Lean Six Sigma implementation in East Africa: findings from a pilot study

Douglas, Alexander; Douglas, Alex; Ochieng, Jacqueline

doi:10.1108/tqm-05-2015-0066

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“…In order to achieve continuous quality improvement, the top management should be directly involved in organizing and implementing quality improvement activities [23]. The successful implementation of overall quality management within an organization depends on the top management's commitment [30]. Organisations need to develop policies that can promote the implementation of information quality management [2].…”

Section: B Factors Affecting Information Qualitymentioning

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Factors Affecting Information Quality in the Malaysian Public Sector

Hassan¹,

Yusof²,

Ahmad³

2019

Int. J. Adv. Sci. Eng. Inf. Technol.

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Information is an important asset that can determine the success or failure of an organization. Hence, the quality of information should not be compromised, instead, it should be an organization's priority. Information should be managed efficiently and effectively to ensure its availability whenever needed, especially for making decisions. Without information quality management, an organization may be seemed unaccountable, holds no integrity, not transparent and competent, thus affecting performance. Most organizations do not implement information quality management because the factors that affect the quality of information are not identified. This study aims to identify the relationship between selected factors and the quality of information. The quantitative data were collected through questionnaire surveys distributed to public organizations (federal public services, state public services, federal statutory bodies, state statutory bodies, and local authorities) throughout Malaysia as the unit of analysis. Questionnaires were distributed from May to September 2017 and involved 273 respondents. Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient was utilized to analyze the relationship between the factors and information quality. The findings reveal that most of the factors have a high level of correlation. The analysis shows that public organizations need to prioritize the factors focused in this study, especially those identified with a high level of correlation, to optimize information quality. The findings can be a guide for developing policies, strategies, or programmes related to information quality management in organizational decision-making and performance enhancement, thus highlighting and empowering information quality management in public organizations.

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Section: B Factors Affecting Information Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors Affecting Information Quality in the Malaysian Public Sector

Hassan¹,

Yusof²,

Ahmad³

2019

Int. J. Adv. Sci. Eng. Inf. Technol.

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“…A large number of publications have highlighted the barriers found in QM practices in different industry sectors globally [32], [33]. Thus 17 barriers selected through a literature review [10], [34] are investigated through an empirical study to identify the most important ones, particularly those that have not been thoroughly studied in relation to Saudi Arabian industries.…”

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Impact of Implementation of Total Quality Management: An Assessment of the Saudi Industry

Abd-Elwahed

Elbaz

2018

SAJIE

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The main objective of this research is to measure the level of knowledge, understanding, and implementation of quality management tools in a sample of the industrial sector in Saudi Arabia, and to monitor the different policies to implement the quality strategies and the extent of their integration into the industrial management systems in general. A questionnaire to cover key elements, including knowledge and understanding of the various quality management (QM) approaches and the accompanying tools, is implemented. The impact of using each QM approach on the level of actual growth of the industrial organisations is verified, along with the impact of the executive method of management and its compatibility with the proper implementation of quality tools. The results of the study indicate that different visions of QM strategies and policies are still adopted by industrial companies participating in the survey. In addition, there is a difference in the levels of understanding and implementation of QM tools and techniques.

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“…International Journal of Manufacturing Engineering 3 [14] stated Lean Six Sigma describes the integration of the Lean philosophy and associated tools and techniques with the Six Sigma philosophy and its associated tools and techniques. Lean Six Sigma combines the waste elimination tools and techniques of Lean with the variation reduction tools and techniques of Six Sigma.…”

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Designing a Test Fixture with DFSS Methodology

Kibbe

Lee

Dong

2016

International Journal of Manufacturing Engineering

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This paper addresses the application of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) methodology to the design of a marine riser joint hydraulic line test fixture. The original test fixture was evaluated using Value Steam Mapping (VSM) and appropriate Lean design tools such as 3D Modeling and Finite Element Analysis (FEA). A new test fixture was developed which resulted in improving the process cycle efficiency for the test from 25% to 50% percent, leading to a 50% reduction in test cost. Handling of the new test fixture is greatly improved as compared to the original fixture.

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Lean Six Sigma implementation in East Africa: findings from a pilot study

Cited by 38 publications

References 11 publications

Factors Affecting Information Quality in the Malaysian Public Sector

Factors Affecting Information Quality in the Malaysian Public Sector

Impact of Implementation of Total Quality Management: An Assessment of the Saudi Industry

Designing a Test Fixture with DFSS Methodology

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