TY - GEN
T1 - Adoption of operations improvement methods in the Greek engineering sector
AU - Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo
AU - Lim, Ming K.
AU - Zisis, Stavros
AU - Kumar, Vikas
AU - Rocha-Lona, Luis
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/4/23
Y1 - 2015/4/23
N2 - This paper presents an initial research that explores the awareness and adoption of Lean Manufacturing (LM), Lean Six Sigma (LSS), Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) and Theory Of Constraints (TOC) in the Greek engineering sector. An exploratory and descriptive study was conducted and a web-based questionnaire survey designed and validated. The questionnaire was distributed to a random sample of 300 engineering companies in Greece. From the 300 questionnaires, 47 responses were obtained and the data analysed using descriptive statistics. In general terms, the results revealed that Greek engineering organisations are relatively unaware of the examined operations improvement approaches, and thus their implementation is very limited or non-existent at all. This research constitutes a document of high value and a reason for great concern for the Greek government, which can obtain an overview of the Greek organisations' operational performance in terms of the extent at which they employ improvement methodologies. In addition, this study offers academics, researchers and practitioners interested in operations improvement methods with some initial evidence of the adoption and development of LM, LSS, QRM and TOC in Greece.
AB - This paper presents an initial research that explores the awareness and adoption of Lean Manufacturing (LM), Lean Six Sigma (LSS), Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) and Theory Of Constraints (TOC) in the Greek engineering sector. An exploratory and descriptive study was conducted and a web-based questionnaire survey designed and validated. The questionnaire was distributed to a random sample of 300 engineering companies in Greece. From the 300 questionnaires, 47 responses were obtained and the data analysed using descriptive statistics. In general terms, the results revealed that Greek engineering organisations are relatively unaware of the examined operations improvement approaches, and thus their implementation is very limited or non-existent at all. This research constitutes a document of high value and a reason for great concern for the Greek government, which can obtain an overview of the Greek organisations' operational performance in terms of the extent at which they employ improvement methodologies. In addition, this study offers academics, researchers and practitioners interested in operations improvement methods with some initial evidence of the adoption and development of LM, LSS, QRM and TOC in Greece.
KW - Greece
KW - Lean Manufacturing
KW - Lean Six Sigma
KW - Operatiosn Improvement
KW - Quick Response Manufacturing
KW - Theory Of Constraints
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84931030119&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/IEOM.2015.7093947
DO - 10.1109/IEOM.2015.7093947
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:84931030119
T3 - IEOM 2015 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Proceeding
BT - IEOM 2015 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Proceeding
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM 2015
Y2 - 3 March 2015 through 5 March 2015
ER -