How Becoming Lean Can Improve Performance: A Study on Bangladeshi Garment Industry

Ferdousi, Farhana; Ahmed, Amir

doi:10.17010//2010/v3i9/61235

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“…Organizations gain competitive advantage to be successful in the globalized marketplace, and lean production principles and methods are one of the most effective ways to gain advantage (c.f. Abdulmalek and Rajgopal, 2007; Hino, 2006; Womack et al , 2007; Yang et al , 2011; Ali and Deif, 2016) for manufacturing and service organizations (c.f., Deflorin and Scherrer-Rathje, 2012; Ehret and Cooke, 2010; Ferdousi and Ahmed, 2010; Laureani et al , 2010; Nicholas, 2012). It is called lean because the processes use less of everything, when compared with traditional efforts (Womack et al , 2007).…”

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Validation of qualitative aspects of the Lean Assessment Tool (LAT)

Pakdil

Toktaş

Leonard

2018

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test the reliability and validity of the qualitative section of Lean Assessment Tool (LAT) starting from the point where a reliable and valid tool is needed to measure increasing leanness level of business organizations. Design/methodology/approach The questionnaire used in this study included the qualitative component of LAT developed by Pakdil and Leonard (2014). The unit of the study was individual employees who work in manufacturing firms participating in this study. This study focused on the data collected from three firms that operate in Turkey and two firms that operate in the USA. The total respondents from Turkish firms were 263 employees, while the 205 employees responded from US firms. Findings Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were completed to determine valid and reliable factors that compose LAT’s qualitative component. The statistical analysis showed five distinct factors, namely process, delivery, quality, customer satisfaction and human resource. In addition, the fuzzy logic showed appropriate loadings to make the argument for its use in analysis of the LAT. Research limitations/implications This study moves the debate about the success or failure of lean efforts forward. With the debates about lean and its potential, it is necessary to have a scientific determination of success and the areas where further work in the firm is needed. Such measurement is the backbone of management progress, and the authors believe that this paper is useful. Second, the necessity of reliable and valid tools of lean assessment is obvious in the literature and practice. The findings of this study help academicians find reliable and valid tools to measure lean success both in the literature and practice. Practical implications Managerial implications include the development of a way to assess the areas of success and areas requiring further work. Failure to measure success and needs for further work has been the reason for the questionable results found in investigating lean implementation efforts. If there is no way to determine what is needed to improve lean efforts, they will be seen as failure, even if part of the implementation has been successful. This tool has been found to be potentially useful for evaluation of these crucial and time-consuming efforts. Originality/value In this study, the qualitative section of LAT has been validated. The results demonstrated that, based on two countries’ data sets, the scale was found to be reliable and valid within itself and across sociocultural boundaries.

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Validation of qualitative aspects of the Lean Assessment Tool (LAT)

Pakdil

Toktaş

Leonard

2018

JMTM

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“…The evaluation objective was to assess whether and how the PPC training affected the ability of health care organizations to make improvements to the health care they provide and related clinical and administrative outcomes.QI tools are being used across many industry sectors including manufacturing, homebuilding and construction, garment, and health care. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] These tools have been applied extensively in the health care industry with mixed results. [8][9][10] Although some QI initiatives have improved patient outcomes substantially, others have made only modest or no improvement.…”

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“…QI tools are being used across many industry sectors including manufacturing, homebuilding and construction, garment, and health care. 1-7 These tools have been applied extensively in the health care industry with mixed results. 8-10 Although some QI initiatives have improved patient outcomes substantially, others have made only modest or no improvement.…”

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A Retrospective Evaluation of the Perfecting Patient Care University Training Program for Health Care Organizations

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This study evaluated how the Perfecting Patient Care (PPC) University, a quality improvement (QI) training program for health care leaders and clinicians, affected the ability of organizations to improve the health care they provide. This training program teaches improvement methods based on Lean concepts and principles of the Toyota Production System and is offered in several formats. A retrospective evaluation was performed that gathered data on training, other process factors, and outcomes after staff completed the PPC training. A majority of respondents reported gaining QI competencies and cultural achievements from the training. Organizations had high average scores for the success measures of "outcomes improved" and "sustainable monitoring" but lower scores for diffusion of QI efforts. Total training dosage was significantly associated with the measures of QI success. This evaluation provides evidence that organizations gained the PPC competencies and cultural achievements and that training dosage is a driver of QI success.

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