Adoption of operations improvement methods in the Greek engineering sector

Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Ming K. Lim, Stavros Zisis, Vikas Kumar, Luis Rocha-Lona

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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.

Idioma originalInglés
Título de la publicación alojadaIEOM 2015 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Proceeding
EditorialInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (versión digital)9781479960651
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 23 abr. 2015
Evento5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM 2015 - Dubai, Emiratos Árabes Unidos
Duración: 3 mar. 20155 mar. 2015

Serie de la publicación

NombreIEOM 2015 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Proceeding

Conferencia

Conferencia5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM 2015
País/TerritorioEmiratos Árabes Unidos
CiudadDubai
Período3/03/155/03/15

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