An application of six sigma for SMEs: A case study

Kaushik, Prabhakar; Kumar, Sandeep

doi:10.5267/j.msl.2016.12.002

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“…In this study, the main objective is to investigate the implementation of knowledge governance among Malaysian SMEs (Kaushik & Kumar, 2017). This study aims to investigate factors that either inhibit or encourage knowledge governance among SME users in Malaysia.…”

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Factors affecting knowledge governance implementation among Malaysian SMEs

Tan¹,

Yuen²,

Hà³

2018

10.5267/j.msl

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Knowledge governance is a relatively new discipline in Malaysia with very little research work performed so far. As Malaysian government is actively involved in the implementation of Economic Transformation Program (ETP), Government Transformation Program (GTP) and Urban Transformation Program (UTP), Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) need to react to the government move by transforming their conventional knowledge management practices to knowledge governance. As of today, there has been very limited study conducted in Malaysia on the extent of the company acceptance of such governance. This research was therefore conducted to measure the SME users' acceptance and identify the pros and cons of knowledge governance. With these findings, recommendations were given to policy makers and industries to increase the company's knowledge governance acceptance. Questionnaire was used for data collection. Systematic random sampling methods was used to select respondents. The questionnaire was developed and adapted based on knowledge management and IT governance frameworks. In this model, the dependent variable was company's intention to adopt knowledge governance. Independent variables included knowledge application needs, knowledge architecture, knowledge infrastructure, knowledge investment and knowledge principles.

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Factors affecting knowledge governance implementation among Malaysian SMEs

Tan¹,

Yuen²,

Hà³

2018

10.5267/j.msl

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“…After the introduction of LSS, many organisations in diverse industries implemented it: SMEs (Deeb et al, 2018;Kaushik and Kumar, 2017;Lande et al, 2016), electricity companies (Al-Aomar et al, 2017;Sony, 2019), automotive manufacturers (Gupta et al, 2018;Kaushik et al, 2019;Srinivas and Sreedharan, 2018), banking (Ganesh and Marathe, 2019;Sunder, 2016), education (Cudney et al, 2020;LeMahieu et al, 2017;Lu et al, 2017), financial organisations (Lameijer et al, 2016;Vashishth et al, 2019), health care organisations (Improta et al, 2019;Sunder and Kunnath, 2020) and telecommunication companies (Dalalah, 2019;Shamsuzzaman et al, 2018;Yang et al, 2018).…”

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A hybrid model for ranking critical successful factors of Lean Six Sigma in the oil and gas industry

Yazdi

Hanne

Gómez

2021

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PurposeThe aim of this paper is to find and prioritise multiple critical success factors (CSFs) for the implementation of LSS in the oil and gas industry.Design/methodology/approachBased on a preselected list of possible CFSs, experts are involved in screening them with the Delphi method. As a result, 22 customised CSFs are selected. To prioritise these CSFs, the step-wise weight assessment ratio analysis (SWARA) method is applied to find weights corresponding to the decision-making preferences. Since the regular permutation-based weight assessment can be classified as NP-hard, the problem is solved by a metaheuristic method. For this purpose, a genetic algorithm (GA) is used.FindingsThe resulting prioritisation of CSFs helps companies find out which factors have a high priority in order to focus on them. The less important factors can be neglected and thus do not require limited resources.Research limitations/implicationsOnly a specific set of methods have been considered.Practical implicationsThe resulting prioritisation of CSFs helps companies find out which factors have a high priority in order to focus on them.Social implicationsThe methodology supports respective evaluations in general.Originality/valueThe paper contributes to the very limited research on the implementation of LSS in the oil and gas industry, and, in addition, it suggests the usage of SWARA, a permutation method and a GA, which have not yet been researched, for the prioritisation of CSFs of LSS.

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“…Kusumo [32] Waste minimization in the battery manufacturing process reduces waste by increasing the total production from 499,608 to 1,067,886 battery plates. Kaushik [33] reduces wastage and improves the product quality of the seat slide lock nut with a sigma level from 1.59σ to 5.53σ. Noori [34] reducing errors in the grinding process on the machine spindle by implementing Six Sigma and improving organizational management can increase the Sigma level from 0.9σ to 3.0.…”

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A Systematic Literature Review of Six Sigma Implementation on the Automotive Component Industry

Parid,

Hardi Purba,

Santoso

2023

j.sist.teknik.industri.

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The main purpose of this white paper is to analyze current research on Six Sigma in the auto parts industry and identify opportunities for further research. This study used a systematic literature search of the most recent scientific articles (2013-2022) searched using specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. His two main categories of research goals emerged. The development of Six Sigma and the impact of Six Sigma. In recent years, research on the impact of Six Sigma is the most popular and has always been there from year to year, while research on the development of Six Sigma is the least popular. The study can provide insights to researchers, consultants and quality managers in developing and implementing Six Sigma in the automotive components industry sector. This research found that there is a lot of research on the complete Six Sigma methodology in the automotive component industry, especially research on the impact of implementing Six Sigma. From these findings, the main avenue for future research can be identified, namely Six Sigma Digitalization.

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An application of six sigma for SMEs: A case study

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

Factors affecting knowledge governance implementation among Malaysian SMEs

Factors affecting knowledge governance implementation among Malaysian SMEs

A hybrid model for ranking critical successful factors of Lean Six Sigma in the oil and gas industry

A Systematic Literature Review of Six Sigma Implementation on the Automotive Component Industry

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