Abstract:Purpose: This study empirically scrutinises the difficulties that result from the integration of management systems and analyses the role of strategic actions and organisational factors on the difficulties-integration relationship.Design/methodology/approach: For the empirical application we use a unique dataset of Spanish certified firms (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001) with integrated management system. We employ an analysis based on nonparametric tests to detect differences in the distribution of perceived difficulties across groups of firms grouped according to strategic choices and business size. Findings:Results show that the most relevant difficulty faced by managers is the employees' resistance to chance. Also, results suggest that the effective integration of management systems is conditioned by the sequence of integration of the systems, the integration level achieved and the structure governing the new integrated system. We also report a negative relationship between perceived difficulties and firm size. Practical implications:For business strategists, our results underline the relevance of designing governance structures that match the requirements of the integrated system and interlock -860-Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management -http://dx.doi.org/10. 3926/jiem.1989 organisational and technical aspects at the design stage of the new integrated system. Additionally, the findings suggest that managers should also develop communication actions that increase the participation and involvement of workers at all stages of the integration process.Originality/value: Most research emphasises the benefits of integrated management systems.By analysing the difficulties that arise during the integration process, this study contributes to fill a gap in the literature on the problems associated with processes of organisational change, in our case the integration of management systems.
The investigation responded to the need outlined by directive and interested parts, in relation to the lack of mechanisms for the administration control and the need to reduce the amount of data when making measurements of performance in the cement industry. Throughout the employment of an outlined methodology, it was obtained an Integral Index of Acting that relates to the aspects that controlled the acting of the processes in function of managerial strategies, of easy mensuration as a result, automatic and that it facilitates to summarize a big amount of criteria and data, through their standardization, and thus the realization of comparisons with other production plants.
La investigación se desarrolla en una Empresa Comercial del Cemento. El objetivo: implantar un procedimiento que permita el despliegue de acciones de mejoramiento con un enfoque alineado a las exigencias de los distintos grupos de interés. Se implementa el procedimiento deRicardo et al. (2018),para la gestión y mejora de procesos con contribución a la integración de sistemas normalizados. Los problemas principales radican en la manera en que se gestiona la empresa, donde la dirección juega un papel fundamental. Las técnicas empleadas: diagrama de flujo, ficha de proceso, mapa general de procesos, diagrama causa-efecto y la técnica 5W1H, apoyándose en técnicas de recopilación de información como entrevistas, encuestas, tormenta de ideas, revisión de documentos, trabajo con expertos y observación directa. Para el procesamiento de datos se hace uso de programas informáticos como el paquete estadístico Statgraphics Centurion, el Microsoft Excel y el Microsoft Office Visio. Como resultados: el orden secuencial para la mejora de procesos en la empresa y el plan de acción propuesto para el proceso Dirección; aunque la investigación encierra otros, entre ellos: la implementación del procedimiento de mejora seleccionado, que proporciona a la empresa una nueva forma de gestionar los procesos y monitorear los resultados hasta tener el desempeño en un solo índice, permite, además, crear las condiciones para gestionar los sistemas normalizados. Palabras clave: Proceso, procedimiento, mejora continua, gestión por proceso. ABSTRACT The investigation is developed in a Commercial Company of the Cement. The objective: to implant a procedure that allows the unfolding of actions of improvement with a focus aligned to the demands of the different groups of interest. The procedure is implemented from Ricardo et to the one. (2018) for the administration and improvement of processes with contribution to the integration of normalized systems. The main problems reside in the way in that the company is negotiated, where the address plays a fundamental paper. The techniques employees: diagram of flow, registers of process, general map of processes, diagram cause-effect and the technique 5W1H, leaning on in technical of summary of information like interviews, surveys, storm of ideas, revision of documents, work with experts and direct observation. For the prosecution of data use of computer programs is made as the statistical package Statgraphics Centurion, the Microsoft Excel and the Microsoft Office Visio. As results: the sequential order for the improvement of processes in the company and the action plan proposed for the process Address; although the investigation contains other, among them: the implementation of the selected procedure of improvement that provides to the company a new form of negotiating the processes and monitorear the results until having the acting in a single index, allows, also, to create the conditions to negotiate the normalized systems. Keywords: Process, continuous improvement, process management.
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