | 16% |
| Chemical | 3 | 2% | More than 10 years | 38 | 24% |
| Metal Mechanic | 3 | 2% | Size | ||
| Pulp | 3 | 2% | 1 to 49 | 16 | 10% |
| Home appliance | 2 | 1% | 50 to 249 | 30 | 19% |
| Cosmetics | 2 | 1% | 250 to 500 | 28 | 17% |
| Aerospace | 2 | 1% | 501 to 5,000 | 57 | 35% |
| Others | 52 | 32% | > 5,000 | 30 | 19% |
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Manager | 35 | 22% | Mexico | 49 | 30% |
| Continuous Improvement Manager | 29 | 18% | India | 21 | 13% |
| Associate or middle manager | 26 | 16% | Portugal | 21 | 13% |
| Non-manager-level (staff, supervisors) | 18 | 11% | Brazil | 14 | 9% |
| Executive Manager (C-position) | 12 | 7% | China | 14 | 9% |
| LSS Black Belt | 9 | 6% | USA | 6 | 4% |
| Operational Excellence Director/Manager | 9 | 6% | Namibia | 3 | 2% |
| LSS Master Black Belt | 9 | 6% | Taiwan | 3 | 2% |
| Quality/Process Engineering | 5 | 3% | United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| Director | 2 | 1% | Chile | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 7 | 4% | Ecuador | 2 | 1% |
| Germany | 2 | 1% | |||
| Spain | 2 | 1% | |||
| Australia | 1 | 1% | |||
| Less than 1 year | 16 | 10% | Bolivia | 1 | 1% |
| Between 1 and 2 years | 20 | 12% | Bulgaria | 1 | 1% |
| Between 3 and 5 years | 33 | 20% | Guatemala | 1 | 1% |
| Between 6 and 10 years | 34 | 21% | Ireland | 1 | 1% |
| More than 10 years | 58 | 36% | Indonesia | 1 | 1% |
| Israel | 1 | 1% | |||
| Italy | 1 | 1% | |||
| Netherlands | 1 | 1% | |||
| Automotive | 16 | 10% | Peru | 1 | 1% |
| Consulting in Manufacturing companies | 15 | 9% | Nicaragua | 1 | 1% |
| Food/Beverage | 9 | 6% | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1% |
| Agroindustry | 8 | 5% | Others/Global/Not specified | 7 | 4% |
| Textil | 6 | 4% | |||
| Pharmaceutical | 5 | 3% | Less than 1 year | 22 | 14% |
| Electric/Electronic | 4 | 2% | Between 1 and 2 years | 41 | 25% |
| Metallurgy | 4 | 2% | Between 3 and 5 years | 22 | 14% |
| Paper | 4 | 2% | Between 6 and10 years | 26 | 16% |
| Chemical | 3 | 2% | More than 10 years | 38 | 24% |
| Metal Mechanic | 3 | 2% | |||
| Pulp | 3 | 2% | 1 to 49 | 16 | 10% |
| Home appliance | 2 | 1% | 50 to 249 | 30 | 19% |
| Cosmetics | 2 | 1% | 250 to 500 | 28 | 17% |
| Aerospace | 2 | 1% | 501 to 5,000 | 57 | 35% |
| Others | 52 | 32% | > 5,000 | 30 | 19% |
Source(s): Authors’ own work
Sharing content requires targeting cookies to be enabled. Please update your cookie preferences to use this feature.