An original assessment of the influence of soft dimensions on implementation of sustainability practices: implications for the thermal energy sector in fast growing …

K Muduli, S Kusi-Sarpong, DK Yadav, H Gupta… - Operations Management …, 2021 - Springer
This study explores the different soft dimensions that affect the incorporation of sustainability
practices in thermal power supply chains. Using a blend of literature exploration and the …

[PDF][PDF] Continuous improvement practice in large enterprises: study results

D Stadnicka, K Antosz - International Journal for Quality Research, 2015 - ijqr.net
Continuous improvement is indispensable for ensuring the company's development and its
survival on the constantly changing global market. Continuous improvement is particularly …

Performance enhancing in the manufacturing industry: An improvement KATA application

J Dinis-Carvalho, RMC Ratnayake… - 2016 IEEE …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As manufacturing firms (MFs) experience increasing competition in the global economy, it is
vital to seek competitive advantage through the continuous improvement of performance …

Süreç iyileştirmede kaizen ve kaikaku uygulamasi

H Çelik - Avrasya Sosyal ve Ekonomi Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2020 - dergipark.org.tr
Değişim, işletmelerin iç ve dış pozisyonuna etki eden unsurlardan birisidir. Gerek gelişen
teknolojinin gerekse artan rekabetin neden olduğu değişim hızındaki artış, işletmelerin …

Kaizen (改善), Kaikaku (改革) and Innovation Management

M Helmold, A Küçük Yılmaz, T Flouris, T Winner… - … , Kaizen, Kata and …, 2022 - Springer
Kaizen's philosophy is continuous improvement in small steps. But in reality, improvement is
not uniform, but discontinuous, sometimes faster and sometimes slower. With Kaizen, we …

[PDF][PDF] A Proposed Framework for Supply Chain Process Improvement in the Retail Sector with the Contribution of Lean Six Sigma

K Stergiou - 2022 - dspace.lib.ntua.gr
This dissertation deals with the improvement of retail supply chain processes, through the
implementation of Lean Six Sigma (LSS), a Continuous Improvement (CI) methodology …

Improving the Layout of the Supply Warehouse to the Land Cruiser 70 Series Assembly Line

MT Pereira, V Pinto, JC Sá, M Oliveira… - … Conference on Flexible …, 2022 - Springer
This paper presents a warehouse layout improvement to supply an assembly line of an
automotive company, using Lean methodologies. For the layout change to be efficient, it was …

[PDF][PDF] The mean lean machine

A Ose, S Kjærsgaard, SJ Rasmussen - 2018 - projekter.aau.dk
Purpose/motivation: The motivation for this thesis lay in the interest of management
strategies being utilised in public sector organisations. Lean implementation in a daycare …