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\"The all-you-need-to-know primer on continuous improvement--offering best practices presented in a comprehensive, detailed case study illustrating what works and what doesn'tHow to Succeed with Continuous Improvement takes the reader through a real-life case study of one organization's journey towards a world-class continuous improvement process. It provides practical advice on methods, tools, and leadership to help operations professionals set up, execute, and continuously build upon their organization's improvement work.The book offers specific advice and practical application on how to get all employees to give maximum contributions by using their ideas to improve the organization. Each chapter details part of the transformation story and then reflects on and analyzes each concept of continuous improvement illustrated. Joakim Ahlstrom is Head of Consulting for C2, a firm that helps companies establish continuous improvements that provide measurable results. \"-- Provided by publisher.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for successful implementation of Operational Excellence (OE) by the organisations in the Sudanese aviation industry, as well as to determine the resulted impacts in the improved organisational performance and competitive advantage, and to quantify the benefits. Design/methodology/approach: The Critical Success Factors (CSFs) of OE were provided and dissected to reveal its integrated components and their importance levels. These factors include leadership, people management, continuous improvement, operational strategy, and asset optimisation. Also, the impacts (outcomes) further categorised in the four financial results, quality of products or services, efficiency, and satisfaction groups were presented, while the weight of each outcome was highlighted. Findings: With the OE's conceptual framework, the critical success factors to achieve OE were identified. Hence, from the five main factors, the expert panel members suggested the leadership factor to be the most important to achieve OE in the Sudanese aviation industry. Ranking of the five critical success factors and the forty sub factors provided a better understanding of the Sudan situation, specifically concerning the effective implementation of OE philosophy. Research limitations/implications: The findings of the sub-factors reported in this study were not enough. As a result, the future studies must focus on the detailed descriptions of sub-factors that are related to each of the critical factor identified. Practical implications: Efficiency in the organisations is generated and enhanced when the organisations become efficient in reducing the waste of time, raw materials, unnecessary processing, in addition to the energy used in transportation, storing, and operating plant. Besides, the state of effectiveness is achieved when the organisation achieves its long-term goals through increased customer satisfaction and is able to prove its reason for being. OE is critical as it assures both the efficiency and effectiveness of organisations. Originality/value: The past research activities have relatively over-emphasised in the unilateral \"result-driven\" perspective of OE that corresponds with the limited concern for enablers, the critical forms and focus of OE. Thus, this issue is a shortcoming that this paper attempts to address.

This case study aims to investigate the causes of low efficiency in a carton production line by calculating Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). A typical carton factory has been chosen for this study, which has two production lines, namely finished goods and corrugated boards. The define, measure, analyze, improve, and control approach is applied while implementing Six Sigma principles such as Kaizen, fishbone diagrams, and 5W+1H as its systematic procedure. The analysis involves estimating four machines’ average OEE across 12 shifts. A cost-effective method is applied to resolve the problems that cause the lines to be less efficient. By applying the proposed method, the OEE becomes more efficient by 29% for finished goods and 9% for corrugated boards. Value stream mapping has been used to track the improvements. It is found that emphasizing higher OEE values enhances operational performance, leading to better efficiency, power usage, cycle time, and equipment repair.

\"This book will depict rare insights into actual failed-to-perform software systems, followed by comprehensive root-cause analyses identifying the reasons for their unsuccessful execution in production. Remedies will be provided that offer strategies to tackle the chief issues. Last, architecture and design best practices will conclude the discussion. The book will assist users to: Mitigate risks of software development projects Increase return on investments (ROI) Provide effective tools to assess technological achievability and viability Introduce software design best practices for enterprise architecture efforts Identify actual software construction value proposition Foster software assets reuse and consolidation Accelerate time-to-market \"-- Provided by publisher.

This study investigated the role of Kaizen in the effectiveness of the Amhara Metal Industry and Machine Technology Development Enterprise in Ethiopia, as perceived by its employees. To this end, the study examined employees’ perceptions of the practice and utility of Kaizen, the relationship between Kaizen and organizational effectiveness, and the role of job performance and affective commitment in mediating the effect of Kaizen on the enterprise’s effectiveness. The study employed an embedded mixed methods design, with documentary data playing a supportive role alongside the survey data. It involved 247 participants, who were recruited using a systematic random sampling technique to complete a questionnaire. The data were analyzed using both descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (one-sample t-test, correlation coefficient, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modeling). According to employees’ perceptions, although the practice of Kaizen within the enterprise was found to be poor, Kaizen showed a significant relationship with both employee affective commitment and job performance, as well as with the effectiveness of the enterprise. Moreover, Kaizen accounted for approximately 44% of the enterprise’s effectiveness, 37% of employee job performance, and 20% of employees’ affective commitment. Given that the poor implementation of Kaizen still explained such a significant proportion of the enterprise’s effectiveness, it is plausible to conclude that its proper application could make a substantial contribution to productivity and profitability.

\"This book provides an understanding of what is necessary to properly understand change management with Kanban as well as how to apply it optimally in the workplace\"-- Provided by publisher.

Reverse logistics lacks an exhaustive study on its impact on supply chain management and its integration with Continuous Improvement. Through a survey submitted to companies in the northern region of Portugal, this study shows how reverse logistics and Continuous Improvement have been considered and applied by companies. Microsoft Forms was used to properly administer the survey, which was submitted to 80 companies to collect data from a convenience sample. Yet, it was only possible to validate 60 responses, which, for a confidence level of 90%, represents a margin of error of 10.62%. Regarding the data analysis, descriptive statistics was used to present the main results. Nonetheless, normality tests were also carried out to understand if parametric or non-parametric methods could be applied to analyze the number of weekly hours dedicated to the reverse logistics process. The results show that most companies have informal reverse logistic management, being the biggest companies or those with higher turnover who apply a formal process. The main activity performed in the reverse logistics process is resale and remanufacture. For the interviewed companies, the main reason for having a reverse logistics process is to reduce materials’ or products’ costs and simultaneously increase profits by reusing products or materials. Regarding the factors that impact the performance of RL systems, the non-uniformity of the returned product is the most demandable. The most widely used continuous improvement tools in reverse logistics are 5S and the Kaizen. In sum, despite the benefits of improving customer satisfaction, reverse logistics should also be considered in enhancing sustainability and complying with regulations.

Background Technology for timely feedback of data has the potential to support quality improvement (QI) in health care. However, such technology may pose difficulties stemming from the complex interaction with the setting in which it is implemented. To enable professionals to use data in QI there is a need to better understand of how to handle this complexity. This study aims to explore factors that influence the adoption of a technology-supported QI programme in an obstetric unit through a complexity informed framework. Methods This qualitative study, based on focus group interviews, was conducted at a Swedish university hospital’s obstetric unit, which used an analytics tool for advanced performance measurement that gave timely and case mix adjusted feedback of performance data to support QI. Data was collected through three focus group interviews conducted with 16 managers and staff. The Nonadoption, Abandonment, Scale-up, Spread, and Sustainability (NASSS) framework guided the data collection and analysis. Results Staff and managers deemed the technology to effectively support ongoing QI efforts by providing timely access to reliable data. The value of the technology was associated with a clear need to make better use of existing data in QI. The data and the methodology in the analytics tool reflected the complexity of the clinical conditions treated but was presented through an interface that was easy to access and user friendly. However, prior understanding of statistics was helpful to be able to fully grasp the presented data. The tool was adapted to the needs and the organizational conditions of the local setting through a collaborative approach between the technology supplier and the adopters. Conclusions Technology has the potential to enable systematic QI through motivating professionals by providing timely and adequate feedback of performance. The adoption of such technology is complex and requires openness for gradual learning and improvement.