Most companies were implementing lean manufacturing and assessed lean practice in their own uniqu... more Most companies were implementing lean manufacturing and assessed lean practice in their own unique way. There were many organization’s tried to implement lean without understanding the meaning of them, but some of them were successful in implementing lean manufacturing. The reason for this scenario lies in their internal issues such as lack of knowledge and their understanding of lean, culture and skills. A world class organization in manufacturing Industries has more market share and competitive advantages caused by the good quality of products with competitive price and aligned with customers demand. This means that industries must produce their products faster, better and cheaper than competitors. In order to remain competitive in global competition and to be able to meet unprecedented market changes, organizations must not only design and offer better products and services; but need to improve their manufacturing operations. Furthermore. The complete elimination of waste is the...
Most competitive organizations around the world have implemented Total Quality Management (TQM) t... more Most competitive organizations around the world have implemented Total Quality Management (TQM) to continuously improve their organizational performance. Based on the review of literature, Libya is a late adopter of TQM and Quality Management Systems (QMS). Number of certified ISO9001 companies in Libya versus the Arab world is relatively very low possibly due lack of enthusiasm and awareness of the need in Libyan society. The present study focuses on the development of a conceptual model of TQM in the Libyan industrial sector, and also to map the relationship between TQM, ISO9001 certification, organizational culture and Organizational Performance. A proposed conceptual model includes Hofstede dimensions of national culture to examine whether the theoretical constructs underlying the TQM model criteria are relevant across national cultures. Path analysis using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) will be employed on the establishment and validation of TQM implementation and its effe...
Decision support tools are used in many organisations to support organisational decision making a... more Decision support tools are used in many organisations to support organisational decision making activities. However, very limited studies have been found focussing on the decision support tools for selecting organisational improvement initiatives. Improvement initiatives are approaches, management systems, tools and/or techniques that can be used for managing and improving organisations, such as Lean, ISO9001 and Improvement Team. Four existing decision support tools were reviewed and compared. All four decision support tools consist of decision matrix, rating and ranking to assist in selecting appropriate improvement initiative. Finally, several potential future studies have been proposed.
International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the activities of the Asian Productivity Organ... more PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the activities of the Asian Productivity Organisation (APO). The study identifies the various roles and activities of the APO and evaluates how well it performs in these roles. The study also investigates the impacts of the APO on the productivity initiatives of National Productivity Organisations (NPOs) in 16 Asian countries. These productivity initiatives are important in enhancing productivity performance and national competitiveness in the countries of interest.Design/methodology/approachThe study collects data from stakeholders in the NPOs in 16 countries. A Likert-scale questionnaire was used to collect data from two types of respondents – NPO CEOs and NPO professional/technical staff. Data were analysed by comparing the responses across the participating countries.FindingsThe result shows that there was general satisfaction with the mission, vision and strategic direction of the APO. With respect to the operational performanc...
Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 2017
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how the basic problem of ingroup favoritism i... more Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how the basic problem of ingroup favoritism in a setting of high task interdependence is addressed through an intervention strategy combining different approaches. Design/methodology/approach This paper reports on evidence from extensive field-based case research. It focuses on the holistic description of a single high-performance logistics setting and discusses the distinct but interrelated managerial approaches against the backdrop of behavioral theory. Findings Most notably, the authors examine how culturally specific factors such as people’s social ingroup-outgroup categorization is reduced through a continual rotation of jobs. Work relationships are purposefully depersonalized and consequently socially reframed through reference to the corporate philosophy. Likewise, behaviors, roles and responsibilities are redefined based on a purposeful reinterpretation of the corporate philosophy. The authors evaluate these desired behavio...
... Ir. Sha'ri Mohd. Yusof, PhD Associate Professor Faculty of Mechanical Engineerin... more ... Ir. Sha'ri Mohd. Yusof, PhD Associate Professor Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (External Examiner) HASAnXkMPHD. ... Ir. Mohd. Rasid Osman Lecturer Faculty of Engineering Universiti Putra Malaysia (Chairman) Rosnah Mohd. ...
This paper discusses the strategies for integrating Quality, Environmental, Safety and Health Man... more This paper discusses the strategies for integrating Quality, Environmental, Safety and Health Management Systems based on survey and case studies results. Questionnaires were distributed to 87 companies that certified with both ISO9001 and ISO14001. Meanwhile, three case studies were conducted at the manufacturing companies that have integrated several management systems. There are two ways of integrating the management systems which are: (1) consecutive implementation of management systems followed by integration or (2) integrate the management systems simultaneously from the beginning. Based on survey and case studies, it was found that many organisations started with implementing individual management system first, and then followed by integrating the management systems. Almost all the survey respondents agreed that the sequence should start with establishing Quality Management System first, and then integrate with Environmental Management System and followed by Occupational Heal...
This paper explains the measurement of anthropometricdimensions ofprimary school children and inv... more This paper explains the measurement of anthropometricdimensions ofprimary school children and investigation ofrisk factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among primary school children. A total of 266 students within three different schools were participated in anthropometric data measurements and questionnaire survey of the MSDs prevelance complain among them. Ten anthropometric measurements (Stature, Sitting height, Sitting shoulder height, Popliteal height, Hip breadth, Elbow seat height, Buttock-popliteal length, Buttock-knee length, Thigh clearance and Weight) were used. Martin type anthropometer set, height scale and weighing scale were used as a direct measurement method for the data collection on this study. Musculoskeletal symptoms were recorded using Modified Nordic Body Map Questionnaires. In addition Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) was used to assess the awkward posture of the school children for both designs. The results of the proposed furniture sho...
This paper identifies the trends in existing literatures on management system standards such as Q... more This paper identifies the trends in existing literatures on management system standards such as Quality (Q), Environmental (E), Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), and Energy (En) Management System (MS). Literatures related to these management system standards (MSSs) and its integrations published between year 1980 to 2012 have been critically analyzed. It provides a general overview of the Integrated Management System (IMS) implementation and the composition of MSSs in developing IMS in various organizations. Based on the analysis, it is firm that the integration of these four (4) MSSs has not been well established. Despite that, the recurring themes of the literatures related to IMS are mainly, model for implementation, strategies and guidelines for implementation, benefits of implementation, barriers/ problems of implementation, audit of IMS, Critical Success Factors for implementing IMS and IMS Audits.
There are numerous quality improvement initiatives that can be used by organisations to improve q... more There are numerous quality improvement initiatives that can be used by organisations to improve quality, productivity and sustainability towards achieving excellence, such as Six Sigma, Lean, Business Process Reengineering, ISO9000, and Benchmarking. Nevertheless, in ...
There is a myriad of improvement initiatives that can be used to continually improve an organisat... more There is a myriad of improvement initiatives that can be used to continually improve an organisation's performance.Improvement initiatives' refers herein to approaches, systems, tools and/or techniques and include, for example: Six Sigma, Lean, Business ...
Most companies were implementing lean manufacturing and assessed lean practice in their own uniqu... more Most companies were implementing lean manufacturing and assessed lean practice in their own unique way. There were many organization’s tried to implement lean without understanding the meaning of them, but some of them were successful in implementing lean manufacturing. The reason for this scenario lies in their internal issues such as lack of knowledge and their understanding of lean, culture and skills. A world class organization in manufacturing Industries has more market share and competitive advantages caused by the good quality of products with competitive price and aligned with customers demand. This means that industries must produce their products faster, better and cheaper than competitors. In order to remain competitive in global competition and to be able to meet unprecedented market changes, organizations must not only design and offer better products and services; but need to improve their manufacturing operations. Furthermore. The complete elimination of waste is the...
Most competitive organizations around the world have implemented Total Quality Management (TQM) t... more Most competitive organizations around the world have implemented Total Quality Management (TQM) to continuously improve their organizational performance. Based on the review of literature, Libya is a late adopter of TQM and Quality Management Systems (QMS). Number of certified ISO9001 companies in Libya versus the Arab world is relatively very low possibly due lack of enthusiasm and awareness of the need in Libyan society. The present study focuses on the development of a conceptual model of TQM in the Libyan industrial sector, and also to map the relationship between TQM, ISO9001 certification, organizational culture and Organizational Performance. A proposed conceptual model includes Hofstede dimensions of national culture to examine whether the theoretical constructs underlying the TQM model criteria are relevant across national cultures. Path analysis using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) will be employed on the establishment and validation of TQM implementation and its effe...
Decision support tools are used in many organisations to support organisational decision making a... more Decision support tools are used in many organisations to support organisational decision making activities. However, very limited studies have been found focussing on the decision support tools for selecting organisational improvement initiatives. Improvement initiatives are approaches, management systems, tools and/or techniques that can be used for managing and improving organisations, such as Lean, ISO9001 and Improvement Team. Four existing decision support tools were reviewed and compared. All four decision support tools consist of decision matrix, rating and ranking to assist in selecting appropriate improvement initiative. Finally, several potential future studies have been proposed.
International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the activities of the Asian Productivity Organ... more PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the activities of the Asian Productivity Organisation (APO). The study identifies the various roles and activities of the APO and evaluates how well it performs in these roles. The study also investigates the impacts of the APO on the productivity initiatives of National Productivity Organisations (NPOs) in 16 Asian countries. These productivity initiatives are important in enhancing productivity performance and national competitiveness in the countries of interest.Design/methodology/approachThe study collects data from stakeholders in the NPOs in 16 countries. A Likert-scale questionnaire was used to collect data from two types of respondents – NPO CEOs and NPO professional/technical staff. Data were analysed by comparing the responses across the participating countries.FindingsThe result shows that there was general satisfaction with the mission, vision and strategic direction of the APO. With respect to the operational performanc...
Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 2017
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how the basic problem of ingroup favoritism i... more Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how the basic problem of ingroup favoritism in a setting of high task interdependence is addressed through an intervention strategy combining different approaches. Design/methodology/approach This paper reports on evidence from extensive field-based case research. It focuses on the holistic description of a single high-performance logistics setting and discusses the distinct but interrelated managerial approaches against the backdrop of behavioral theory. Findings Most notably, the authors examine how culturally specific factors such as people’s social ingroup-outgroup categorization is reduced through a continual rotation of jobs. Work relationships are purposefully depersonalized and consequently socially reframed through reference to the corporate philosophy. Likewise, behaviors, roles and responsibilities are redefined based on a purposeful reinterpretation of the corporate philosophy. The authors evaluate these desired behavio...
... Ir. Sha'ri Mohd. Yusof, PhD Associate Professor Faculty of Mechanical Engineerin... more ... Ir. Sha'ri Mohd. Yusof, PhD Associate Professor Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (External Examiner) HASAnXkMPHD. ... Ir. Mohd. Rasid Osman Lecturer Faculty of Engineering Universiti Putra Malaysia (Chairman) Rosnah Mohd. ...
This paper discusses the strategies for integrating Quality, Environmental, Safety and Health Man... more This paper discusses the strategies for integrating Quality, Environmental, Safety and Health Management Systems based on survey and case studies results. Questionnaires were distributed to 87 companies that certified with both ISO9001 and ISO14001. Meanwhile, three case studies were conducted at the manufacturing companies that have integrated several management systems. There are two ways of integrating the management systems which are: (1) consecutive implementation of management systems followed by integration or (2) integrate the management systems simultaneously from the beginning. Based on survey and case studies, it was found that many organisations started with implementing individual management system first, and then followed by integrating the management systems. Almost all the survey respondents agreed that the sequence should start with establishing Quality Management System first, and then integrate with Environmental Management System and followed by Occupational Heal...
This paper explains the measurement of anthropometricdimensions ofprimary school children and inv... more This paper explains the measurement of anthropometricdimensions ofprimary school children and investigation ofrisk factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among primary school children. A total of 266 students within three different schools were participated in anthropometric data measurements and questionnaire survey of the MSDs prevelance complain among them. Ten anthropometric measurements (Stature, Sitting height, Sitting shoulder height, Popliteal height, Hip breadth, Elbow seat height, Buttock-popliteal length, Buttock-knee length, Thigh clearance and Weight) were used. Martin type anthropometer set, height scale and weighing scale were used as a direct measurement method for the data collection on this study. Musculoskeletal symptoms were recorded using Modified Nordic Body Map Questionnaires. In addition Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) was used to assess the awkward posture of the school children for both designs. The results of the proposed furniture sho...
This paper identifies the trends in existing literatures on management system standards such as Q... more This paper identifies the trends in existing literatures on management system standards such as Quality (Q), Environmental (E), Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), and Energy (En) Management System (MS). Literatures related to these management system standards (MSSs) and its integrations published between year 1980 to 2012 have been critically analyzed. It provides a general overview of the Integrated Management System (IMS) implementation and the composition of MSSs in developing IMS in various organizations. Based on the analysis, it is firm that the integration of these four (4) MSSs has not been well established. Despite that, the recurring themes of the literatures related to IMS are mainly, model for implementation, strategies and guidelines for implementation, benefits of implementation, barriers/ problems of implementation, audit of IMS, Critical Success Factors for implementing IMS and IMS Audits.
There are numerous quality improvement initiatives that can be used by organisations to improve q... more There are numerous quality improvement initiatives that can be used by organisations to improve quality, productivity and sustainability towards achieving excellence, such as Six Sigma, Lean, Business Process Reengineering, ISO9000, and Benchmarking. Nevertheless, in ...
There is a myriad of improvement initiatives that can be used to continually improve an organisat... more There is a myriad of improvement initiatives that can be used to continually improve an organisation's performance.Improvement initiatives' refers herein to approaches, systems, tools and/or techniques and include, for example: Six Sigma, Lean, Business ...
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