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Record Nr.

UNINA9910148852503321

Autore

García-Alcaraz Jorge Luis

Titolo

Kaizen Planning, Implementing and Controlling / / by Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz, Midiala Oropesa-Vento, Aidé Aracely Maldonado-Macías

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXVII, 314 p. 28 illus., 27 illus. in color.)

Collana

Management and Industrial Engineering, , 2365-0540

Disciplina

684.1

Soggetti

Industrial management

Production management

Statistics

Industrial Management

Production

Statistics in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Kaizen and lean manufacturing -- Literature review -- Adopting Kaizen -- Methodology -- Descriptive analysis of the simple -- Descriptive analysis of items: Kaizen planning stage -- Descriptive analysis of items: Kaizen execution phase -- Descriptive analysis of items: Kaizen control phase -- Descriptive analysis of Kaizen benefits -- Validation of variables -- Kaizen planning phase models: Activities and Benefits -- Kaizen execution phase models: Activities and Benefits -- Kaizen control phase models: Activities and Benefits.

Sommario/riassunto

This book reports a literature review on kaizen, its industrial applications, critical success factors, benefits gained, journals that publish about it, main authors (research groups) and universities. Kaizen is treated in this book in three stages: planning, implementation and control. The authors provide a questionnaire designed with activities in every stage, highlighting the benefits gained in each stage. The study has been applied to more than 400 managers and leaders in



continuous improvement in Mexican maquiladoras. A univariate analysis is provided to the activities in every stage. Moreover, structural equation models associating those activities with the benefits gained are presented for a statistical validation. Such a relationship between activities and benefits helps managers to identify the most important factor affecting their benefits and financial income.