Table 2.

QM capabilities toward sustainable performance

CategoryIndexCapabilityReference
Leadership and managementQ1Leadership and management(Ahmed and Mathrani, 2024; Attar, 2023; Bullen and Rockhart, 1981; Chen, 2024; Lobo et al., 2018; Lobo and Ramanathan, 2005; Stankalla et al., 2019; Sumant et al., 2024; Swarnakar et al., 2020)
Q2Strategy and industry position(Ahmed and Mathrani, 2024; Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2017; Bullen and Rockhart, 1981; Chen, 2024; Lobo et al., 2018; Lobo and Ramanathan, 2005; Sumant et al., 2024)
Q3Benchmarking(Chen, 2024; Lobo and Ramanathan, 2005; Sumant et al., 2024)
Q4Business outcomes(Lobo et al., 2018)
Q5Supply chain(Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2017)
Q6Environmental manager(Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2017)
Q7Principal manager characteristics(Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2017)
Q8Linking LSS/I4.0 with business strategy/goals, supplier and customer(Alhuraish et al., 2017; Kumar et al., 2024; Sumant et al., 2024; Zulfiqar et al., 2024)
Q9Value creation(Sumant et al., 2024)
Q10Facilitate resources and skills for implementation(Mishra, 2022; Sumant et al., 2024)
Q11Change management(Sumant et al., 2024)
Q12Team emphasis(Sumant et al., 2024)
Q13Connecting with government and science(Sumant et al., 2024)
Q14Strategic direction(Ahmed and Mathrani, 2024; Bullen and Rockhart, 1981; Moya et al., 2019; Stankalla et al., 2018; Sumant et al., 2024)
Q15Top management commitment and support(Alhuraish et al., 2017; Chen, 2024; Kumar et al., 2024; Stankalla et al., 2018; Sumant et al., 2024; Zulfiqar et al., 2024)
Q16Empowerment(Chen, 2024; Kumar et al., 2024; Lobo and Ramanathan, 2005; Sumant et al., 2024)
Q17Analysis and implementation of the LSS strategy(Sodhi et al., 2019)
Q18Temporal factors(Ahmed and Mathrani, 2024; Bullen and Rockhart, 1981)
Q19Internal and external organization factors(Ahmed and Mathrani, 2024; Bullen and Rockhart, 1981; Mohaghegh et al., 2021; Moya et al., 2019)
FinanceQ20Resources availability/utilization (financial and non-financial)(Kumar et al., 2024; Stankalla et al., 2018; Sumant and Negi, 2018)
Q21Finance position(Alkhoraif et al., 2019)
Organizational cultureQ22Quality culture(Lobo et al., 2018; Lobo and Ramanathan, 2005)
Q23Continuous improvement(Chen, 2024; Kumar et al., 2024; Lobo et al., 2018; Lobo and Ramanathan, 2005; Sumant and Negi, 2018; Tortorella et al., 2017)
Q24Customer focus(Chen, 2024; Lobo and Ramanathan, 2005; Sumant et al., 2024; Sumant and Negi, 2018; Zulfiqar et al., 2024)
Q25Supplier focus(Chen, 2024; Lobo and Ramanathan, 2005; Sumant et al., 2024; Sumant and Negi, 2018; Zulfiqar et al., 2024)
Q26Involvement of employees(Alhuraish et al., 2017; Chen, 2024; Sumant et al., 2024; Swarnakar et al., 2020)
Q27Cultural change(Alhuraish et al., 2017; Stankalla et al., 2018; Sumant et al., 2024)
Q28Reward system(Alhuraish et al., 2017; Chen, 2024; Sumant et al., 2024)
Q29Organizational culture and belief(Alkhoraif et al., 2019; Kumar et al., 2024; Stankalla et al., 2018; Swarnakar et al., 2020)
Q30Stakeholder enrichment(Sumant and Negi, 2018)
Q31Systemic thinking(Sumant et al., 2024)
Q32A culture of innovation(Dixit et al., 2022; Sumant et al., 2024)
Q33Accountability(Sumant et al., 2024)
Q34Emphasis on metrics(Sumant et al., 2024)
Q35Personnel satisfaction(Sumant et al., 2024)
Q36Lessons learned/best practice(Stankalla et al., 2018)
Q37Work procedures standardization(Kumar et al., 2024; Sodhi et al., 2019; Sumant et al., 2024)
Q38The quality department’s role(Sumant et al., 2024)
Skills and expertiseQ39Processes management(Chen, 2024; Lobo and Ramanathan, 2005; Moya et al., 2019; Simões et al., 2024; Sumant et al., 2024; Sumant and Negi, 2018)
Q40Data-based and fact-based decision making(Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2017; Sumant et al., 2024)
Q41Communication(Alhuraish et al., 2017; Kumar et al., 2024; Stankalla et al., 2018; Sumant et al., 2024)
Q42Skills and expertise(Alhuraish et al., 2017; Alkhoraif et al., 2019; Attar, 2023; Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2017)
Q43Precise selection of project, tools, methodologies and technologies(Kumar et al., 2024; Mishra, 2022)
Q44Green supply chain performance(Sumant and Negi, 2018)
Q45Know-how of customers and markets(Sumant et al., 2024)
Q46Monitoring result improvement(Ahmed and Mathrani, 2024; Bullen and Rockhart, 1981; Mishra, 2022; Sumant et al., 2024)
Q47High-quality information and analysis(Chen, 2024; Sumant et al., 2024)
Q48Product design(Chen, 2024; Sumant et al., 2024)
Q49Stock control(Sumant et al., 2024)
Q50Understanding tools/techniques /methods(Alhuraish et al., 2017; Stankalla et al., 2018; Sumant et al., 2024; Zulfiqar et al., 2024)
Q51Project management skills/experience(Alhuraish et al., 2017; Moya et al., 2019; Stankalla et al., 2018; Sumant et al., 2024; Tortorella et al., 2017)
Q52Being able to use data for quality reports(Chen, 2024; Zulfiqar et al., 2024)
Q53Integration of I4.0 into the LSS toolkit(Zulfiqar et al., 2024)
Q54Enhance supply chain coordination(Zulfiqar et al., 2024)
Q55Competency and master of black belt in LSS and LSS dashboard(Stankalla et al., 2018)
Q56Knowledge acquisition(Attar, 2023)
Q57Lean technical orientation(Mohaghegh et al., 2021)
Q58Sustainable performance(Mohaghegh et al., 2021)
Technological capabilitiesQ59IT and innovation(Stankalla et al., 2018; Sumant et al., 2024)
Q60Organizational infrastructure(Stankalla et al., 2018)
Q61Technologies adaptation(Kumar et al., 2024; Yadav et al., 2021)
Q62Automation(Yadav et al., 2021)
Q63Remote working with accurate data availability(Yadav et al., 2021)
Human resources (HR) management (HRM)Q64Employee development(Alhuraish et al., 2017; Chen, 2024; Lobo and Ramanathan, 2005; Simões et al., 2024; Stankalla et al., 2018; Sumant et al., 2024; Yadav et al., 2021; Zulfiqar et al., 2024)
Q65Linking LSS to human resources(Alhuraish et al., 2017; Stankalla et al., 2018; Sumant et al., 2024)
Q66Human resources management(Alhuraish et al., 2017; Lobo and Ramanathan, 2005; Stankalla et al., 2018)
Q67Linking LSS with smart technologies/I4.0 industry paradigm, HRM policies and reward and recognition system(Kumar et al., 2024)
Q68Dedicated management and employee(Mishra, 2022)
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