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A framework for the successful implementation of lean six sigma in the capital equipment manufacturing environment
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/44219 A framework for the successful implementation of lean six sigma in the capital equipment manufacturing environment Dedasaniya, Mahendra ichelp@gibs.co.za Duiker, Kgomotso UCTD Lean manufacturing Six sigma (Quality control standard) Quantitative research Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2014. After events like the global financial crisis and the advent of globalisation, companies have experienced increased competition and pressure to improve performance in the new environments in which business is conducted. This has impacted the world of manufacturing, among others, and has necessitated companies in this industry to adopt improvement methodologies to assist in growing the business. This study looks into the implementation of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) as one of these procedures and highlights that most articles and studies on this process concentrate on the highvolume, low-mix manufacturing environment. On account of this, a gap is left in the application of these techniques in the low-volume, high-mix environment. The literature highlights the differences in the two disciplines that have now evolved into one toolkit that is applied as LSS and how that is achieved. The cases highlighted do not, however, cover the low-volume, high-variety manufacturers, and this paper seeks to use the expertise of LSS practitioners in this environment to get information and derive a framework for successful implementation of LSS in the capital equipment environment. The main contributor to the study is a company that manufactures capital equipment for the mines, with other respondents being practitioners in similar companies and customers in the mines. Respondents were sent a survey to get their opinion on the implementation of LSS in their environment. The survey attempted to gather information through five key questions on how LSS was being applied and its impact on the cost, cycle-time and on-time delivery of the organisation. A quantitative study design was adopted to develop a framework for the successful implementation of LSS in the capital equipment industry. A total of 38 respondents gave feedback, which was analysed, and this showed what - according to the professionals involved in this study - are the vital aspects of this implementation to ensure success. zkgibs2015 Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Unrestricted 2015-03-31T11:45:35Z 2015-03-31T11:45:35Z 2015-03-24 2014 Mini Dissertation Duiker, K. (2014). A framework for the successful implementation of lean six sigma in the capital equipment manufacturing environment (MBA mini-dissertation).Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/1818 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/44219 en © 2014 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Lean manufacturing Six sigma (Quality control standard) Quantitative research A framework for the successful implementation of lean six sigma in the capital equipment manufacturing environment |
| title | A framework for the successful implementation of lean six sigma in the capital equipment manufacturing environment |
| title_full | A framework for the successful implementation of lean six sigma in the capital equipment manufacturing environment |
| title_fullStr | A framework for the successful implementation of lean six sigma in the capital equipment manufacturing environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | A framework for the successful implementation of lean six sigma in the capital equipment manufacturing environment |
| title_short | A framework for the successful implementation of lean six sigma in the capital equipment manufacturing environment |
| title_sort | framework for the successful implementation of lean six sigma in the capital equipment manufacturing environment |
| topic | UCTD Lean manufacturing Six sigma (Quality control standard) Quantitative research |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/44219 |