Critical issues in lean manufacturing programs: A case study in Kurdish iron &amp; steel factories

Kareem, Jamal Ahmed Hama; Askari, Pirshing Salih Mohamad Al; Muhammad, Farooq H

doi:10.1080/23311916.2017.1386853

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“…Moreover, as we mentioned earlier, it was necessary that the instrument (questionnaire) should be reliable so that it could be used by other researchers in different contexts and settings. For this purpose, Taber (2018), Souza et al (2017), Hama Kareem et al (2017) highlighted that instrument reliability could be checked through Cronbach’s Alpha reliability test. Thus, to ascertain the reliability of the survey questionnaire of this study, Cronbach’s Alpha was calculated depending on a pilot study data that was carried out on a sample of 30 respondents.…”

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Optimal Materials Handling Equipment and Defective Product Reduction Skills in Enhance Overall Production Efficiency

2022

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This study examined the extent of optimal materials handling equipment impact on defective product reduction skills to enhance overall production efficiency, taking steel and iron factories as a case study. To achieve this end, the study was performed by using qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection was employed which represented in the questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews. Questionnaire instrument already has been tested. Findings of the study revealed that optimal materials handling equipment, particularly storage and handling equipment and engineered systems assist significantly in improving defective product reduction skills by facilitating a shorter operating cycle, reduces handling costs, eliminates unproductive handling of materials, reduces idle machine capacity, and eliminates factory hazards. All this, in turn, enabling optimum usage of space and maintains the quality of materials toward enhancing overall production efficiency in terms of facilitating better customer care and ensuring the production of quality products and in a timely. Based on findings, the study recommended manufacturing organizations management in order to succeed in enhancing operational and production efficiency as a whole, it should give a keen interest in optimal materials handling equipment and give them prioritize as a very vital cost center to defective products reduction.

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Optimal Materials Handling Equipment and Defective Product Reduction Skills in Enhance Overall Production Efficiency

2022

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“…The application of appropriate training in the basic concepts and principles of lean manufacturing can facilitate workers' understanding, motivating them and contributing to the innovation of the work culture and employee attitudes (Nordin et al, 2012). Training and instruction on ethical behavior can also support the engagement of the people with the change process (Kareem et al, 2017). It was observed in the studies carried out by Kareem et al (2017), that there is a difference between the instructions requested by the leaders and those that were taught in the trainings to the workers.…”

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“…Training and instruction on ethical behavior can also support the engagement of the people with the change process (Kareem et al, 2017). It was observed in the studies carried out by Kareem et al (2017), that there is a difference between the instructions requested by the leaders and those that were taught in the trainings to the workers.…”

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“…Upper and middle management support and commitment presents 9 quotations in the literature. Leadership and management commitment are important factors in lean manufacturing, and the manager is responsible for directing and detailing the activities of each department involved in the change, offering support and allocating necessary support, for example, hiring a coaching (Nordin et al, 2012;Azyan et al, 2017;Abolhassani et al, 2016;Kareem et al, 2017).…”

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“…It is a critical transition when managers become coaches and proactive employees (Womack & Jones, 1998). Due to traditional management practices, managers are reluctant to give employees autonomy (Kareem et al, 2017).…”

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The transition from mass production system to lean production system carrier significant changes in operational strategies of industrial organizations. A production model system can engender different reactions by the people involved; some of them can show resistance during the process, ranging from unreserved support to a hidden resistance (even explicit). In order to identify the main practices to support change processes, this study provides a literature review to systematize the main researches related to change management during lean manufacturing implementation. This study aims to provide a systematic literature review covering main researches related to change management and lean manufacturing implementation to identify the main factors that affect the production system change. The research was carried out between October 2016 and January 2018. In methodological terms, literature review was developed by using Scopus and ISI web of Science publications. As a result of this study, 25 papers related to lean manufacturing implementation were identified and 10 factors were consolidated. The most relevant practices of change management were also identified to support lean production system implementation.

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Critical issues in lean manufacturing programs: A case study in Kurdish iron & steel factories

Cited by 8 publications

References 32 publications

Optimal Materials Handling Equipment and Defective Product Reduction Skills in Enhance Overall Production Efficiency

Optimal Materials Handling Equipment and Defective Product Reduction Skills in Enhance Overall Production Efficiency

Change management practices to support the implementation of lean production systems: a survey of the scientific literature

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