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Adoption of operations improvement methods in the Greek engineering sector

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

Authors

Ming K. Lim

Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes

Jose Garza-Reyes

Stavros Zisis

Luis Rocha-Lona



Abstract

© 2015 IEEE. 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.

Citation

Lim, M. K., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Garza-Reyes, J., Zisis, S., Kumar, V., & Rocha-Lona, L. (2015). Adoption of operations improvement methods in the Greek engineering sector. In Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. , (1-8). https://doi.org/10.1109/IEOM.2015.7093947

Conference Name IEOM 2015 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Proceeding
Publication Date Apr 23, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), March 3 – 5, 2015
Print ISSN 978-1-4799-60644
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Pages 1-8
Book Title Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
ISBN 9781479960644
DOI https://doi.org/10.1109/IEOM.2015.7093947
Keywords Greece, lean manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, quick response manufacturing, theory of constraints, operation improvement
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/842045
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IEOM.2015.7093947
Additional Information Additional Information : This paper was originally presented at the 2015 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), 3-5 March 2015