Measuring the readiness level for Kaizen projects: A multi-layer Bayesian decision-making framework
Journal article
Authors | Amoozad Mahdiraji, H, Sharifpour Arabi, H, Garza-Reyes, J. and Jabbar, A. |
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Abstract | Purpose. Acquainting organisations regarding the concepts of Total Quality Management (TQM) and its implementation is one measure that effectively improves their global position and performance. Kaizen is one of the concepts of TQM, which focuses on low-cost organisational transformational methods and often saves consuming significant resources (time, capital, etc.). Using Kaizen in organisational transformation sets efficient guidelines to improve processes agility and leanness and increase manufacturing productivity. Hence, this study aims to identify the key success factors in Kaizen projects and presents a score function that measures the readiness level of organisations to implement Kaizen projects. Design/methodology/approach. A literature review first extracts the key success factors in Kaizen projects. Afterwards, the selected factors are screened via the Fuzzy Delphi method using expert opinions from the manufacturing sector of an emerging economy. Subsequently, their importance is crossexamined by the Bayesian Best-Worst Method (BBWM). The BBWM is one of the most recent Multiple-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) methods that lead to stable, dynamic and robust pairwise comparisons. After analysing the weights of the key factors, a score function is designed so that organisations can understand how much they are ready to launch Kaizen projects. Findings. According to the findings, “Training and Education” and “Employee attitude” played an important role in the success of Kaizen projects. The literature extracted 22 success factors of Kaizen projects, and ten factors were eliminated through the fuzzy Delphi method. Twelve success factors in Kaizen projects were evaluated and investigated through the BBWM. Matching to this method, “Training and Education” and “Employee attitude” weighed 0.119 and 0.112, relatively. Furthermore, “Support from senior management” was the least important factor. Originality. To the best knowledge of the authors, this is the first research in which the success factors of Kaizen projects have been identified and analysed through an integrated multi-layer decision-making framework. Although some studies have investigated the key success factors of Kaizen projects and analysed them through statistical approaches, research that examines the success factors of Kaizen projects through MCDM methods is yet to be reported. Moreover, the score function that measures the level of readiness of each organisation for the successful implementation of Kaizen projects is a unique contribution to this research. |
Keywords | Kaizen; TQM; Bayesian Best-Worst Method; Multiple-Criteria Decision-Making |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | TQM Journal |
Journal citation | pp. 1-22 |
Publisher | Emerald Publishing |
ISSN | 1754-2731 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1108/TQM-06-2023-0166 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/TQM-06-2023-0166/full/html |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 09 Oct 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 05 Sep 2023 |
Deposited | 23 Oct 2023 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/q0615/measuring-the-readiness-level-for-kaizen-projects-a-multi-layer-bayesian-decision-making-framework
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