البحث (1):

عنوان البحث:

Critical Failure Factors of Lean Six Sigma: a Systematic Literature Review

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تاريخ النشر:

29/09/2014

موجز عن البحث:

Purpose – Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is a continuous improvement methodology that aims to reduce the costs of poor quality, improve the bottom-line results and create value for both customers and shareholders. The purpose of this paper is to explore the critical failure factors for LSS in different sectors, such as manufacturing, services, higher education, etc.

Design/methodology/approach – The following research is based on a systematic literature review of 56 papers that were published on Lean, Six Sigma and LSS in well-known academic databases from 1995 to 2013.

Findings – There are 34 common failure factors of LSS cited in this paper. There are some common factors for failure, such as a lack of top management commitment and involvement, lack of communication, lack of training and education, limited resources and others. Many gaps and limitations are discussed in this paper and need to be explored in future research.

Originality/value – The paper is one of the first systematic literature reviews to explore the critical failure factors of LSS and discuss the top failure factors from different angles, i.e. countries’ evolution, organisations’ size (small- and medium-sized enterprises and large organisations) and industry nature.

البحث (2):

عنوان البحث:

Statistical Process Control (SPC) in the food industry – A Systematic Review and Future Research Agenda

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تاريخ النشر:

June 2014

موجز عن البحث:

This paper presents a systematic review on the reported implementation of Statistical Process Control (SPC) in the food industry. The final selection comprehends 41 articles selected and comprehensively analysed to assess SPC development in the food industry through its motivations, benefits, challenges and limitations. Key outputs indicated from the review include: reduced process variability and conformance to the food regulations are the biggest motivations; resistance to accept SPC is the most cited challenge; lack of statistical knowledge is the most common limitation and the biggest benefits for implementing SPC in the food industry are improved food safety and reduced process variation.

المؤتمر (1):

عنوان المؤتمر:

The 11th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR2013)

تاريخ الإنعقاد:

20/09/2013

مكان الإنعقاد:

Cranfield – UK

طبيعة المشاركة:

Paper Presentation

عنوان المشاركة:

IMPLEMENTATION OF A LEAN SIX SIGMA APPROACH  IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

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Lean Six Sigma is a continuous improvement methodology that aims to reduce production costs, improve organisational capability, and maximise the value for shareholders. This paper aims to explore the most common themes within LSS in the manufacturing sector, and to identify any gaps in those themes which may be preventing users from getting the most benefit from their LSS strategy. This paper also identifies the gaps in current literature and develops a research agenda for future research into Lean Six Sigma themes. The following research is based on a Systematic Literature Review of 33 papers which were published on LSS in the top journals in the field and other specialist journals, from 2000 to 2012. There are important themes cited in this paper which are; Critical Success Factors, benefits, motivation factors, limitations and impeding factors. However, there are many gaps and limitations that need to be covered in future research.

المؤتمر (2):

عنوان المؤتمر:

The 7th  international conference for saudi students in the UK

تاريخ الإنعقاد:

Feb 2014

مكان الإنعقاد:

Edinburgh, UK

طبيعة المشاركة:

Poster Presentation

عنوان المشاركة:

A Systematic Literature Review on Lean Six Sigma for the Manufacturing Industry

ملخص المشاركة:

This research aims to explore the most common themes within Lean Six Sigma in the manufacturing sector, and to identify any gaps in those themes which may be limiting organisations from getting the most benefit from their LSS strategy. The following research is based on a Systematic Literature Review of 33 papers which were published on Lean, Six Sigma and LSS in the top journals in the field and other specialist journals, from 2000 to 2012. There are important themes cited in this paper such as Critical Success Factors (CSFs), benefits, motivation factors, limitations and impeding factors.

المؤتمر (3):

عنوان المؤتمر:

International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering management

تاريخ الإنعقاد:

 Dec 2014

مكان الإنعقاد:

Malaysia

طبيعة المشاركة:

Paper presentation

عنوان المشاركة:

Critical Literature Review on Maturity Models for Business Process Excellence

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Maturity models are a useful way for an organisation to assess their processes and the overall maturity levels of the organisation. However, finding the most appropriate maturity model is not an easy task especially for practitioners in industry. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to critically review, compare and contrast the existing maturity models in quality/operations management topics. This paper has reviewed the most common maturity models including but not limited to Bessant’s continuous improvement capability model, Capability Maturity Model (CMM) and Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) which is the most common model in the literature. The authors have observed a lack of maturity models for process management. Therefore, the future plan for this research is to develop a maturity model for a specific area in process management, which is Lean Six Sigma (LSS), as this is the main area of interest for the authors.