People as the key factor in competitiveness: a framework for success in supply chain management

Prado, José Carlos Prado; García-Arca, Jesús; Fernández-González, Arturo J.

doi:10.1080/14783363.2018.1427499

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“…Once they have been identified, solutions are worked on without losing sight of how they evolve as a result of the implemented actions. In this regard, teamwork has been shown to be the facilitator par excellence (Jaca, Santos, Errasti & Viles, 2012;Paipa-Galeano et al, 2020;Prado-Prado et al, 2020), as it strengthens the capacity to respond successfully to the identified problems. Once a suitable response is found, the focus must be put on standardizing the improvements made so that they can survive over time (García-Arca & Prado-Prado, 2011).…”

Section: Work Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…When addressing this issue, it is key to pay attention to the factors that are critical to the success of such systems. In this regard, several authors Marín-García & Bonavia, 2015;Marín-García et al, 2008;Prado-Prado et al, 2020;O'Donoghue, Stanton & Bartram, 2011) have been able to identify those factors in their research. Figure 2 summarizes these aspects, sorting them according to their role in the structuring of participation.…”

Section: Organizational Structuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The reason for this decision lies in the many studies in which collective work appears as a way of strengthening empowerment and personnel implication. (García-Arca & Prado-Prado, 2011;Paipa-Galeano, Bernal-Torres, Otálora, Nezhad & González-Blanco, 2020;Prado-Prado et al, 2020). Along the same lines, the name "team" was applied to the groups precisely to strengthen the feeling of belonging and collaboration among their members.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is particularly critical if it is the first experience (as in this case), because it can lead to major obstacles in future experiences. For this reason, the most advisable approach is to design a diverse team in terms of tasks and responsibilities made up of the most devoted personnel (Prado-Prado et al, 2020) and led by a coordinator with leadership skills.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Improving through employee participation: The case of a Spanish food manufacturer

González-Boubeta

Portela-Caramés

Prado

2021

JIEM

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Purpose: Employee participation is considered a fundamental pillar to implement continuous improvement. Based on this consideration, this article presents an action research case study in a large food manufacturer where employee participation is implemented. The experience has a two-fold objective: improve performance of the production system and make the participative philosophy deep-rooted among workers.Design/methodology/approach: The authors implement a structured participation system, establishing an approach of empowerment and focusing on the creation of suitable organizational structures. Under those premises, improvement teams were created on each of the firm’s production lines. Once the participation of the workers is finished, they were given a questionnaire to assess how deep-rooted the participative culture had become.Findings: The results show a remarkable improvement in the efficiency of manufacturing processes, as well as the consolidation of a participative philosophy. However, there are notable differences in the results obtained for each improvement team.Research limitations/implications: The differences obtained in the results highlight certain issues that future research must tackle. These include the way in which the staff should be rewarded for their participation or what the influence of the organizational context is when setting improvement objectives.Practical implications: The positive results obtained support the methodology proposed by the authors for structuring participation. Organizations can set up projects of this type to improve their competitiveness while at the same time strengthening the commitment of their personnel.Originality/value: This is one of the first studies in the field of employee participation that jointly assess the economic area and the cultural and organizational plane.

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Improving through employee participation: The case of a Spanish food manufacturer

González-Boubeta

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Prado

2021

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“…Logically, the meetings held by the different teams must be equipped to function properly if they are to be effective. A review of the recent literature on group participation systems as part of a lean management or continuous improvement program pointed out the importance of providing these teams with a structured working system in order to promote and maintain improvement [ 2 , 15 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 ]. Such a system would include the definition of six points: The availability of KPIS for measuring improvement, one of the pillars of our model; A preestablished calendar for meetings with dates, start times and lengths.…”

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Increasing Competitiveness through the Implementation of Lean Management in Healthcare

Prado

García-Arca

Fernández-González

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IJERPH

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The main aim of this paper was two-fold: first, to design a participative methodology that facilitates lean management implementation in healthcare by adopting the action research approach; second, to illustrate the usefulness of this methodology by applying it to the sleep unit of a public hospital in Spain. This methodology proposes the implementation of lean management in its broadest sense: adopting both lean principles and some of its practical tools or practices in order to achieve competitive advantage. The complete service value chain was considered when introducing changes through lean management implementation. This implementation involved training and involving staff in the project (personnel pillar), detecting and analysing “waste” in value chain processes (processes pillar) and establishing control and measurement mechanisms in line with objectives (key performance indicators pillar) and putting in place improvement actions to achieve these objectives. The application of this methodology brought about an improvement in the management of patient flow in terms of effectiveness, efficiency and quality but also an internal transformation towards lean culture.

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Lean Supply Chain 5.0 Management (LSCM 5.0): Lean and Value Reconceptualized

Vaezinejad

Schniederjans

2022

The Palgrave Handbook of Supply Chain Management

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People as the key factor in competitiveness: a framework for success in supply chain management

Cited by 15 publications

References 21 publications

Improving through employee participation: The case of a Spanish food manufacturer

Improving through employee participation: The case of a Spanish food manufacturer

Increasing Competitiveness through the Implementation of Lean Management in Healthcare

Lean Supply Chain 5.0 Management (LSCM 5.0): Lean and Value Reconceptualized

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