Ethical and psychological factors in 5S and total productive maintenance

Abstract

Abstract:Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of ethical and psychological factors in the implementation of 5S and TPM at cement plants in Kurdistan Region of Iraq.Design/methodology/approach: The mixed methods represented in a questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews for data collection in the framework of the case study were chosen. The questionnaire survey already has been tested. Findings:The findings of this paper revealed that ethical factors had a larger role than psychological factors in the implementation. Thus, based on the findings, organisations are recommended to provide financial and moral support to employees to enable a comprehensive implementation of 5S and TPM aimed at obtaining the desired results. Gohil, Shah and Desai (2013) and Poduval and Pramod (2015) in the area of 5S and TPM.Where, these studies have focused on studying the other factors such as (organizational, technological, operational and others) in implementing 5S and TPM. This without realizing the fact that it is also necessary to examine factors such as (ethical and psychological) that would affect the capabilities and employee morale before and during the implementation of those techniques (5S and TPM) that are used to bring out the best productivity.

The role of motivation in the results of total productive maintenance

“…The results presented here confirm and reinforce the findings, found in the literature, which establish a relation between the level of employee motivation during TPM implementation and results in terms of operational performance (Jain et al, 2018;Kareem & Amin, 2017;Bamber et al, 1999;Attri et al, 2013;Sharma et al, 2016). The relation between motivation and performance has been studied in other contexts related to manufacturing, with similar results.…”

“…Jain et al (2018) show evidence that employee motivation, along with other human-related factors is a key enabler for TPM implementation. Kareem & Amin (2017) studied the role of psychological and ethical factors in the implementation of TPM and concluded that employee motivation and morale is an important factor to enable success. Bamber et al (1999) studied TPM implementation in UK manufacturing organizations and concluded that workforce and management motivation are key success factors.…”

“…Many studies mention the importance of the motivation of workers for the success of TPM implementation, however, such studies are frequently prescriptive in nature and not based on quantitative evidence. The studies by Jain et al (2018), Kareem & Amin (2017), Bamber et al (1999), Attri et al (2013), and Sharma et al (2016) stand out by presenting empirical and quantitative evidence of the importance of motivation in the TPM context. This study aims to contribute to this specific body of literature.…”

Key issues on Partial Least Squares (PLS) in operations management research: A guide to submissions

“…• If the Confirmatory Composite Analysis approach (Henseler, 2017a;Schuberth et al, 2018a) is compatible with recent proposals made about the Confirmatory Tetrad Analysis (CTA) (Gudergan, Ringle, Wende & Will, 2008;Tabet, Lambie, G.W., Jahani, S., & Rasoolimanesh, 2019a. This would allow us to analyse the measurement models of the operational definitions of latent variables; e.g., the skills of a job post that a worker masters, Total Production Maintenance (TPM) (Kareem & Amin, 2017;Marin-Garcia & Mateo-Martínez, 2013;Reyes, Alvarez, Martinez & Guaman, 2018), Lean Manufacturing, or the AMO model (Benet-Zepf, Marin-Garcia & Küster, 2018;Marin-Garcia & Martinez-Tomas, 2016). This would allow us to discern if they are "cultural" dimensions and if they exist themselves (and can, thus, explain organisational performances in the same way as personality exists and explains people's conducts).…”

Development and Evaluation of Overall Equipment Effectiveness of Knitting Machines Using Statistical Tools

“…The methods used for the data collection were structured interviews and questionnaire surveys. The comprehensive implementation of 5S and TPM was carried out based on the results of this study (Kareem & Amin, 2017). The benefits of TPM implementation in the sewing process are also well recognized.…”