What drives a successful Kaizen implementation? An insight from Malaysian automotive manufacturers

Automotive industry in Malaysia provides vital contributions to Malaysian economy. To remain competitive in a globalised business environment, business players will have to ensure continuous improvement are being implemented as part of their business strategy. This paper presents some of the findin...

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Main Authors: Mohd Ghazali, Maarof, Sorooshian, Shahryar, Suhaila, Abdul Hamid
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEOM Society 2017
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22277/1/What%20drives%20a%20successful%20Kaizen%20implementation%20An%20insight%20from%20Malaysian%20automotive%20manufacturers.pdf
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description Automotive industry in Malaysia provides vital contributions to Malaysian economy. To remain competitive in a globalised business environment, business players will have to ensure continuous improvement are being implemented as part of their business strategy. This paper presents some of the findings from a larger study on Kaizen implementation among automotive manufacturers and their suppliers in Malaysia. Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted among automotive manufacturers and their suppliers in the Klang Valley and Pekan, Pahang. The data which was recorded during the interview was then trancribed and coded before being divided according to relevant themes. Top management commitment, clear Kaizen objective and target, cross-functional effort, good Kaizen knowledge, effective Kaizen control system, the existence of a champion, supportive organizational culture, employee empowerment and role of relevant government agencies are found to be important in Kaizen implementation. Findings from this study are useful to companies which are going to embark into Kaizen or having difficulties to sustain their Kaizen activities. In addition, it could also be useful to respective government agencies to devise strategies that could help automotives companies to sustain their operations in Malaysia.
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spelling UMPir222772018-11-14T07:15:02Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22277/ What drives a successful Kaizen implementation? An insight from Malaysian automotive manufacturers Mohd Ghazali, Maarof Sorooshian, Shahryar Suhaila, Abdul Hamid TS Manufactures Automotive industry in Malaysia provides vital contributions to Malaysian economy. To remain competitive in a globalised business environment, business players will have to ensure continuous improvement are being implemented as part of their business strategy. This paper presents some of the findings from a larger study on Kaizen implementation among automotive manufacturers and their suppliers in Malaysia. Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted among automotive manufacturers and their suppliers in the Klang Valley and Pekan, Pahang. The data which was recorded during the interview was then trancribed and coded before being divided according to relevant themes. Top management commitment, clear Kaizen objective and target, cross-functional effort, good Kaizen knowledge, effective Kaizen control system, the existence of a champion, supportive organizational culture, employee empowerment and role of relevant government agencies are found to be important in Kaizen implementation. Findings from this study are useful to companies which are going to embark into Kaizen or having difficulties to sustain their Kaizen activities. In addition, it could also be useful to respective government agencies to devise strategies that could help automotives companies to sustain their operations in Malaysia. IEOM Society 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22277/1/What%20drives%20a%20successful%20Kaizen%20implementation%20An%20insight%20from%20Malaysian%20automotive%20manufacturers.pdf Mohd Ghazali, Maarof and Sorooshian, Shahryar and Suhaila, Abdul Hamid (2017) What drives a successful Kaizen implementation? An insight from Malaysian automotive manufacturers. In: 7th Annual Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM 2017 , 11-13 April 2017 , Hotel Sofitel Rabat Jardin des RosesRabat; Morocco. pp. 983-984.. ISSN 2169-8767 ISBN 978-098554976-3 (Published) http://ieomsociety.org/ieom2017/
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