Table 6. Comparison between final...

Table 6.

Comparison between final project ROI, company WACC and projects correctly classified by MPL algorithm. The ROI value is higher than the company’s WACC from project 13 on

Code	Project type	ROI	ROI class	MLP class
P1	Lean manufacturing optimization	3,2	Very low	✓
P2	Six sigma quality improvement	3,7	Very low
P3	Lean supply chain enhancement	3,9	Very low	✓
P4	Lean process streamlining	3,9	Very low	✓
P5	Six sigma defect reduction	4,0	Very low
P6	Lean workflow efficiency	5,2	Low	✓
P7	Six sigma cycle time reduction	5,6	Low	✓
P8	Lean inventory management	6,3	Low	✓
P9	Six sigma cost reduction	7,1	Low	✓
P10	Lean product development	7,4	Low	✓
P11	Six sigma compliance alignment	8,0	Medium
P12	Lean waste minimization	8,3	Medium	✓
P13	Six sigma process control	8,9	Medium	✓
P14	Lean just-in-time implementation	8,9	Medium	✓
P15	Six sigma variability reduction	9,5	Medium
P16	Lean safety improvement	9,9	High	✓
P17	Six sigma supplier management	10,2	High	✓
P18	Lean production scaling	10,4	High	✓
P19	Six sigmas products optimizations	10,7	High
P20	Lean continuous flow	11,4	High	✓
P21	Six sigma data analysis	11,7	High	✓
P22	Lean quality systems	12,0	High
P23	Six sigma strategic planning	13,2	High	✓
P24	Lean energy efficiency	13,3	High
P25	Six sigma automation projects	14,5	Very high
P26	Lean sustainable practices	15,0	Very high
P27	Six sigma advanced analytics	15,3	Very high
P28	Lean production optimization	16,2	Very high	✓

Code	Project type	ROI	ROI class	MLP class
P1	Lean manufacturing optimization	3,2	Very low	✓
P2	Six sigma quality improvement	3,7	Very low
P3	Lean supply chain enhancement	3,9	Very low	✓
P4	Lean process streamlining	3,9	Very low	✓
P5	Six sigma defect reduction	4,0	Very low
P6	Lean workflow efficiency	5,2	Low	✓
P7	Six sigma cycle time reduction	5,6	Low	✓
P8	Lean inventory management	6,3	Low	✓
P9	Six sigma cost reduction	7,1	Low	✓
P10	Lean product development	7,4	Low	✓
P11	Six sigma compliance alignment	8,0	Medium
P12	Lean waste minimization	8,3	Medium	✓
P13	Six sigma process control	8,9	Medium	✓
P14	Lean just-in-time implementation	8,9	Medium	✓
P15	Six sigma variability reduction	9,5	Medium
P16	Lean safety improvement	9,9	High	✓
P17	Six sigma supplier management	10,2	High	✓
P18	Lean production scaling	10,4	High	✓
P19	Six sigmas products optimizations	10,7	High
P20	Lean continuous flow	11,4	High	✓
P21	Six sigma data analysis	11,7	High	✓
P22	Lean quality systems	12,0	High
P23	Six sigma strategic planning	13,2	High	✓
P24	Lean energy efficiency	13,3	High
P25	Six sigma automation projects	14,5	Very high
P26	Lean sustainable practices	15,0	Very high
P27	Six sigma advanced analytics	15,3	Very high
P28	Lean production optimization	16,2	Very high	✓

Note(s):

The check mark (✓) in the “MLP class” column indicates that the project has been correctly classified by the Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP) algorithm

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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